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• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  Jan. 16 outreach event will provide opportunity for attendees to learn more about Region 7’s environmental justice efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $12 Million to Livingston and Jefferson Parish for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Livingston Parish and Jefferson Parish have been selected to receive a combined total of $12,700,000 to assist in the purchase of 45 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Dut

  • Release Date: January 8, 2025

• Test, Fix, Save a Life: EPA Region 7 Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  EPA News Release: Test, Fix, Save a Life: EPA Region 7 Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 8, 2025

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $40 Million in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Louisiana Organizations

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has selected two Louisiana organizations for the Community Change Grants Program, totaling $40,000,000 in awards.

  • Release Date: January 8, 2025

• EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: January 6, 2025

• Ameren Missouri Ordered to Pay $61M to Mitigate Effects of Illegal Emissions at Rush Island Power Plant Near Festus

  EPA News Release: Ameren Missouri Ordered to Pay $61M to Mitigate Effects of Illegal Emissions at Rush Island Power Plant Near Festus

  • Release Date: December 17, 2024

• EPA Fines Culbertson, Nebraska, Company for Alleged Chemical Accident Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Culbertson, Nebraska, Company for Alleged Chemical Accident Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Louisiana Selectees to Receive Over $1 Million in Grant Funding to Help Prevent Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Louisiana State University and Delgado Community College have been selected to collectively receive $1,049,700 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses.

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $40 Million in Louisiana Through Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $40,145,000 for the state of Louisiana under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe.

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• United States Files Court Settlement for Cleanup and Reimbursement of Costs at Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company Superfund Site in Norfolk, Nebraska

  EPA News Release: United States Files Court Settlement for Cleanup and Reimbursement of Costs at Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company Superfund Site in Norfolk, Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 8, 2024

• EPA Announces Nebraska Selectee to Receive Nearly $300K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nebraska Selectee to Receive Nearly $300K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• EPA Issues Nearly $1.5M in Penalties to Three Facilities in Louisiana Parishes

  Facilities inspected as part of Pollution Accountability Team enforcement effort following EPA Administrator Regan’s Journey to Justice tour of Parishes

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled cases of alleged Clean Air Act violations at three facilities in Southern Louisiana as part of the agency’s focus on achieving results in communities with environmental justice concerns.

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Priest River couple pays $75,000 Clean Water Act penalty for streambank destruction on Priest River

  EPA News Release: Priest River couple pays $75,000 Clean Water Act penalty for streambank destruction on Priest River

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• EPA issues final PCBs reduction plan for Spokane River

  EPA News Release: EPA issues final PCBs reduction plan for Spokane River

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2,999,889 of Clean Ports Investments for Louisiana as Part of Investing America Agenda

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has been selected to receive a total of $2,999,889.

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024