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• EPA Region 6 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 6 communities on April 25th, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak.

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57 Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

  Nearly half of funding available as grants, forgivable loans for critical water infrastructure projects that will help underserved communities across the country

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $57,760,000 from this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Funds to go towards the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas for water infrastructure improvements.

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Announces New Mexico & Louisiana Sites Will Receive Part of First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  Initial resources will also accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Mexico & Louisiana Sites Will Receive Part of First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• EPA, New Mexico collaborate with Sceye on air quality monitoring initiative

  Five-year study will provide data critical to understanding air quality issues

  EPA News Release: EPA, New Mexico collaborate with Sceye on air quality monitoring initiative

  • Release Date: August 13, 2021

• EPA, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau Sign Pact to Expand Support for Sustainable Farming

  EPA News Release: EPA, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau Sign Pact to Expand Support for Sustainable Farming

  • Release Date: June 30, 2021

• EPA Announces $500,000 to New Mexico Environment Dept. to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500,000 to New Mexico Environment Dept. to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• Celebrating 25 Years of Binational Cooperation on the Improvement of Air Quality in Paso del Norte Region Airshed

  EPA News Release: Celebrating 25 Years of Binational Cooperation on the Improvement of Air Quality in Paso del Norte Region Airshed

  • Release Date: May 7, 2021

• Celebramos 25 años de cooperación binacional para mejorar la calidad del aire en la región de la cuenca atmosférica Paso del Norte

  EPA News Release: Celebramos 25 años de cooperación binacional para mejorar la calidad del aire en la región de la cuenca atmosférica Paso del Norte

  • Release Date: May 7, 2021

• U.S. EPA Honors 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winner in N.M.

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Honors 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winner in N.M.

  • Release Date: April 13, 2021

• New agreement marks critical step forward in delivering reliable drinking water to hundreds of thousands

  EPA News Release: New agreement marks critical step forward in delivering reliable drinking water to hundreds of thousands

  • Release Date: April 7, 2021

• EPA and Santa Fe Community College Partner to Provide Environmental Job Training

  Nationally EPA awarded $3.3 million in environmental workforce development grants

  EPA News Release: EPA and Santa Fe Community College Partner to Provide Environmental Job Training

  • Release Date: March 18, 2021

• EPA Awards Contracts Worth up to $220 million to Three Companies for Cleanup at Navajo Nation Area Abandoned Uranium Mines

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Contracts Worth up to $220 million to Three Companies for Cleanup at Navajo Nation Area Abandoned Uranium Mines

  • Release Date: February 11, 2021

• EPA Region 6 Releases 2020 Year in Review

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 6 Releases 2020 Year in Review

  • Release Date: January 19, 2021

• EPA publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory report; releases from Region 6 facilities down by six percent since 2018

  Includes data for Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

  EPA News Release: EPA publishes 2019 Annual Toxics Release Inventory report; releases from Region 6 facilities down by six percent since 2018

  • Release Date: January 13, 2021