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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  • Release Date: April 24, 2024

• EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Sales 

  EPA takes action to provide consumers relief at the pump by helping ensure an adequate fuel supply ahead of the upcoming season

  E-15 Emergency Fuel Waiver

  • Release Date: April 19, 2024

• EPA Takes Action to Maintain Public Health Protections for Communities Near Stationary Combustion Turbines

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Maintain Public Health Protections for Communities Near Stationary Combustion Turbines

  • Release Date: April 15, 2024

• EPA Publishes Annual US Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes Annual US Greenhouse Gas Inventory

  • Release Date: April 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Stronger Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants, Lowering Cancer Risk and Advancing Environmental Justice

  Final rule will reduce the number of people with elevated cancer risk by 96% in communities near plants that emit ethylene oxide and chloroprene, advancing President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Stronger Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants, Lowering Cancer Risk and Advancing Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 9, 2024

• EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  EPA News Release: EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help improve air quality for communities by helping states take the lead in cutting methane emissions from low-producing well sites

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 15, 2023

• EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Cuts Smog-Forming Pollution from Power Plants in Summer 2023

  EPA Data Shows “Good Neighbor Plan” delivers significant early public health protections in first year

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan Cuts Smog-Forming Pollution from Power Plants in Summer 2023

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Awards $8.8 Million in Funding to Measure Pollution from Wood Heaters as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Inflation Reduction Act award will fund independent testing of harmful pollution from woodstoves and wood heater devices to inform cleaner, healthier options

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Awards $8.8 Million in Funding to Measure Pollution from Wood Heaters as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $15 Million to Tackle the Climate Crisis by Cutting Hydrofluorocarbon Pollution as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  Inflation Reduction Act grants will fund reclamation and innovative destruction of potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioners, refrigerators, and more

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $15 Million to Tackle the Climate Crisis by Cutting Hydrofluorocarbon Pollution as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 17, 2023

• EPA Announces First-Ever ENERGY STAR Certified Distilleries

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces First-Ever ENERGY STAR Certified Distilleries

  • Release Date: November 17, 2023

• U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Celebrates over 25 Years of Achievements in Lighting Efficiency

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Celebrates over 25 Years of Achievements in Lighting Efficiency

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• EPA Launches New Community-based Initiative to Help People Access Unprecedented Resources for Local Climate and Environmental Justice Solutions

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA to host a National Virtual Open House November 6-14; registration for the event is now open

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Community-based Initiative to Help People Access Unprecedented Resources for Local Climate and Environmental Justice Solutions

  • Release Date: November 1, 2023

• EPA Launches Prize Challenge to Showcase Electric Transportation in Action

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Prize Challenge to Showcase Electric Transportation in Action

  • Release Date: October 27, 2023

• EPA Launches Online Tool Providing Energy Use Data and Insights from ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®

  New web tool shows energy use data from 150,000 commercial and multi-family buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Online Tool Providing Energy Use Data and Insights from ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023