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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $100 Million for the organization Metroplan to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Arkansas and Oklahoma

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Metroplan will receive $99,999,999 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.

  • Release Date: July 23, 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 Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  As the hurricane season kicks off, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds facility operators of preventing, minimizing, and reporting chemical releases during hazardous weather events.

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  EPA News Release: $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA, Partners Celebrate Completion of Restoration Work in Muskegon Lake Area of Concern in Michigan

  Decades-long effort cost $70 million, required federal, state and local partnership

  EPA News Release: EPA, Partners Celebrate Completion of Restoration Work in Muskegon Lake Area of Concern in Michigan

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea

  EPA News Release: EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea

  • Release Date: July 14, 2021

• Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio

  U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding supports the recovery of this endangered species

  EPA News Release: Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio

  • Release Date: July 2, 2021

• EPA and Agriculture Leaders meet to discuss environmental challenges and solutions

  EPA News Release: EPA and Agriculture Leaders meet to discuss environmental challenges and solutions

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe receives $160,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

  EPA News Release: EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  • Release Date: December 18, 2019

• EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the first time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019

• EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives

  EPA News Release: Call for Applications: Trump Administration to Support Community Revitalization, Local Food Initiatives

  • Release Date: August 6, 2019