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• EPA Announces More Than $17 Million to MetroHealth Systems and Community Organizations for a Community Change Grant in Cleveland

  The selection is part of the Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $17 Million to MetroHealth Systems and Community Organizations for a Community Change Grant in Cleveland

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• EPA Celebrates Soldotna, Alaska high school students as 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award

  Students’ “Bucket Trees for Campfire Safety” will help reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Soldotna, Alaska high school students as 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• Intalco to pay $5 million penalty for major Clean Air Act violations at former Ferndale smelter

  EPA News Release: Intalco to pay $5 million penalty for major Clean Air Act violations at former Ferndale smelter

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA Selects Openlands in Illinois to Receive $75,000 to Support Educational Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Openlands in Illinois to Receive $75,000 to Support Educational Projects

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Selects Two Minnesota Organizations to Receive Almost $200,000 to Support Educational Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Two Minnesota Organizations to Receive Almost $200,000 to Support Educational Projects

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Selects Neighborhood House in Milwaukee to Receive $100,000 to Support Educational Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Neighborhood House in Milwaukee to Receive $100,000 to Support Educational Projects

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Announces President's Environmental Youth Award to a High School Student from Novi, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces President's Environmental Youth Award to a High School Student from Novi, Michigan

  • Release Date: June 18, 2024

• EPA Announces Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Awarded to Science Teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Awarded to Science Teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio

  • Release Date: June 18, 2024

• Pacific Northwest federal, state agencies to collaborate on prescribed fire, smoke management to confront wildfire crisis

  EPA News Release: Pacific Northwest federal, state agencies to collaborate on prescribed fire, smoke management to confront wildfire crisis

  • Release Date: April 5, 2024

• EPA to Hold Community Meeting on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Community Meeting on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  • Release Date: April 2, 2024

• EPA invests $3B into clean ports

  EPA opens two grant competitions funding zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure and planning to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA invests $3B into clean ports

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• EPA finalizes action on Fairbanks air plan, partners with state on new one, provides $10 million for more woodstove change-outs & natural gas expansion in Fairbanks, North Star Borough

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes action on Fairbanks air plan, partners with state on new one, provides $10 million for more woodstove change-outs & natural gas expansion in Fairbanks, North Star Borough

  • Release Date: November 22, 2023

• State of Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough receive $10M EPA grant to improve air quality

  EPA News Release: State of Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough receive $10M EPA grant to improve air quality

  • Release Date: October 23, 2023

• EPA's Environmental Education Grants Boost Community Science and Stewardship in Alaska and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA's Environmental Education Grants Boost Community Science and Stewardship in Alaska and Washington

  • Release Date: September 12, 2023

• EPA approves Washington’s Smoke Management Plan to allow strategic use of prescribed fires to manage forest health and protect air quality

  Updated plan provides more flexibility for managing prescribed burning while continuing to minimize air quality impacts from smoke.

  EPA News Release: EPA approves Washington’s Smoke Management Plan to allow strategic use of prescribed fires to manage forest health and protect air quality

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023