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• EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  Nationally, EPA announces plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to clear out the Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Opens $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring

  Air monitoring projects can help foster transparency and accountability to reduce pollution in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring

  • Release Date: December 13, 2021

• EPA Announces $12 Million for Historically Underserved Farm-Focused Projects in the Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $12 Million for Historically Underserved Farm-Focused Projects in the Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Announces $74,899,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi

  EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $74,899,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces Appointment of Daniel Blackman as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of Daniel Blackman as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4

  • Release Date: November 18, 2021

• EPA Letter Confirms Yazoo Pumps Project Subject to 2008 Veto

  EPA News Release: EPA Letter Confirms Yazoo Pumps Project Subject to 2008 Veto

  • Release Date: November 17, 2021

• Funding Now Available for Locally Focused Environmental Education Grants in the Southeast

  EPA News Release: Funding Now Available for Locally Focused Environmental Education Grants in the Southeast

  • Release Date: October 7, 2021

• Rebates Totaling $17 Million Now Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  EPA News Release: Rebates Totaling $17 Million Now Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: October 6, 2021

• Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Region 4 Announces First Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Announces First Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Hurricane Ida’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: August 29, 2021

• EPA Appoints Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to Local Government Advisory

  EPA News Release: EPA Appoints Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to Local Government Advisory

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in the Southeast

  Honorees in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in the Southeast

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: July 1, 2021