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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $500,000 to Recruit and Train Cincinnati, Ohio Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Latest funding for EPA’s Brownfield Job Training Grants is supported by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will boost workforce training in underserved and overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $500,000 to Recruit and Train Cincinnati, Ohio Workers for Community Revitalization and Cleanup Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 8, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Ohio as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grants to Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Advocates for Basic Legal Equity Inc. and Vincentian Ohio Action Network (doing business as ARCH) announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Coopera

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Ohio as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Celebrates Children’s Health Month

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is proudly celebrating Children’s Health Month this October by spreading awareness about the importance of protecting children from environmental threats where they live, learn and play.

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• EPA Approves Ohio’s Plan to Reduce Phosphorus Pollution in Western Basin of Lake Erie

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Ohio’s Plan to Reduce Phosphorus Pollution in Western Basin of Lake Erie

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $4 Million in Ohio Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $4 Million in Ohio Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.5 million in Grants for Region 6 States to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA program to offer grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $50 million in grants through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program.

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• EPA to Start Field Work at Tremont City Barrel Fill Superfund Site in German Township, Ohio

  The agency will hold a public meeting on June 7

  EPA News Release: EPA to Start Field Work at Tremont City Barrel Fill Superfund Site in German Township, Ohio

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces more than $4.6 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Ohio

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces more than $4.6 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in Ohio

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• The EPA Region 6 Announces a Total of $23 Million to Organizations to Advance Environmental Justice

  The EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice will receive $15,000,000 and the New Mexico State University will receive $10,000,000 to help communities across Region 6.

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Ohio to Plan Innovative Projects to Tackle Climate Pollution Across the State 

  Funds from EPA’s New Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Ohio to Plan Innovative Projects to Tackle Climate Pollution Across the State 

  • Release Date: April 18, 2023

• EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Nucor Steel Facility in Marion, Ohio

  Public comments accepted through May 18, 2023

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Nucor Steel Facility in Marion, Ohio

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $243 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Ohio

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $243 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Ohio

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  EPA will direct immediate cleanup as appropriate if contaminants from the derailment pose any unacceptable risk to human health

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Norfolk Southern to Sample for Dioxins in East Palestine

  • Release Date: March 2, 2023