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• 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

• EPA Selects Camden, NJ and New York City Projects to Receive Recycling Education and Outreach Grants as Part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Camden, NJ and New York City Projects to Receive Recycling Education and Outreach Grants as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• EPA Selects Two New York Indian Nations to Receive Solid Waste Grants as part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Two New York Indian Nations to Receive Solid Waste Grants as part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• EPA and Congresswoman Velázquez Announce $7 Billion Solar for All Grant Competition at Community Workshop in Brooklyn, New York

  EPA seeking applications through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to deploy residential solar in low-income and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA and Congresswoman Velázquez Announce $7 Billion Solar for All Grant Competition at Community Workshop in Brooklyn, New York

  • Release Date: June 29, 2023

• EPA Collecting Data to Assess Lake Ontario

  EPA News Release: EPA Collecting Data to Assess Lake Ontario

  • Release Date: June 20, 2023

• EPA Funding to Provide New All-Electric Buses to Six School Districts NY State

  EPA News Release: EPA Funding to Provide New All-Electric Buses to Six School Districts NY State

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects WE ACT to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 2 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: Biden-Harris Administration Selects WE ACT to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 2 Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• EPA Awards $1.8 Million to Cut Marine Diesel Emissions in New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1.8 Million to Cut Marine Diesel Emissions in New York

  • Release Date: November 27, 2019

• EPA Awards $9.35 Million to New York to Improve Air Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $9.35 Million to New York to Improve Air Quality

  • Release Date: November 12, 2019

• EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Three New York Organizations

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Three New York Organizations

  • Release Date: November 7, 2019

• EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

  New York State Department of Health to Study New York State Landfills as Sources of PFAS Groundwater Contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams

  • Release Date: September 17, 2019

• EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

  • Release Date: June 25, 2019