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• EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Actions Protect Families and Children from Lead Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: October 24, 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 and New Jersey Break Ground on Project to Secure Clean Drinking Water for Irvington, NJ

  EPA News Release: EPA and New Jersey Break Ground on Project to Secure Clean Drinking Water for Irvington, NJ

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in New Jersey

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in New Jersey

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

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

  EPA announces selectees for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

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

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 million in awards for clean school buses across New Jersey as part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $19 million in awards for clean school buses across New Jersey as part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  As an environmental justice Grantmaker, Fordham University will help reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Fordham University to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across EPA Region 2 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  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

  EPA News Release: National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• NJ Selected as One of Four States to Test New Program to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: NJ Selected as One of Four States to Test New Program to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  New features improve public access to local data

  EPA News Release: New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  New Jersey Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: December 15, 2021

• La EPA nombra nuevos miembros del Consejo Nacional Asesor de Justicia Ambiental

  EPA News Release: La EPA nombra nuevos miembros del Consejo Nacional Asesor de Justicia Ambiental

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• La EPA responde a los daños provocados por los restos de la tormenta del huracán Ida en Nueva Jersey y Nueva York

  EPA News Release: La EPA responde a los daños provocados por los restos de la tormenta del huracán Ida en Nueva Jersey y Nueva York

  • Release Date: September 2, 2021