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• Biden- Harris Administration announces $23.8 Million in Grants to Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts

  Grants advance measurable partnership progress towards 2025 goals of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement

  EPA News Release: Biden- Harris Administration announces $23.8 Million in Grants to Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.9 million to Pennsylvania in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $22.4 million to protect and restore Chesapeake Bay through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: June 25, 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 Regional Administrator visits University of Pittsburgh to discuss research, collaboration

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator visits University of Pittsburgh to discuss research, collaboration

  • Release Date: April 2, 2024

• EPA Proposes Water Quality Standards to Protect Aquatic Life in Certain Sections of the Delaware River

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Water Quality Standards to Protect Aquatic Life in Certain Sections of the Delaware River

  • Release Date: December 14, 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 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

• U.S. Steel to pay $1.5 million penalty, make improvements to settle air pollution violations at Braddock, Pa. steelmaking plant

  EPA News Release: U.S. Steel to pay $1.5 million penalty, make improvements to settle air pollution violations at Braddock, Pa. steelmaking plant

  • Release Date: May 17, 2022

• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• EPA Presents Coalfield Development Corporation $200K in Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce

  EPA News Release: EPA Presents Coalfield Development Corporation $200K in Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce

  • Release Date: March 18, 2022

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

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

  • Release Date: February 18, 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

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

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

  • Release Date: February 18, 2022

• President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit Pennsylvania

  EPA Projects Work to Be Completed at 22 of 25 Remaining Great Lakes “Areas of Concern” by 2030

  EPA News Release: President Biden, EPA $1 Billion Investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Accelerate Cleanup Efforts and Benefit Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: February 17, 2022