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• Branford Public Schools, Connecticut selected to receive over $6 million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as part of Investing in America agenda

  Biden-Harris Administration tentatively selected 70 applicants to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Branford Public Schools, Connecticut selected to receive over $6 million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris EPA announces nearly $2 million to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions at three New England ports

  Connecticut Maritime Foundation, Inc. one of 70 selectees nationwide to reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris EPA announces nearly $2 million to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions at three New England ports

  • Release Date: October 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  Latest funding opportunity under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda builds on nearly $3 billion already invested into clean school buses nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• EPA orders Connecticut winter sports park to correct alleged violation of the Clean Air Act

  Powder Ridge Mountain Park, LLC's noncompliance related to its use of anhydrous ammonia in an ice-making unit on its slopes

  EPA News Release: EPA orders Connecticut winter sports park to correct alleged violation of the Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: August 19, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• High temperatures bring poor air quality to parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire on June 18, 2024

  EPA News Release: High temperatures bring poor air quality to parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire on June 18, 2024

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11,030,000 for Arkansas Schools to Purchase Clean School Buses as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation

  The Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  Air Quality Awareness Week is May 6 - 10, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Arkansas’ Hope Enterprise Corporation to Receive over $93 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  As the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Hope Enterprise Corporation in Arkansas has been selected to receive $$93,670,000.

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024

• EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces at Least $9,875,000 in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Arkansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The awards, which are made possible through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will help the selectees purchase clean school buses in two school districts across Arkansas.

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024

• EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  • Release Date: December 21, 2023

• EPA takes action against Connecticut-based school bus transportation company for idling violations

  Company will pay penalty and implement anti-idling measures that will further protect Connecticut communities

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut-based school bus transportation company for idling violations

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023