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• Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  EPA, USDA, and FDA announce steps to reduce waste and increase recycling of organics to reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

  • Release Date: December 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America

  Latest funding is part of $1.5 billion investment through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up brownfield sites, address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and spur economic revitalization

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America

  • Release Date: September 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests More than $100 Million in Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests More than $100 Million in Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Adding Sites in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List, Adding Sites in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oklahoma

  • Release Date: September 6, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program and Better Protect Local Communities from Pollution

  Denial is latest EPA action to protect overburdened communities and water sources from coal ash contamination, advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program and Better Protect Local Communities from Pollution

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners

  • Release Date: June 13, 2023

• EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Stronger Standards to Improve Oil Spill Responses

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants

  EPA seeking applications for up to $12 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants that will support local environmental job training programs and environmental workforce in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: May 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $315 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  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 More than $315 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Launches Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline to Help Facilities and Communities Become More Resilient to Climate Change

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline to Help Facilities and Communities Become More Resilient to Climate Change

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  Latest Proposal Would Protect Public Health and Water Sources from Legacy Coal Ash Sites and Hold Polluters Accountable

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Latest Action to Protect Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  EPA releases draft strategy to combat harmful impacts on communities affected by plastic from production to waste as Biden-Harris Administration marks Earth Week

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution Nationwide

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes a New Online Resource to Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures in Children

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Strategic Roadmap, Requests Public Input and Data to Inform Potential Future Regulations under CERCLA

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023