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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $300M in Grants to Tribal Nations and a U.S. Territory to Cut Climate Pollution and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territorial applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $300M in Grants to Tribal Nations and a U.S. Territory to Cut Climate Pollution and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34M in Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Schools in Low-Income, Disadvantaged, and Tribal Communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34M in Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Schools in Low-Income, Disadvantaged, and Tribal Communities

  • Release Date: August 22, 2024

• EPA Awards $27B in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants to Accelerate Clean Energy Solutions, Combat the Climate Crisis, and Save Families Money

  On the 2-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, award recipients can now begin accessing funds to mobilize financing for thousands of climate and clean energy projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $27B in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants to Accelerate Clean Energy Solutions, Combat the Climate Crisis, and Save Families Money

  • Release Date: August 16, 2024

• EPA, DOE Announce $850 Million to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector

  Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda builds on nearly 100 cross-government actions that are sharply reducing methane pollution in support of clean air, good jobs and climate action

  EPA News Release: EPA, DOE Announce $850 Million to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: June 21, 2024

• EPA Announces the Seventh Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Seventh Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards Winners

  • Release Date: June 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Five Recipients to Receive Nearly $15M in Grants to Address Climate-Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Five Recipients to Receive Nearly $15M in Grants to Address Climate-Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 28, 2024

• EPA Denies Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program Application

  EPA News Release: EPA Denies Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program Application

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• EPA Announces ENERGY STAR® NextGen™ Certification for New Homes and Apartments

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces ENERGY STAR® NextGen™ Certification for New Homes and Apartments

  • Release Date: May 7, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule to Cut Methane Emissions, Strengthen and Update Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting for the Oil and Gas Sector

  Revisions to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program authorized by Congress will bring greater transparency and accountability for methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities, one of the major drivers of climate change

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule to Cut Methane Emissions, Strengthen and Update Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting for the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• More Than 200 Tribes and Four Territories Covered by Climate Action Plans with Support from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  Key milestone reached as part of $5B Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program

  EPA News Release: More Than 200 Tribes and Four Territories Covered by Climate Action Plans with Support from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• EPA requires industrial facilities to enhance preparation for chemical discharges to water in adverse weather conditions, better protecting the environment and public health

  EPA News Release: EPA requires industrial facilities to enhance preparation for chemical discharges to water in adverse weather conditions, better protecting the environment and public health

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces latest action to better protect communities from treatment of waste explosives

  EPA proposal would strengthen rules for open burning and open detonation to treat waste explosives, reducing environmental and public health impacts

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces latest action to better protect communities from treatment of waste explosives

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia la acción más reciente para proteger mejor a las comunidades del tratamiento de explosivos desechados

  La propuesta de la EPA fortalecería las reglas para la quema y la detonación al aire libre a fin de tratar explosivos desechados, reduciendo los impactos ambientales y de salud pública

  EPA News Release: La Administración Biden-Harris anuncia la acción más reciente para proteger mejor a las comunidades del tratamiento de explosivos desechados

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• 45 states, large metro areas submit climate action plans under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  Key milestone reached as part of $5B Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program

  EPA News Release: 45 states, large metro areas submit climate action plans under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  • Release Date: March 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration invests $3B into clean ports as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA opens two grant competitions — funding zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure and planning to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration invests $3B into clean ports as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 28, 2024