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• Biden-Harris Administration selects Denver-based JSI Research and Training Institute to receive $50M to fund Environmental Justice projects as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Nonprofit to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue Environmental Justice grants across EPA Region 8 over the next three years  

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration selects Denver-based JSI Research and Training Institute to receive $50M to fund Environmental Justice projects as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Kentucky Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Recruit and Train Kentucky Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $2.4 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Kentucky as part of investing in America agenda

  Selections 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 Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $2.4 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Kentucky as part of investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA approves Kentucky’s Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Northern Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati OH-KY 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Nonattainment Area

  EPA News Release: EPA approves Kentucky’s Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Northern Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati OH-KY 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Nonattainment Area

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Public meeting scheduled to address cleanup plan for Applegate Lane property in Louisville

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: Public meeting scheduled to address cleanup plan for Applegate Lane property in Louisville

  • Release Date: September 29, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $2,452,816 in Kentucky 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 $2,452,816 in Kentucky Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event

  EPA News Release: EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event

  • Release Date: July 31, 2023

• MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event on Monday

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event on Monday

  • Release Date: July 28, 2023

• EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

  EPA News Release: EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,999,560 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Kentucky

  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 $7,999,560 Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Kentucky

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  Proposals would limit emissions of harmful chemical at facilities across EPA Region 8 states of Colo., Mont., N.D., S.D., Utah, and Wyo. 

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  • Release Date: May 19, 2023

• EPA Names Four Kentucky Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  Louisville, Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Richmond-Berea recognized for cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Four Kentucky Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9,548,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Kentucky

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9,548,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Kentucky

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Kentucky

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Kentucky

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023