Environmental Justice
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EPA to Add Louisiana Superfund Site to the National Priorities List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the Louisiana Superfund site Capitol Lakes to the National Priorities List. The NPL is a roster of the nation’s most contaminated sites that threaten human health or the environment.
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EPA Announces $3M Each to Missouri and Nebraska to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution
EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3M Each to Missouri and Nebraska to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution
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EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Pueblo of Zia Supports Solid Waste Projects
EPA News Release: EPA Environmental Justice Grant to Pueblo of Zia Supports Solid Waste Projects
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Ipinalabas ng EPA ang Equity Action Plan Kasama ang Mga Pederal na Kapartner para Mapasulong ang Environmental Justice at Civil Rights
Tagalog translation of EPA Equity Action Plan press release
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وكالة حماية البيئة تصدر خطة العمل القائمة على الإنصاف إلى جانب الشركاء الاتحاديين لتعزيز العدالة البيئية والحقوق المدنية
Arabic translation of EPA Equity Action Plan Press Release
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Продвижение экологической справедливости и защиты гражданских прав как основополагающий принцип обнародованного Агентством EPA Плана обеспечения равноправия, реализуемого совместно с партнерами на федеральном уровне
Russian translation of EPA Equity Action Plan Press Release
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La EPA publica un Plan de Acción para la Equidad junto con socios federales a fin de avanzar la justicia ambiental y los derechos civiles
Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA publicó su Plan de Acción para la Equidad a fin de concretar la Orden Ejecutiva (EO) 13985 del presidente Biden que indica a la EPA, y agencias federales, evaluar si las comunidades marginadas enfrentan barreras.
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United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions
EPA News Release: United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions
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EPA Releases 2019 Annual Reports Highlighting Agency, Regional Accomplishments and Environmental Progress, Including Midwest
EPA News Release: EPA Releases 2019 Annual Reports Highlighting Agency, Regional Accomplishments and Environmental Progress, Including Midwest
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EPA Region 7 Administrator Attends Brownfields Job Training Graduation Ceremony at Ozark Correctional Center
EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Administrator Attends Brownfields Job Training Graduation Ceremony at Ozark Correctional Center
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EPA Announces $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Grants will support projects that advance environmental justice by preventing pollution in historically disadvantaged communities
EPA News Release: EPA Announces $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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EPA Deputy Administrator Announces $75,000 Environmental Justice Grant to Groundwork Ohio River Valley for Air Quality Monitoring in Cincinnati
Funding will help improve public health in high-risk Cincinnati neighborhoods
EPA News Release: EPA Deputy Administrator Announces $75,000 Environmental Justice Grant to Groundwork Ohio River Valley for Air Quality Monitoring in Cincinnati
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $16 Million for Pollution Prevention in Environmental Justice Communities
EPA grants made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support businesses in developing and adopting pollution prevention practices that advance environmental justice and protect underserved communities
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $16 Million for Pollution Prevention in Environmental Justice Communities
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Biden-Harris Administration Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Stakeholder Input Will Help Shape First-of-Its-Kind Federal Fund to Mobilize Clean Energy and Climate Projects and Reduce Pollution in Disadvantaged Communities
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Seeks Public Input on Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
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EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements
EPA News Release: EPA Seeks More Information from New Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Determine Possible Permitting Requirements
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EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Environmental and Climate Justice Program
EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input on Inflation Reduction Act Environmental and Climate Justice Program
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice
EPA’s new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program will invest in America, expedite investments to reduce pollution in disadvantaged communities
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice
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EPA Announces $12.5 Million in funding for Environmental Justice Grants Program in the Gulf of Mexico
EPA News Release: EPA Announces $12.5 Million in funding for Environmental Justice Grants Program in the Gulf of Mexico
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EPA Announces $1.35M in Research Grant Funding to Iowa State University
Researchers will investigate the impacts of water infrastructure stressors on Alaska Native Communities
EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.35M in Research Grant Funding to Iowa State University
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EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List
EPA News Release: EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List