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EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Full Employment Council of KCMO for Brownfields Job Training Grant

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 13, 2023) – Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to the Full Employment Council (FEC) of Kansas City, Missouri, for a Brownfields Job Training grant selection. McCollister and FEC President and CEO Clyde McQueen were joined by U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-5) and City of Kansas City, Missouri, Director of Public Works Michael Shaw.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Continue Cleanup Projects for Three New Jersey Superfund Sites

News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites and expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country. ...

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $56 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Pacific Islands to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the availability of $2 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water across the ...

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EPA Region 7 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 7 communities on Feb. 28, and inviting members of the public to attend and speak.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $169 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for California to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $38 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Massachusetts

News Release: BOSTON (Feb. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $38,204,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Massachusetts. This investment, which is ...

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Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) Meeting discussed on Feb. 13 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Utah

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Utah.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Nevada to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Vermont

News Release: BOSTON (Feb. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Vermont. This investment, which is allocated ...

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Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in South Dakota

News Release: PIERRE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in South Dakota.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Rhode Island

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $40 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Illinois

News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $40,675,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Illinois drinking water. This investment, which is allocated to states and territories, ...

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20,992,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Mississippi

News Release: JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $20,992,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Mississippi. This investment, which ...

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Regan: 'We are moving faster than ever to accelerate the transition to electric and low-emission school buses'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accelerating school bus transitions to all-electric vehicles.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $42 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Arizona to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water

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Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Wyoming

News Release: CHEYENNE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Wyoming.