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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $37.6 Million in Funding to Minnesota 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 $37.6 Million in Funding to Minnesota to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5 Million to Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to Cut Climate Pollution and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5 Million to Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to Cut Climate Pollution and Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA Announces Minnesota Commerce Department to Receive More Than $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Through the Biden-Harris Administration

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Minnesota Commerce Department to Receive More Than $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Through the Biden-Harris Administration

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, for Alleged Pesticide Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Underwater Creations Inc. in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, for Alleged Pesticide Violations

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Announces Nearly $200 Million  to Minnesota for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution  

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, 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: EPA Announces Nearly $200 Million  to Minnesota for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution  

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $61 Million for Water Infrastructure in Minnesota Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $61 Million for Water Infrastructure in Minnesota Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood, Climate Resilience in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

  Nationally, 52 WIFIA loans are financing $23 billion in water upgrades, creating 54,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood, Climate Resilience in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

  • Release Date: June 18, 2021

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Minnesota School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Minnesota School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA announces $4.5 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4.5 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: March 30, 2020

• Biden Administration and EPA Announce $113M to fund Great Lakes Restoration Projects near Duluth, Minnesota

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law accelerating long-awaited work in St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration and EPA Announce $113M to fund Great Lakes Restoration Projects near Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: May 17, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Minnesota

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Minnesota

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $89 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Minnesota

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $89 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Minnesota

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA removes Arrowhead Refinery Co. site in Hermantown, Minnesota from Superfund list

  EPA News Release: EPA removes Arrowhead Refinery Co. site in Hermantown, Minnesota from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding accelerated the project, part of the St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior

  EPA News Release: EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: July 10, 2024