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• Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $41,912,000 in Funding to Tennessee to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $41,912,000 in Funding to Tennessee to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10 Million WIFIA Loan to City of Memphis

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10 Million WIFIA Loan to City of Memphis

  • Release Date: April 3, 2024

• EPA to test for soil contamination near U.S. Fireworks site in Memphis, Tennessee and host Open House for residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to test for soil contamination near U.S. Fireworks site in Memphis, Tennessee and host Open House for residents

  • Release Date: March 13, 2024

• Southside Chattanooga Lead Site press event showcases cleanup progress through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment

  EPA News Release: Southside Chattanooga Lead Site press event showcases cleanup progress through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment

  • Release Date: January 22, 2024

• Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Transmission Authority (WWTA) agrees to major sewer system upgrades

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  • Release Date: September 29, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,500,000 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Tennessee

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,500,000 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Tennessee

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

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

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

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

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10,897,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Tennessee

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10,897,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Tennessee

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $33,705,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Tennessee

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $33,705,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Tennessee

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $26,676,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Tennessee

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $26,676,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Tennessee

  • Release Date: February 15, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to hold Press Event announcing the start of Remedial Actions at the Smokey Mountain Smelters Site in Knoxville, TN

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to hold Press Event announcing the start of Remedial Actions at the Smokey Mountain Smelters Site in Knoxville, TN

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to hold Public Meeting to Discuss the Smokey Mountain Smelters Site Cleanup in Knoxville, TN 

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to hold Public Meeting to Discuss the Smokey Mountain Smelters Site Cleanup in Knoxville, TN 

  • Release Date: February 9, 2023

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 45 Southeast Superfund Sites

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

  National Fireworks Site in Cordova, Tennessee added to protect communities and chart next steps for cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 39 Southeast Superfund Sites this Year

  • Release Date: March 9, 2022