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• EPA Announces $2 Million Recycling Education Grant to Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Improved Recycling Stream in Chicago Area

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $2 Million Recycling Education Grant to Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Improved Recycling Stream in Chicago Area

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Franklin Park is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $280,000 in Grants to Help Illinois Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $280,000 in Grants to Help Illinois Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• EPA recognizes $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  Estimated direct greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from this funding are expected to be around 41,413 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) over the period from 2025 to 2050

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,845,783 of Clean Ports Investments in Mississippi as Part of Investing America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,845,783 of Clean Ports Investments in Mississippi as Part of Investing America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• EPA to recognize $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  EPA News Release: EPA to recognize $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $33,922,000 for Water Infrastructure in Mississippi Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $33,922,000 for Water Infrastructure in Mississippi Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $145 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $145 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $11 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines in Illinois to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  The selectees will reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects, including upgrades to freight, industrial and municipal equipment

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $11 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines in Illinois to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Seeks Applications for 2025 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Applications for 2025 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

  • Release Date: October 15, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $75.5 Million in Funding to Illinois to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA Announces New Final Regulations and New Funding Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda for Clean Drinking Water

  Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $75.5 Million in Funding to Illinois to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with 3M Co. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Cordova Facility in Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with 3M Co. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Cordova Facility in Illinois

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Site in Rockford, Illinois 

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Site in Rockford, Illinois 

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Pangea Real Estate for Alleged Lead Violations at Rental Units in Chicago and Calumet City  

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Pangea Real Estate for Alleged Lead Violations at Rental Units in Chicago and Calumet City  

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• Community input needed for City of Jackson drinking water system

  EPA News Release: Community input needed for City of Jackson drinking water system

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024