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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29,917,000 for Maryland Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29,917,000 for Maryland Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 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 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

• EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Mid-Atlantic Region

  Releases remained below Pre-Pandemic levels, including a decrease of nearly 40 percent in production-related waste releases since 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Releases Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) Guide

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Releases Local Lead Action Plan (LLAP) Guide

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• Nationwide EPA Initiative Aims to Reduce Lead Exposure in Portsmouth Communities

  EPA News Release: Nationwide EPA Initiative Aims to Reduce Lead Exposure in Portsmouth Communities

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  • Release Date: September 19, 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 Announces Public Listening Session on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities, March 9

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Session on Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities, March 9

  • Release Date: March 2, 2022

• La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses, 9 de marzo

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia sesiones públicas de escucha sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses, 9 de marzo

  • Release Date: March 2, 2022

• EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Two DC-Based Trade Associations 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 24, 2021

• EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers more than $1.35 Million for research to better understand exposure of young children to chemicals in soil and dust

  • Release Date: August 10, 2021

• EPA Work Continues at the Former Exide Technologies Facility in Laureldale, PA

  EPA News Release: EPA Work Continues at the Former Exide Technologies Facility in Laureldale, PA

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA orders Philadelphia company to stop making inaccurate health claims about pesticide

  EPA News Release: EPA orders Philadelphia company to stop making inaccurate health claims about pesticide

  • Release Date: March 31, 2021