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• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlements Over Clean Air Act Violations at Ports in California and Hawaii

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlements Over Clean Air Act Violations at Ports in California and Hawaii

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30 Million for Projects in Underserved Communities That Promote a Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico

  The new EPA Healthy & Resilient Gulf of Mexico Grant program was made possible by the President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and will advance environmental justice in underserved communities across the watershed

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $30 Million for Projects in Underserved Communities That Promote a Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023

• EPA Proposes Revising Certain Water Quality Standards for Florida’s Waters

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Revising Certain Water Quality Standards for Florida’s Waters

  • Release Date: December 1, 2023

• EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui

  EPA’s Phase 1 completion is a major step towards debris removal and the rebuilding of Lāhainā and upcountry communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.5 Million for Hawaii Recycling Education and Outreach

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.5 Million for Hawaii Recycling Education and Outreach

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlement with the Kukuiolono Park Trust Estate to Protect Water Resources from Cesspools

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with the Kukuiolono Park Trust Estate to Protect Water Resources from Cesspools

  • Release Date: November 9, 2023

• EPA Begins Hazardous Materials Removal on Commercial Properties in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Hazardous Materials Removal on Commercial Properties in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: November 3, 2023

• EPA to host ETO public meeting for Temple Terrace residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to host ETO public meeting for Temple Terrace residents

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• EPA to host ETO public meeting for Fort Myers residents

  EPA News Release: EPA to host ETO public meeting for Fort Myers residents

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $4.1 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Florida as part of investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $4.1 million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Florida as part of investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

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

  Hawaii projects announced as part of nationwide investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement program, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

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

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  Ash and debris stabilization expands; removal and disposal of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries begins

  EPA News Release: EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes Over $2.1 Million Grant Investments in Innovative Reuse and Refill Program in Hilo, Hawaii

  Project to protect public health, replace single-use plastics, and reduce marine debris

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Over $2.1 Million Grant Investments in Innovative Reuse and Refill Program in Hilo, Hawaii

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023

• EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA to apply soil stabilizer to ash and debris footprint of burned buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023