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• EPA Announces Funding to 7 Small Businesses in Southeastern States for the Development of Environmental Technologies

  Several small businesses in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina to receive $100,000 of Phase I funding for six months for "proof of concept" of their proposed technology

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Funding to 7 Small Businesses in Southeastern States for the Development of Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: January 10, 2025

• EPA proposes approval of Alaska’s plan to reduce harmful air pollution in Fairbanks North Star Borough

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes approval of Alaska’s plan to reduce harmful air pollution in Fairbanks North Star Borough

  • Release Date: January 8, 2025

• Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Your Home for Radon

  EPA News Release: Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Your Home for Radon

  • Release Date: January 2, 2025

• EPA highlights $20 million award for the Clean Water is Safe Water Community Initiative in North Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights $20 million award for the Clean Water is Safe Water Community Initiative in North Carolina

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announce $8,680,000 to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  One North Carolina applicant selected to receive funding for 31 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announce $8,680,000 to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA selects three Alaska Native organizations for $3.8M to assess and clean up legacy contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA selects three Alaska Native organizations for $3.8M to assess and clean up legacy contamination

  • Release Date: December 9, 2024

• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• Renewed EPA wastewater permits require Haines, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell to significantly reduce bacteria from sewage discharges

  EPA News Release: Renewed EPA wastewater permits require Haines, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell to significantly reduce bacteria from sewage discharges

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• PSF, formerly Peter Pan Seafoods, pays $750K penalty for Clean Water Act violations in Valdez and King Cove, Alaska

  EPA News Release: PSF, formerly Peter Pan Seafoods, pays $750K penalty for Clean Water Act violations in Valdez and King Cove, Alaska

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  Residents still urged to conserve water

  EPA News Release: City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: November 19, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to Receive $200,000 in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to Receive $200,000 in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces North Carolina Selectees to Receive Over $1.2 Million in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces North Carolina Selectees to Receive Over $1.2 Million in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 1, 2024

• EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  Free sampling kits and disinfection resources are available through state and local health departments

  EPA News Release: EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• EPA to review cleanups at 47 Southeast Superfund Sites this year

  EPA News Release: EPA to review cleanups at 47 Southeast Superfund Sites this year

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• EPA announces $47.6M clean ports investments in Alaska

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $47.6M clean ports investments in Alaska

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024