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• EPA’s Office of Research and Development Announces Research Partnership and MOU Signing with Chickasaw Nation Tribe

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Chickasaw Nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework for technical cooperation and coordination related to the sustainable management of water, land, and air resources.

  • Release Date: September 24, 2024

• EPA Region 6 Announces Oklahoma Teacher as Winner of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is pleased to announce the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) winner is Shannon Chatwin from Owasso High School located in Owasso, Oklahoma.

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA Selects Nevada’s Desert Research Institute for Funding to Support Environmental Education

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Nevada’s Desert Research Institute for Funding to Support Environmental Education

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• $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, Oklahoma Officials Celebrate Agriculture Community’s Contributions to Public Health and Environmental Protection

  EPA News Release: EPA, Oklahoma Officials Celebrate Agriculture Community’s Contributions to Public Health and Environmental Protection

  • Release Date: June 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Cleanup in Nevada

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with support for 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding for Cleanup in Nevada

  • Release Date: February 10, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $95 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for School Districts in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada

  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 Close to $95 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for School Districts in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada

  • Release Date: October 26, 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 Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  Online games provide teachers and students with environmental learning resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  • Release Date: April 21, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report Shows Decline in Certain Toxic Chemicals, Makes Data More Accessible to Nevadans

  New data show increased pollution prevention at facilities nationwide

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report Shows Decline in Certain Toxic Chemicals, Makes Data More Accessible to Nevadans

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Announces over $71 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Nevada Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $71 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Nevada Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA provides nearly $5 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Nevada

  EPA News Release: EPA provides nearly $5 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Nevada

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea

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

  • Release Date: July 14, 2021