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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

• 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

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Virginia

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Virginia

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• EPA Announces Almost $7.4M in Brownfields Grants to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in West Virginia

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Almost $7.4M in Brownfields Grants to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in West Virginia

  • Release Date: May 20, 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, Congresswoman Summer Lee Kick Off Earth Month with Pittsburgh ‘EcoStewards’

  EPA News Release: EPA, Congresswoman Summer Lee Kick Off Earth Month with Pittsburgh ‘EcoStewards’

  • Release Date: April 2, 2024

• EPA Regional Administrator visits UVA to discuss environmental issues, research

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator visits UVA to discuss environmental issues, research

  • Release Date: March 19, 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 to Host Turner Station Community Meeting to Share Information on Efforts to Improve Sparrows Point and Bear Creek

  February 6 Meeting in Dundalk will highlight Bear Creek cleanup plan and EPA community efforts.

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Turner Station Community Meeting to Share Information on Efforts to Improve Sparrows Point and Bear Creek

  • Release Date: February 2, 2024

• EPA Regional Administrator and U.S. Congresswoman visit Southside Richmond community to talk environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator and U.S. Congresswoman visit Southside Richmond community to talk environmental justice

  • Release Date: January 25, 2024

• EPA Regional Administrator visits VSU to bolster partnership and educational opportunities

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator visits VSU to bolster partnership and educational opportunities

  • Release Date: January 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces at Least $47.3 million in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Pennsylvania as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces at Least $47.3 million in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Pennsylvania as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 8, 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