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• EPA Announces $5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  For the first time under this competition, matching funds are not required.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• EPA Announces $500,000 in Grants Available for U.S. Territories to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  Matching funds are not required for the first time under this grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500,000 in Grants Available for U.S. Territories to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  For the first time under this competition, matching funds are not required.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inventory to Advance Environmental Justice

  Plan includes expanding reporting requirements for certain chemicals and facilities, including ethylene oxide and PFAS, and providing new tools for communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inventory to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 29, 2021

• EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS

  • Release Date: April 27, 2021

• EPA Reconsiders Previous Administration’s Withdrawal of California’s Waiver to Enforce Greenhouse Gas Standards for Cars and Light Trucks

  EPA News Release: EPA Reconsiders Previous Administration’s Withdrawal of California’s Waiver to Enforce Greenhouse Gas Standards for Cars and Light Trucks

  • Release Date: April 26, 2021

• EPA Administrator Regan Announces New Initiatives to Support Environmental Justice and Climate Action

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Announces New Initiatives to Support Environmental Justice and Climate Action

  • Release Date: April 23, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Launches 2021 ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room: Urban Waters Edition’ Video Challenge

  KCMO area citizens, NGOs, and educational institutions invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Launches 2021 ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room: Urban Waters Edition’ Video Challenge

  • Release Date: April 22, 2021

• Adrenaline Performance LLC pays $48,600 penalty for selling, installing emissions controls ‘defeat’ devices

  Shelley, Idaho company illegally sold devices allowing 38,000 pounds of illegal emissions per year

  EPA News Release: Adrenaline Performance LLC pays $48,600 penalty for selling, installing emissions controls ‘defeat’ devices

  • Release Date: April 21, 2021

• EPA Settlement with Trucking Company will Improve Safety Measures at No. Smithfield, R.I. Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Trucking Company will Improve Safety Measures at No. Smithfield, R.I. Facility

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA Awards Seven School Districts, Bus Company $240,000 for Old Diesel Bus Replacement in Missouri

  $10.5 million to clean up 473 school buses in 40 states

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Seven School Districts, Bus Company $240,000 for Old Diesel Bus Replacement in Missouri

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA Awards Over $900,000 to Clean Up 46 School Buses in New York

  First DERA Funds for Alt-Fuel and Electric Buses Offered

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $900,000 to Clean Up 46 School Buses in New York

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA Awards $60,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $60,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Indiana

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA Awards $130,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $130,000 to Clean Up School Buses in Illinois

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA Awards $10.5 Million to Cut U.S. School Bus Emissions, Replace California Diesel Buses with Electric

  California receives $885,000, including funds for 14 of the 16 electric buses offered nationally

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $10.5 Million to Cut U.S. School Bus Emissions, Replace California Diesel Buses with Electric

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021