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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlements Over Clean Air Act Violations at Ports in California and Hawaii

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlements Over Clean Air Act Violations at Ports in California and Hawaii

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million in Hawaii for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Hawaii projects announced as part of nationwide investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement program, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million in Hawaii for Environmental Justice Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  Ash and debris stabilization expands; removal and disposal of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries begins

  EPA News Release: EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes Over $2.1 Million Grant Investments in Innovative Reuse and Refill Program in Hilo, Hawaii

  Project to protect public health, replace single-use plastics, and reduce marine debris

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Over $2.1 Million Grant Investments in Innovative Reuse and Refill Program in Hilo, Hawaii

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023

• EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA to apply soil stabilizer to ash and debris footprint of burned buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023

• Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

  EPA News Release: Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023

• EPA Approves Joint Task Force-Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report

  Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Joint Task Force-Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report

  • Release Date: October 3, 2023