Columbia, SC (September 13, 2024) – On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle will join U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn at a press event to recognize an $8.7M grant to the Central Midlands Council of Governments (COG) for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution.
Through the grant, the Central Midlands COG will create a SmartSurfaces + Solar Fund to provide matching funding for local government projects to install solar power at public buildings like the City of Columbia’s wastewater plant. The project will also promote green infrastructure, urban forestry, and cool pavement pilot projects to reduce urban heat island effects in the region.
WHO:
Acting Region 4 Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle
U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn (SC-06)
Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann
Columbia Assistant City Manager Clint Shealy
Central Midlands COG Board Chair Will Brennan
Bob Petrulis, Climate Protection Action Committee Member
WHAT:
Press event to highlight an $8.7M grant for Smart Surfaces + Solar Fund
WHEN:
Monday, September 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
City Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1200 Simmon Tree Lane, Columbia, SC 29201
*** Interested credentialed media should RSVP at https://www.epa.gov/ga/forms/epa-region-4-event-rsvp-form.
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