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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

• EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Central Stickney Sanitary District in Illinois to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Stickney is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Central Stickney Sanitary District in Illinois to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Harvey, Illinois to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Harvey is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Harvey, Illinois to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Franklin Park is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $145 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $145 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $75.5 Million in Funding to Illinois to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA Announces New Final Regulations and New Funding Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda for Clean Drinking Water

  Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $75.5 Million in Funding to Illinois to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Monmouth, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Monmouth is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Monmouth, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Elgin, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Elgin is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Elgin, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Maywood, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Maywood is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Maywood, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of South Holland to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, South Holland is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of South Holland to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: August 30, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Kewanee, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Kewanee is joining communities across the country that are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Kewanee, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Local Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 2, 2024

• EPA Highlights Federal Funding for Lead Service Line Replacement in Hazel Crest, Illinois

  EPA funding reflects priorities of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda 

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Federal Funding for Lead Service Line Replacement in Hazel Crest, Illinois

  • Release Date: June 20, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $17 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Illinois 

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities  

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $17 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Illinois 

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024