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• Biden-Harris Administration announces availability of $3 million in grants to establish National Stormwater Centers of Excellence

  EPA is seeking applications to establish National Stormwater Centers that will develop stormwater solutions

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces availability of $3 million in grants to establish National Stormwater Centers of Excellence

  • Release Date: January 19, 2024

• EPA kicks off in-person regional roadshows to help communities access historic Investing in America funding for local climate and environmental justice solutions

  New phase of EPA’s Community, Equity & Resiliency Initiative to launch in Albany, New York to help communities access unprecedented Inflation Reduction Act resources

  EPA News Release: EPA kicks off in-person regional roadshows to help communities access historic Investing in America funding for local climate and environmental justice solutions

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

  Settlement Includes $2.3 Million Penalty and Mitigation Actions, Highlights Risks Posed by Inadequate Management of Stormwater During Construction of Large-Scale Solar Generating Facilities

  EPA News Release: Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector to Drive Innovation and Protect Communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector to Drive Innovation and Protect Communities

  • Release Date: January 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $32M in grant funding to tackle air pollution at schools and deliver cleaner air for America’s children

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $32M in grant funding to tackle air pollution at schools and deliver cleaner air for America’s children

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024

• EPA proposes stronger air pollution standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste

  Proposal would improve air quality in communities overburdened by pollution, advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes stronger air pollution standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024

• EPA Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

  First time in LGAC history that membership will be majority female

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox to step down at EPA

  EPA News Release: Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox to step down at EPA

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• Navajo Tribal Utility Authority agrees to $100 Million in Wastewater Treatment Improvements

  EPA News Release: Navajo Tribal Utility Authority agrees to $100 Million in Wastewater Treatment Improvements

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4 Million in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4 Million in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• United States and California Announce Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement

  Total Value of Settlement Exceeds $2 Billion and Requires Nationwide Recall of Model Year 2013-2019 Ram diesel 2500 and 3500 Vehicles

  EPA News Release: United States and California Announce Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• EPA Requires Toxics Release Inventory Reporting for Seven Additional PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Toxics Release Inventory Reporting for Seven Additional PFAS

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• Allied Waste Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at its Niagara Falls Landfill

  Settlement Advances EPA’s National Enforcement Priority on Mitigating Climate Change

  EPA News Release: Allied Waste Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at its Niagara Falls Landfill

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1B in awards for clean school buses across the nation as part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1B in awards for clean school buses across the nation as part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 8, 2024