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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects WE ACT to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 2 Access Historic Investments to 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 WE ACT to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 2 Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $270 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York

  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 $270 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Selects Fortune Society to Receive $200,000 in Environmental Workforce and Job Training Grants, Helping to Transform Economically Disadvantaged Communities in New York City

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Fortune Society to Receive $200,000 in Environmental Workforce and Job Training Grants, Helping to Transform Economically Disadvantaged Communities in New York City

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Advancing the Agency’s Commitment to Protect Human Health and Expedite Cleanups Across the Country

  Arsenic Mine in Kent, New York Added

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Advancing the Agency’s Commitment to Protect Human Health and Expedite Cleanups Across the Country

  • Release Date: October 30, 2019

• EPA Provides Lasting Benefit to Communities by Deleting All or Part of 27 Superfund Sites from the National Priorities List - the Highest Number in 18 Years

  EPA Deleted a Portion of Robintech Inc./National Pipe Co. Site in Vestal, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides Lasting Benefit to Communities by Deleting All or Part of 27 Superfund Sites from the National Priorities List - the Highest Number in 18 Years

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• EPA Acts to Reduce Childhood Lead-Based Paint Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA Acts to Reduce Childhood Lead-Based Paint Exposure in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Cayuga County Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Cayuga County, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Cleanup Plan for Cayuga County Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Cayuga County, New York

  • Release Date: October 23, 2019

• EPA Invites New Jersey to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality

  New Jersey Infrastructure Bank Pool selected to apply for $149 million in funding for statewide water system projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites New Jersey to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• EPA Deletes Peter Cooper Superfund Site, Gowanda, New York from federal Superfund list

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes Peter Cooper Superfund Site, Gowanda, New York from federal Superfund list

  • Release Date: October 16, 2019

• EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

  • Release Date: October 10, 2019