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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,830,500 in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Alabama

May 24, 2024 / by Region 04 / Climate, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On May 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $7,830,500 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Alabama while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup […]

Climate Change Is Taking a Toll on Mites and Springtails, a New Analysis Finds

May 24, 2024 / by Sofia Quaglia / Environment, Journalism, Lands, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat and drought are taking a toll on the tiny soil creatures that help to lock away planet-warming carbon, according to a new analysis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/climate/mites-springtails-climate-change.html

United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment

May 23, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable for addressing and paying for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023 train derailment […]

EPA Region 7 Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding in York, Nebraska

May 23, 2024 / by Region 07 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister delivers remarks at an event on May 23, 2024, to mark ongoing cleanup work at the PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska. McCollister emphasized that the cleanup was made possible by funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. (Photo by […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.5 Million in Brownfield Grants to Houston Land Bank Through Investing in America Agenda

May 23, 2024 / by Region 06 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (May 23, 2024) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $5.5 million in grants from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Houston while advancing environmental justice. These investments, through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) […]

EPA Announces Two Awards Totaling $2 Million to Santo Domingo Pueblo for Waste Management

May 22, 2024 / by Region 06 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (May 22, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a community grant for $1.5 million and an Environmental Justice Government to Government Award for $539,452 to Santo Domingo Pueblo, totaling $2,039,452. The $1.5 million grant is for planning and engineering design activities associated […]

EPA and U.S. Bureau Of Indian Affairs Agree on Cleanup Plan for Tuba City Dump

May 22, 2024 / by Region 09 / Asia, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOENIX — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to properly clean up and close the Tuba City Dump site, which is located near the villages of Upper and Lower Moenkopi on the Hopi Reservation and […]

EPA settles with Massachusetts solar company for Construction General Permit violations

May 21, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (May 21, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Navisun, LLC, a solar energy company based in Hingham, Massachusetts, for alleged violations of the Construction General Permit (CGP), related to stormwater discharges from construction activities. Under the settlement, the company will pay a […]

EPA awards over $3.2 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Northglenn and Lakewood, Colo.

May 20, 2024 / by Region 08 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Northglenn, Colo. (May 20, 2024) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $3.2 million in Brownfields grant funding to support the environmental assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of critical properties in the communities of Northglenn and Lakewood, Colorado. The City of Northglenn will receive […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $300 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities

May 20, 2024 / by Land and Emergency Management OLEM / Asia, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing over $300 million in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help States, Tribal Nations, local governments and non-profit organizations assess and clean up polluted brownfield sites across the country. These investments […]

EPA Announces $9M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Oregon

May 20, 2024 / by Region 10 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (May 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9,806,874 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Oregon while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected six communities in Oregon to receive EPA […]

EPA Announces More Than $6 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Michigan

May 20, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Announces More Than $6 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Michigan Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities May […]

Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $6.4 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Vermont through Investing in America agenda

May 20, 2024 / by Region 01 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (May 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6,390,000 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Vermont while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Nebraska

May 20, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Nebraska, while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Kansas

May 20, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.5 million in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Kansas, while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $8.4M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Iowa

May 20, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $8,485,900 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Iowa, while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and […]

EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah

May 20, 2024 / by Region 08 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Spanish Fork, Utah – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1 million in Brownfields grant funding to support the environmental assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of critical properties in the communities of Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah. The City of Spanish Fork will receive $500,000 to […]

EPA, DEQ, Panhandle Health celebrate 50 years of protecting children from lead poisoning

May 15, 2024 / by Region 10 / Lands, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission are celebrating decades of work to protect Silver Valley children from lead poisoning after the infamous 1973 Bunker Hill smelter baghouse ﬁre, the worst lead poisoning event in U.S. history. The work has made the […]

Court Approves EPA Settlement Requiring Payment of Response Costs at Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

May 15, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 15, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the court approval of a settlement agreement with 36 private parties and three federal agencies for payment of EPA’s past and future cleanup costs at the Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site in Cape Girardeau, […]

EPA Settlement Sets Stage for $2.4 Million Cleanup at Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Olean, New York

May 14, 2024 / by Region 02 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK (May 14, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a final legal agreement with Kyocera AVX Components Corp. (KAVX) to clean up contaminated soil that was under the former AVX manufacturing building at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Olean, New York. The […]