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• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million in Hawaii for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Hawaii projects announced as part of nationwide investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement program, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million in Hawaii for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

  EPA News Release: Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023

• EPA Approves Joint Task Force-Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report

  Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Joint Task Force-Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023

• EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  • Release Date: August 23, 2023

• EPA Protects Hawaii Water by Ordering Closure of Two Cesspools in Haleiwa and Kapa‘au

  EPA News Release: EPA Protects Hawaii Water by Ordering Closure of Two Cesspools in Haleiwa and Kapa‘au

  • Release Date: August 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $184,000 for Hawaii to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $184,000 for Hawaii to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA Invites Public to Scoping Meeting of Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Public to Scoping Meeting of Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA and Seven-Eleven Hawaii Agree to Close Cesspools and Audit Stores to Protect Water Resources

  EPA News Release: EPA and Seven-Eleven Hawaii Agree to Close Cesspools and Audit Stores to Protect Water Resources

  • Release Date: June 21, 2023

• EPA Protects Big Island Water Resources, Orders Extra Space Storage to Pay $130K Penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Protects Big Island Water Resources, Orders Extra Space Storage to Pay $130K Penalty

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• EPA Finalizes Consent Order for Safe Defueling and Closure of Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility

  Final order addresses public concerns over defueling deadline, public participation, and other requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Consent Order for Safe Defueling and Closure of Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Facility

  • Release Date: June 2, 2023

• Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  EPA News Release: Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Hawaii

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Hawaii

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including North Carolina

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including North Carolina

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $78 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Southwest

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $78 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023