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• EPA highlights $20 million award for the Clean Water is Safe Water Community Initiative in North Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights $20 million award for the Clean Water is Safe Water Community Initiative in North Carolina

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Research Triangle Institute to Receive $100 million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Region 4 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker 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 Research Triangle Institute to Receive $100 million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Region 4 as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• MONDAY: Roundtable to mark opening of RTI International’s $10M Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center at North Carolina Central University

  EPA News Release: MONDAY: Roundtable to mark opening of RTI International’s $10M Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center at North Carolina Central University

  • Release Date: November 2, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects East Carolina University to Receive $563,932 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects East Carolina University to Receive $563,932 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• The EPA Region 6 Announces a Total of $23 Million to Organizations to Advance Environmental Justice

  The EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice will receive $15,000,000 and the New Mexico State University will receive $10,000,000 to help communities across Region 6.

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• 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 Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: May 27, 2022

• EPA Region 6 to Hold Public Listening Session on Draft Lead Strategy

  A public listening session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities for stakeholders from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas will be held February 15, 2022.

  • Release Date: February 3, 2022

• EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  Chalk, other illegal and mislabelled products pose serious risks to kids, elderly, pets

  EPA News Release: EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019