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• EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX for Clean Water Act Violations at Yukon, PA, Waste Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX for Clean Water Act Violations at Yukon, PA, Waste Facility

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $2M to West Virginia University to Support U.S. Manufacturing

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Pennsylvania DEP to Receive $396M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Pennsylvania DEP to Receive $396M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

  “Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity” theme provides opportunity for conversation about equitable access to healthy and sustainable communities

  EPA News Release: Registration now open for EPA’s 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic Summit, kicks off 30-day countdown

  • Release Date: April 17, 2024

• EPA Opens $1.5M Grant Competition for Pollution Source Reduction Projects, Apply By April 15th

  Pollution prevention improves human and environmental health and promotes economic resiliency

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens $1.5M Grant Competition for Pollution Source Reduction Projects, Apply By April 15th

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Contamination near Washington Works, WV Facility

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA to Host Meeting in Henrico, Virginia, August 23 about Ethylene Oxide and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Meeting in Henrico, Virginia, August 23 about Ethylene Oxide and Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  • Release Date: August 9, 2023

• National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region 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: National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement in Pennsylvania to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with states will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement in Pennsylvania to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• Baltimore County Police cited by EPA for hazardous waste violations at firing range in Timonium, Md.

  EPA News Release: Baltimore County Police cited by EPA for hazardous waste violations at firing range in Timonium, Md.

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.

  • Release Date: September 23, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Maryland

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Maryland

  • Release Date: September 16, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Delaware

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Delaware

  • Release Date: September 16, 2022

• EPA Awards Grants to Virginia Indian Tribes for Sustainable Materials Management

  First Ever Grants to Mid-Atlantic Region Tribes provides much needed funding for community gardens and composting

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Grants to Virginia Indian Tribes for Sustainable Materials Management

  • Release Date: April 26, 2022

• EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee Adopts Infrastructure Recommendations (Del.)

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee Adopts Infrastructure Recommendations (Del.)

  • Release Date: February 18, 2022