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• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  Jan. 16 outreach event will provide opportunity for attendees to learn more about Region 7’s environmental justice efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA and Chicago State University Form Strategic Partnership to Support Careers in STEM

  EPA News Release: EPA and Chicago State University Form Strategic Partnership to Support Careers in STEM

  • Release Date: December 3, 2024

• Colorado, Montana and Utah to receive over $1.6M in EPA grants to prevent pollution

  EPA News Release: Colorado, Montana and Utah to receive over $1.6M in EPA grants to prevent pollution

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $3.2 million to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner solutions for Utah communities

  Two Utah entities among 68 selectees to reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects, including upgrades to school buses, port equipment, and construction equipment

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $3.2 million to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner solutions for Utah communities

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• The University of Utah selected to receive $6.5M to reduce air pollution at schools in low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities

  EPA News Release: The University of Utah selected to receive $6.5M to reduce air pollution at schools in low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $5 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across Southern Lake Michigan Communities in Illinois and Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $5 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across Southern Lake Michigan Communities in Illinois and Indiana

  • Release Date: June 7, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.49 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Utah as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.49 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Utah as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $17 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Illinois 

  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: EPA Announces More Than $17 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Illinois 

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA announces over $28.6M for Utah lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  Latest round of funding advances President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces over $28.6M for Utah lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  • Release Date: April 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development to receive $62.45 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice 

   Selectees under 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 Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development to receive $62.45 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice 

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $312 million to deliver residential solar in Colorado, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice  

  Colorado Energy Office and Oweesta Corporation to receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $312 million to deliver residential solar in Colorado, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice  

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Utah to reduce indoor air pollution in schools, public buildings from wildfire smoke events through EPA grant

  State to receive $854k for wildfire smoke preparedness projects in target underserved areas

  EPA News Release: Utah to reduce indoor air pollution in schools, public buildings from wildfire smoke events through EPA grant

  • Release Date: January 23, 2024