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• EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Green & Healthy Homes Initiative to Receive $50,000,000 to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Mid-Atlantic as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Green & Healthy Homes Initiative to Receive $50,000,000 to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Mid-Atlantic as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Proposes Water Quality Standards to Protect Aquatic Life in Certain Sections of the Delaware River

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Water Quality Standards to Protect Aquatic Life in Certain Sections of the Delaware River

  • Release Date: December 14, 2023

• United States Brings Civil Enforcement Action for Significant Damage to 21 Acres of Wetlands in Ashland, VA

  EPA News Release: United States Brings Civil Enforcement Action for Significant Damage to 21 Acres of Wetlands in Ashland, VA

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• EPA Highlights Importance of Children’s Health Month with North Philadelphia Day Care Visit

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Importance of Children’s Health Month with North Philadelphia Day Care Visit

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2.25 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2.25 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Project in West Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Project in West Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities In the District of Columbia as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities In the District of Columbia as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Monitoring of Pollution from Delaware City Refinery as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Monitoring of Pollution from Delaware City Refinery as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5.3 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Pennsylvania As Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction A

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5.3 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Pennsylvania As Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $3.2 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Maryland as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction A

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $3.2 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Maryland as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center to Receive $1.19M Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center to Receive $1.19M Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects West Virginia University to Receive $800,000 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects West Virginia University to Receive $800,000 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment to Receive a $500,000 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment to Receive a $500,000 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA and U.S. Senator Tom Carper Announce Historic Investments Advancing Environmental Justice for Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA and U.S. Senator Tom Carper Announce Historic Investments Advancing Environmental Justice for Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: September 26, 2023