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• Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

  EPA News Release: Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

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

  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 Mississippi

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6,759,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6,759,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mississippi

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  Nationally, EPA announces plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to clear out the Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup at the Southeastern Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Canton, Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• 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 $74,899,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $74,899,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in Mississippi

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Letter Confirms Yazoo Pumps Project Subject to 2008 Veto

  EPA News Release: EPA Letter Confirms Yazoo Pumps Project Subject to 2008 Veto

  • Release Date: November 17, 2021

• Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: Chemfax, Inc. Superfund Site in Gulfport, Mississippi Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Appoints Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to Local Government Advisory

  EPA News Release: EPA Appoints Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to Local Government Advisory

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

  EPA News Release: EPA and the City of Jackson, Mississippi Reach Agreement to Improve Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: July 1, 2021

• EPA Awards $492,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to Natchez, Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $492,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to Natchez, Mississippi

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  EPA News Release: EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  • Release Date: May 14, 2021

• EPA Announces $256,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality in Mississippi

  Nationally, $9.6 million in grant funding will help communities monitor beach water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $256,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality in Mississippi

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Selects Three Projects in Mississippi to Receive $1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities across the country Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Three Projects in Mississippi to Receive $1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 12, 2021

• EPA’s Southeast Region Celebrates Earth Day

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Southeast Region Celebrates Earth Day

  • Release Date: April 22, 2021