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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $278 Million in Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages

  EPA announces its largest investment of annual water infrastructure funding ever for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages through President’s Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $278 Million in Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023

• EPA Statement on Sackett v. EPA

  EPA News Release: EPA Statement on Sackett v. EPA

  • Release Date: June 26, 2023

• EPA Announces Over $50 Million to Assist Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities in Accessing Clean and Safe Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $50 Million to Assist Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities in Accessing Clean and Safe Drinking Water

  • Release Date: June 26, 2023

• Consumers and Businesses Look to WaterSense and Save 7.5 Trillion Gallons of Water

  EPA News Release: Consumers and Businesses Look to WaterSense and Save 7.5 Trillion Gallons of Water

  • Release Date: June 14, 2023

• EPA Announces $52 Million WIFIA loan to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

  Water infrastructure projects slated to create 500 jobs in Pittsburgh; When combined with other funding sources, the WIFIA program has supported more than $38 billion for America’s water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $52 Million WIFIA loan to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

  • Release Date: June 9, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests $115 million in Funding to Respond to the Drinking Water Emergency in Jackson, Mississippi

  EPA funding is first awarded of $600 million total secured by the Biden-Harris Administration for Jackson’s water system

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $115 million in Funding to Respond to the Drinking Water Emergency in Jackson, Mississippi

  • Release Date: June 6, 2023

• STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SACKETT v. EPA

  EPA News Release: STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SACKETT v. EPA

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA to Award Over $10 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award Over $10 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Announces $369 Million Loan to Strengthen Stormwater Management, Climate Resilience in San Francisco

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $369 Million Loan to Strengthen Stormwater Management, Climate Resilience in San Francisco

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Announces $173 Million Investment to Strengthen Drought Resilience in Ventura, California

  This investment is part of a $38 billion for America’s water infrastructure through WIFIA

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $173 Million Investment to Strengthen Drought Resilience in Ventura, California

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• EPA selects recipients for $25.7 million in technical assistance funding to help rural communities access clean water

  EPA News Release: EPA selects recipients for $25.7 million in technical assistance funding to help rural communities access clean water

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• EPA Announces $128 million WIFIA loan to Improve Drinking Water Reliability in Drought-prone Santa Cruz, California

  This loan is part of a $37 billion investment in water infrastructure through WIFIA

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $128 million WIFIA loan to Improve Drinking Water Reliability in Drought-prone Santa Cruz, California

  • Release Date: May 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30 Million for Great Lakes Projects in Underserved Communities

  EPA’s new Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant program was made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and will advance environmental justice in underserved communities across the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30 Million for Great Lakes Projects in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: May 10, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Establish First-Time Clean Water Act Protections for Over 250 Tribes

  EPA’s proposed baseline water quality standards would usher in new Clean Water Act protections for Tribal Nation waterways

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Establish First-Time Clean Water Act Protections for Over 250 Tribes

  • Release Date: May 3, 2023