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• Statement from EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on EPA’s approach to the power sector

  EPA News Release: Statement from EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan on EPA’s approach to the power sector

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration invests $3B into clean ports as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA opens two grant competitions — funding zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure and planning to tackle the climate crisis, reduce pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration invests $3B into clean ports as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 28, 2024

• EPA and DOJ file complaint against Bruneau, Idaho, ranch alleging significant violations that threaten fisheries, wetlands and wildlife areas

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ file complaint against Bruneau, Idaho, ranch alleging significant violations that threaten fisheries, wetlands and wildlife areas

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1 billion to start new cleanup projects and continue work at 100 Superfund sites across the country

  Thanks to this third and final wave of investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is funding all the construction work that is ready to begin at Superfund sites nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1 billion to start new cleanup projects and continue work at 100 Superfund sites across the country

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA, HUD and HHS announce interagency commitments to more robust collaboration on addressing risks of exposures to lead

  Agreements solidify agencies’ dedication to a whole of government approach to preventing lead poisoning

  EPA News Release: EPA, HUD and HHS announce interagency commitments to more robust collaboration on addressing risks of exposures to lead

  • Release Date: February 26, 2024

• EPA expands its water technical assistance program to help more communities access historic federal infrastructure funding

  EPA News Release: EPA expands its water technical assistance program to help more communities access historic federal infrastructure funding

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• EPA, DOE announce $9.4M to spur development of advanced biofuels as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA, DOE announce $9.4M to spur development of advanced biofuels as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• EPA announces winners of Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge

  EPA News Release: EPA announces winners of Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $5.8 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades

  Unprecedented $21.9 billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the nation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $5.8 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• Corn milling company officials sentenced to federal prison for their role in deadly explosion that killed five workers

  Sentencings for willful conduct related to workplace safety, environmental offenses, and fraud follow investigation of company that operated facility

  EPA News Release: Corn milling company officials sentenced to federal prison for their role in deadly explosion that killed five workers

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• EPA releases 2023 power plant emissions data

  Data shows significantly lower emissions in 2023, reflecting successful efforts to protect public health by reducing pollution and improving air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2023 power plant emissions data

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• EPA seeks input on new program to label cleaner construction materials as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Proposal would help federal agencies purchase low-emissions construction materials made by U.S. manufacturers, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks input on new program to label cleaner construction materials as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• EPA releases 2023 update to Equity Action Plan, outlines new commitments to advance equity

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2023 update to Equity Action Plan, outlines new commitments to advance equity

  • Release Date: February 14, 2024

• EPA to hold webinars on final rule to reduce methane from oil and natural gas operations

  EPA News Release: EPA to hold webinars on final rule to reduce methane from oil and natural gas operations

  • Release Date: February 14, 2024