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• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34,403,346 in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Alabama and Tennessee

  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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34,403,346 in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Alabama and Tennessee

  • Release Date: July 29, 2024

• EPA penalizes Murfreesboro-based seller of automobile ‘defeat devices’

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Murfreesboro-based seller of automobile ‘defeat devices’

  • Release Date: June 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12,005,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Tennessee as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12,005,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Tennessee as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Celebrates Children’s Health Month

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is proudly celebrating Children’s Health Month this October by spreading awareness about the importance of protecting children from environmental threats where they live, learn and play.

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• THURSDAY: EPA to host community meetings for Memphis residents

  EPA News Release: THURSDAY: EPA to host community meetings for Memphis residents

  • Release Date: June 6, 2023

• THURSDAY: EPA to Host Community Meeting for New Tazewell Residents

  EPA News Release: THURSDAY: EPA to Host Community Meeting for New Tazewell Residents

  • Release Date: May 30, 2023

• The EPA Region 6 Announces a Total of $23 Million to Organizations to Advance Environmental Justice

  The 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

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice will receive $15,000,000 and the New Mexico State University will receive $10,000,000 to help communities across Region 6.

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA Announces $12.5 Million in funding for Environmental Justice Grants Program in the Gulf of Mexico

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $12.5 Million in funding for Environmental Justice Grants Program in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Releases 2022 Year in Review

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 released the 2022 Year in Review outlining major accomplishments and environmental progress over the past fiscal year.

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $491,171 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Tennessee

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $491,171 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Tennessee

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $16 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Tennessee School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $16 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Tennessee School Districts

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

  EPA News Release: Tomorrow: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

  Public Forums to be Held on October 25, 2022

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazewell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide

  • Release Date: October 20, 2022