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• EPA Announces $105,000,000 of Clean Ports Investments for Port of Corpus Christi Authority 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

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Port of Corpus Christi has been selected to receive a total of $105,000,000 through EPA’s Clean Ports Program.

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $7.4 Million of Clean Ports Investments for Texas 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

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Port of Houston Authority, Port Freeport and City of Wilmer have been selected to receive a total of $7,470,106.

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• EPA Announces $500,000 Air Monitoring Grant Project for El Paso-Based Group La Mujer Obrera

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $500,000 air monitoring grant to La Mujer Obrera, a community group based in El Paso, Texas, to analyze transportation emissions and other local pollution sources.

  • Release Date: October 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $12 Million to Texas Organizations to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced five Texas organizations to receive a total of $12,177,255 million under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants Program.

  • Release Date: October 21, 2024

• EPA Announces $473,685 Penalty for Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD for Alleged RCRA Violations

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD will pay a civil penalty amounting to $473,685 for failing to notify EPA of alleged waste handling and management activities.

  • Release Date: October 10, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $198,508,000 in Funding to Texas 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

  Alongside the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, EPA is announcing $198,508,000 in newly available drinking water infrastructure funding for Texas through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• EPA Awards $750,000 for Research Grants to Texas A&M University

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $750,000 in research grant funding to go towards the Texas A&M university to develop and evaluate innovative methods.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Awards $749,926 for Research Grants to the University of Houston

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $749,926 in research grant funding to the University of Houston to develop and evaluate innovative methods.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $741,054 in Research Grants to the University of Texas at Austin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a grant to the University of Texas at Austin totaling $741,054 for research to refine the measurement of benefits of water quality improvements.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• Construction Begins for Southern Impoundment Cleanup at San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site

  Construction for the final remedy has begun for part of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site in Harris County, Texas, just east of Houston.

  • Release Date: November 14, 2022

• EPA Announces Austin-Based Lemi Shine Among 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Lemi Shine as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator Product Manufacturer. Lemi Shine has prioritized educating consumers about how products that are safer for human health and the environment.

  • Release Date: November 7, 2022

• EPA Announces Texas Organizations to Receive Over $3 Million for Air Monitoring Projects

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that six Texas organizations will receive $3,050,010 from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan to enhance air quality monitoring in marginalized communities.

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Announces Removal Action at the Lane Plating Superfund Site in Dallas, Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a removal action at the Lane Plating Works, Inc., Superfund site that includes demolishing the former electroplating facility and excavating contaminated soil.

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA, Congressmembers Announce Dallas Independent School District Clean School Bus Funding

  Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and three members of the North Texas congressional delegation gathered yesterday to celebrate DISD’s funding through EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.

  • Release Date: November 2, 2022