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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Minneapolis Foundation to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects in the Midwest as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The Minneapolis Foundation has been selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue hundreds of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Minneapolis Foundation to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects in the Midwest as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Seeks Participants for Environmental Justice Academy in East St. Louis, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Participants for Environmental Justice Academy in East St. Louis, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2023

• EPA to Host Environmental Justice Caucus in Detroit on August 7

  Caucus will kick off the National Brownfields Training Conference, August 8-11

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Environmental Justice Caucus in Detroit on August 7

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• EPA to Hold Public Engagement Session in Superior, Wisconsin, on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

  The public session will take place on July 12 at 6 p.m.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Public Engagement Session in Superior, Wisconsin, on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Blacks in Green to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Blacks in Green to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  EPA News Release: Statement from Regional Administrator Debra Shore on the East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Former Scrapyard in Hancock, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Former Scrapyard in Hancock, Michigan

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• EPA Announces $400,000 for Milwaukee and Madison to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $400,000 for Milwaukee and Madison to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives

  • Release Date: July 13, 2021

• EPA and Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission to Partner on Environmental Justice Academy in Dayton

  EPA News Release: EPA and Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission to Partner on Environmental Justice Academy in Dayton

  • Release Date: March 31, 2021