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• Biden-Harris Administration announces grant over $6.6 million to Narragansett Indian Tribe to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces grant over $6.6 million to Narragansett Indian Tribe to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Rhode Island: EPA announces $336,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  Biden-Harris Administration announced a total of $26 million across the United States to protect children from lead in drinking water where they learn and play

  EPA News Release: Rhode Island: EPA announces $336,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• In proposed settlement Hecla Limited to pay for riparian restoration and a $174,300 penalty for Clean Water Act violations at the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho

  Company’s $299,000 Supplemental Environmental Project will restore fish habitat in the South Fork Coeur d’Alene River

  EPA News Release: In proposed settlement Hecla Limited to pay for riparian restoration and a $174,300 penalty for Clean Water Act violations at the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• EPA celebrates $210,000 in support of water quality monitoring at beaches in Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: EPA celebrates $210,000 in support of water quality monitoring at beaches in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• EPA announces $16 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Pocatello, ID

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $16 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Pocatello, ID

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Rhode Island to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Rhode Island to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA announces $37 million grant to Nez Perce Tribe to cut climate pollution and improve air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $37 million grant to Nez Perce Tribe to cut climate pollution and improve air quality

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024

• EPA hands down penalties to Rhode Island corporation for FIFRA violations

  North Kingstown, R.I.-based business will settle alleged violations for misbranded pesticide devices

  EPA News Release: EPA hands down penalties to Rhode Island corporation for FIFRA violations

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Awards Funding to Two Educational Organizations for Environmental Projects in Pacific Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Funding to Two Educational Organizations for Environmental Projects in Pacific Islands

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA announces New England's winners of Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator and the President's Environmental Youth Award

  EPA News Release: EPA announces New England's winners of Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator and the President's Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: June 20, 2024

• EPA to award $210,000 in grants to support Rhode Island water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $210,000 in grants to support Rhode Island water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA Requires Safety Improvements at Chlorine Gas Facility in Saipan

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Safety Improvements at Chlorine Gas Facility in Saipan

  • Release Date: June 10, 2024

• Summer Season Reminder About Woonasquatucket River "Do's and Don'ts"

  EPA News Release: Summer Season Reminder About Woonasquatucket River "Do's and Don'ts"

  • Release Date: June 5, 2024