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• NJ Selected as One of Four States to Test New Program to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: NJ Selected as One of Four States to Test New Program to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives Under the American Rescue Plan

  • Release Date: June 25, 2021

• EPA Region 6 Releases 2022 Year in Review

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 released the 2022 Year in Review outlining major accomplishments and environmental progress over the past fiscal year.

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• EPA Launches New Initiative in Connecticut to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with state will help communities access funds from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative in Connecticut to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• EPA Water bay pèmi pou Enstalasyon Estokaj Petwòl Brit) Bulk Petroleum Storage Facilities Pral Pwoteje kominote Chelsea Creek ak Kominote Lokal yo

  Pèmi yo gen ladan dispozisyon pou rezoud enkyetid pou chanjman klima a ak enkyetid kominote a.

  EPA News Release: EPA Water bay pèmi pou Enstalasyon Estokaj Petwòl Brit) Bulk Petroleum Storage Facilities Pral Pwoteje kominote Chelsea Creek ak Kominote Lokal yo

  • Release Date: October 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million through Inflation Reduction Act for Environmental Justice Grants

  Historic grant funding for environmental justice will support projects in communities overburdened by pollution and historic underinvestment

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $100 Million through Inflation Reduction Act for Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: January 10, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Maine Business and Citizen with Regional Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Maine Business and Citizen with Regional Environmental Award

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA Recognizes Seven Massachusetts Organizations and Citizens with Regional Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Seven Massachusetts Organizations and Citizens with Regional Environmental Award

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Celebrates Opening of WSU’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates Opening of WSU’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center

  • Release Date: July 12, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $128 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across the Country as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces largest investments through its Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $128 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across the Country as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Announces More than $3.5 Million for Texas Environmental Justice Projects As Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  Six grantees announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,578,356 to fund six Texas projects in Dallas, the Houston area, and a Border community near El Paso that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• Biden Administration Announces $7.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Wisconsin

  EPA announces Wisconsin communities to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration Announces $7.5 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites in Wisconsin

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022