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• 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

• EPA, Erie Water Works Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration Investment to Remove Lead from Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA, Erie Water Works Celebrate Biden-Harris Administration Investment to Remove Lead from Drinking Water

  • Release Date: July 24, 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

• 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 Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program

  • Release Date: June 2, 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 National, Regional Officials Touring Pa. Dairy Farms to Highlight Clean Water, Climate and Farm Benefits of Corporate Partnerships

  EPA News Release: EPA National, Regional Officials Touring Pa. Dairy Farms to Highlight Clean Water, Climate and Farm Benefits of Corporate Partnerships

  • Release Date: March 23, 2022

• EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  Agency commends local input, says tough federal actions could be taken

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  • Release Date: January 5, 2022

• NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed

  Grants awarded will support clean water, sustainable agriculture and stormwater infrastructure across the Chesapeake Bay watershed

  EPA News Release: NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: June 3, 2021

• EPA, Pennsylvania Sign Agreement to Expand Efforts Supporting Clean Water, Healthy Farms

  EPA News Release: EPA, Pennsylvania Sign Agreement to Expand Efforts Supporting Clean Water, Healthy Farms

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• EPA meets with federal agency partners in New Castle to discuss redevelopment

  EPA News Release: EPA meets with federal agency partners in New Castle to discuss redevelopment

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• EPA Announces Record $18 Million for Projects in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Record $18 Million for Projects in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: September 2, 2020

• EPA Evaluates Restoration Plans; Continues to Support States’ Commitments

  EPA News Release: EPA Evaluates Restoration Plans; Continues to Support States’ Commitments

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• Two Philadelphia Organizations Receive Funding to Support Environmental Justice Projects

  EPA News Release: Two Philadelphia Organizations Receive Funding to Support Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: June 30, 2020

• Harrisburg, Pa. among communities receiving assistance for community revitalization, local food economy

  EPA News Release: Harrisburg, Pa. among communities receiving assistance for community revitalization, local food economy

  • Release Date: May 15, 2020