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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million for the City of Austin to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Texas

  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 the City of Austin will receive $47,854,062 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions.

  • Release Date: July 23, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Tennessee to Receive $156,120,000 to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Tennessee

  EPA announces selectees under 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: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Tennessee to Receive $156,120,000 to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Tennessee

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Hawaii

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Hawaii

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 Million for Hawaii drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across Hawai’i

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 Million for Hawaii drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 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

• 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

• Agencias de EE.UU. y México Participan en un Evento Binacional de Preparación para Emergencias

  El Programa de la Frontera 2025 de México y Estados Unidos de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA) realizará un ejercicio de dos días en Eagle Pass, Texas, los días 19 y 20 de abril de 2023.

  • Release Date: April 19, 2023

• U.S., Mexico Agencies Participate in Binational Emergency Preparedness Event

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) U.S. – Mexico Border 2025 Program will host a two-day exercise in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 19 – 20, 2023, to help agencies in both countries jointly prepare for environmental emergencies.

  • Release Date: April 19, 2023

• EPA Announces $3 Million for Hawaii to Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

  Funds from EPA’s new Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3 Million for Hawaii to Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

  • Release Date: March 29, 2023

• La EPA celebrará una reunión comunitaria en Laredo, Texas, sobre los riesgos para la salud de las emisiones de óxido de etileno

  La EPA está contactando a las comunidades que enfrentan los mayores riesgos de ciertas instalaciones de esterilización comercial; gobiernos estatales, territoriales y locales; otros interesados;

  • Release Date: September 9, 2022

• EPA to Hold Community Meeting in Laredo, Texas, on Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

  EPA is reaching out to communities facing the highest risks from certain commercial sterilizer facilities.

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022

• EPA Announces Flyovers in the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting helicopter flyovers of the Permian Basin region in New Mexico and Texas.

  • Release Date: August 1, 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

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  EPA News Release: EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  • Release Date: June 11, 2020