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• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• Colorado, Montana and Utah projects among $14.1 million in environmental justice grants nationwide

  EPA News Release: Colorado, Montana and Utah projects among $14.1 million in environmental justice grants nationwide

  • Release Date: December 15, 2021

• EPA Region 8 states to receive water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

  Announcement calls for prioritizing underserved communities  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 states to receive water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces $88,984,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in South Carolina

  EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $88,984,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in South Carolina

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards Over $1.3 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $1.3 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in South Carolina

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA awards $40,000 in funding to Denver, Colorado and Park City, Utah projects to reduce source pollution

  Projects aim to reduce sources of food waste and waste from single-use to-go containers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $40,000 in funding to Denver, Colorado and Park City, Utah projects to reduce source pollution

  • Release Date: November 15, 2021

• U.S Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site in Greenville, South Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: U.S Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site in Greenville, South Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Region 8 announces new Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  Applications will be accepted through October 19, 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 announces new Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by proposing to add the Galey and Lord Plant site in Society Hill, South Carolina to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by proposing to add the Galey and Lord Plant site in Society Hill, South Carolina to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Elsa’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Elsa’s Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: July 8, 2021

• EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Storm Elsa

  EPA News Release: EPA Ready to Support FEMA, State Efforts on Tropical Storm Elsa

  • Release Date: July 8, 2021

• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  Nationally, $11.6 Million in funding to Cleanup and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S

  EPA News Release: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Receives $500,000 in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• Columbia Ranks 9th on EPA’s Energy Star Top Mid-Size Cities List of Most Buildings in the U.S

  EPA News Release: Columbia Ranks 9th on EPA’s Energy Star Top Mid-Size Cities List of Most Buildings in the U.S

  • Release Date: June 15, 2021

• Greenville Ranks 6th on EPA’s Energy Star Top Mid-Size Cities List of Most Buildings in the U.S.

  EPA News Release: Greenville Ranks 6th on EPA’s Energy Star Top Mid-Size Cities List of Most Buildings in the U.S.

  • Release Date: June 15, 2021

• EPA Selects Clemson University Professor as a 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Award Winner

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Clemson University Professor as a 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Award Winner

  • Release Date: June 15, 2021