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• EPA to Begin Asbestos Cleanup at Former Allied Textile Printing Site in Paterson, New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Asbestos Cleanup at Former Allied Textile Printing Site in Paterson, New Jersey

  • Release Date: September 13, 2024

• EPA Awards Two Texas Institutions $3.2 Million for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.2 million in research grant funding for two Texas institutions for research to reduce per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure from food and protect our farmlands and farming communities.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2024

• City of Chattanooga and Trust for Public Land selected for prestigious $20 million EPA Community Change Grant to extend Alton Park Connector

  EPA News Release: City of Chattanooga and Trust for Public Land selected for prestigious $20 million EPA Community Change Grant to extend Alton Park Connector

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• EPA Invites Community Feedback on Proposed Final Cleanup Plan for Lister Ave. Portion of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in Newark, NJ

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Community Feedback on Proposed Final Cleanup Plan for Lister Ave. Portion of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in Newark, NJ

  • Release Date: September 10, 2024

• EPA $156 Million Grant to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA $156 Million Grant to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs and Advance Environmental Justice Across New Jersey

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA Proposes Settlement to Provide $151 Million for Cleanup of Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site and to Resolve Natural Resource Damage Claims

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Settlement to Provide $151 Million for Cleanup of Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site and to Resolve Natural Resource Damage Claims

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA Issues Draft Permits for Underground Injection Control Class VI Wells in Texas

  Draft permits seek public input to ensure local communities and the environment are protected

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft Class VI permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three proposed wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Ector County, Texas.

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• EPA Proposes to Add Historic Potteries Site in Trenton, NJ to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Historic Potteries Site in Trenton, NJ to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• EPA $1 Million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to Transform Contaminated Site in Camden

  EPA News Release: EPA $1 Million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to Transform Contaminated Site in Camden

  • Release Date: August 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,123,000 in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities in Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,123,000 in funding for Texas to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $8 million for Alief ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Alief Independent School District is receiving $7,900,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program.

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Seeks Public Input on Changes to Cleanup Plan for the Welsbach & General Gas Mantle Superfund Site at Gloucester Marine Terminal in New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Public Input on Changes to Cleanup Plan for the Welsbach & General Gas Mantle Superfund Site at Gloucester Marine Terminal in New Jersey

  • Release Date: August 19, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Texas Organizations

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20,000,000 in grant funding for the Houston Health Department and their partner Black United Fund of Texas (BUFTX).

  • Release Date: August 8, 2024

• EPA Announces New Round of Flyovers to Look for Emissions in the Permian Basin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting another round of helicopter flyovers to survey oil and gas facilities in the Permian Basin region.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Announces Clean School Bus Funding of Nearly $2 million for Cedar Hill ISD as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cedar Hill Independent School District is receiving $1,945,000 through EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Competition.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024