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• 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 Announces $158,645,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Georgia

  EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $158,645,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Georgia

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards Over $2 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Georgia

  Nationally, EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $2 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Georgia

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders in Georgia for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders in Georgia for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: October 29, 2021

• EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting Oct. 7 on Proposal of Westside Lead Site to National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting Oct. 7 on Proposal of Westside Lead Site to National Priorities List

  • Release Date: October 4, 2021

• EPA, MPCA Begin $16 Million Project to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Duluth-Superior Harbor

  EPA News Release: EPA, MPCA Begin $16 Million Project to Remove Contaminated Sediment from Duluth-Superior Harbor

  • Release Date: October 1, 2021

• Keeping Trash Out of the Great Lakes: EPA Awards over $725,000 to Address Trash in Lakes Erie and Michigan

  City of Erie, Pennsylvania, and University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh to implement trash collection projects to reduce trash in Lake Erie and Lake Michigan

  EPA News Release: Keeping Trash Out of the Great Lakes: EPA Awards over $725,000 to Address Trash in Lakes Erie and Michigan

  • Release Date: September 23, 2021

• Keeping Trash Out of the Great Lakes: EPA Awards $417,830 to University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

  EPA News Release: Keeping Trash Out of the Great Lakes: EPA Awards $417,830 to University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

  • Release Date: September 23, 2021

• Keeping Trash Out of the Great Lakes: EPA Awards $309,300 to City of Erie, Pennsylvania

  City to install two trash collection systems at Garrison Run

  EPA News Release: Keeping Trash Out of the Great Lakes: EPA Awards $309,300 to City of Erie, Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: September 23, 2021

• The Home Depot Recognized as one of EPA’s 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: The Home Depot Recognized as one of EPA’s 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 22, 2021

• EPA Appoints Elected Officials from Georgia to Local Government Advisory Committee

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  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA Awards Georgia Tech over $1 Million for Research to Help Communities Reduce their Exposure to Wildland Fire Smoke

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  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• EPA and MPCA Announce $6M Sediment Cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Scanlon, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA and MPCA Announce $6M Sediment Cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Scanlon, Minnesota

  • Release Date: August 23, 2021

• EPA Removes Ohio’s Ashtabula River from Binational List of Areas of Concern on the Great Lakes

  Nearly $70 million for cleanup and restoration results in Ohio’s first area of concern delisting

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes Ohio’s Ashtabula River from Binational List of Areas of Concern on the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: August 19, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Fred’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Fred’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: August 16, 2021