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• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $7.5 million grant to Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $7.5 million grant to Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Maine: EPA announces $298,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  Biden-Harris Administration announced a total of $26 million across the United States to protect children from lead in drinking water where they learn and play

  EPA News Release: Maine: EPA announces $298,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• North Carolina and three other Atlantic states to benefit from $421,238,074 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  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

  EPA News Release: North Carolina and three other Atlantic states to benefit from $421,238,074 Biden-Harris Administration investment for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Maine to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  Maine Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Maine to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA announces new funding for North Carolina to protect children from lead in drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA announces new funding for North Carolina to protect children from lead in drinking water

  • Release Date: June 18, 2024

• TOMORROW: Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and EPA Region Four Acting Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle in Durham to Highlight New Funding and Actions to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  Acting EPA Region Four Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle will represent EPA in Durham for a press conference, lead pipe inventory site tour and announcement of new grant funding to protect children from lead in drinking water

  EPA News Release: TOMORROW: Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and EPA Region Four Acting Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle in Durham to Highlight New Funding and Actions to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA Awards $500,000 to Palmetto Futures to Support Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data Program

  EPA also seeks applications for second round funding opportunity for up to $2 million total over three years

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $500,000 to Palmetto Futures to Support Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data Program

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Join Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in Durham, North Carolina to Highlight New Funding and Actions to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  Administrator and Second Gentleman joined by Rep. Valerie Foushee and other leaders to tour a lead pipe inventory site and announce new grant funding to protect children from lead in drinking water

  EPA News Release: TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Join Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in Durham, North Carolina to Highlight New Funding and Actions to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Maine water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Maine water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA and White House Senior Advisor Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Highlight Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Cesar Zapata joined White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez to announce Clean School Bus Grant to Charlotte-Mecklenburg County School District

  EPA News Release: EPA and White House Senior Advisor Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Highlight Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: June 6, 2024

• TOMORROW: White House Senior Advisor to Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Announce Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez will join EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Cesar Zapata to announce Clean School Bus Grant to Charlotte-Mecklenburg County School District

  EPA News Release: TOMORROW: White House Senior Advisor to Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Announce Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: June 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Maui Communities through the Investing in America Agenda

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Maui Communities through the Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024