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• EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

  EPA News Release: EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

  • Release Date: December 30, 2022

• EPA enters into Consent Agreement and Issues Final Order to Denka Performance Elastomer in LaPlace, La., for Violation of Hazardous Waste Regulations

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into a consent agreement with Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC and issued a final order to address certain waste management practices at the company’s facility in LaPlace, Louisiana.

  • Release Date: December 28, 2022

• EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

  Nationally, 95 WIFIA loans are financing $35 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 106,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

  • Release Date: December 19, 2022

• Limitless Vistas Inc to receive $500,000 to Fund Environmental Job Training Programs

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Louisiana based company, Limitless Vistas Inc (LVI) will receive $500,000 in grants funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for environmental job training programs.

  • Release Date: December 15, 2022

• EPA Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Rural and Small Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Rural and Small Communities

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $186 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  Nationally, 94 WIFIA loans are financing over $34 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 104,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $186 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • Release Date: December 8, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

  Proposed regulatory revisions to recognize Tribal rights reflects Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to deliver clean, safe water for all

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

  • Release Date: November 30, 2022

• EPA Announces More Than $105 Million in Funding for Oklahoma Water Infrastructure Improvements

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $105 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Water Resources Board for water infrastructure improvements.

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• EPA Announces $52M in Grants for States to Support Clean Water, Flood Resilience, and Water Equity

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $52M in Grants for States to Support Clean Water, Flood Resilience, and Water Equity

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• 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

• EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS

  • 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