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• EPA Announces New Mexico & Louisiana Sites Will Receive Part of First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  Initial resources will also accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Mexico & Louisiana Sites Will Receive Part of First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  Nationally, EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2021 Environmental Justice Small Grants to Local Communities in the Southeast

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Announces $88,984,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in South Carolina

  EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $88,984,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in South Carolina

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards Over $1.3 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $1.3 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in South Carolina

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• U.S. EPA fines two commercial ships over Vessel General Permit violations

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA fines two commercial ships over Vessel General Permit violations

  • Release Date: November 15, 2021

• EPA Awards Part of $6 Million to Tulane Univ. to Research Human Viruses Found in Wastewater Intended for Reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Part of $6 Million to Tulane Univ. to Research Human Viruses Found in Wastewater Intended for Reuse

  • Release Date: November 2, 2021

• EPA Awards Louisiana $572,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Louisiana $572,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 29, 2021

• Firestone Polymers Agrees to Settle Multiple Environmental Claims at its Sulphur, La., Rubber Manufacturing Plant

  EPA News Release: Firestone Polymers Agrees to Settle Multiple Environmental Claims at its Sulphur, La., Rubber Manufacturing Plant

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• U.S Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site in Greenville, South Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: U.S Finishing/Cone Mills Superfund Site in Greenville, South Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource

  Interactive tool provides easy access to Hurricane Ida data

  EPA News Release: EPA and LDEQ Announce Story Map Resource

  • Release Date: September 13, 2021

• EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool Helps Decisionmakers Consider Needs of Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool Helps Decisionmakers Consider Needs of Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021

• EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by proposing to add the Galey and Lord Plant site in Society Hill, South Carolina to the National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Risks to Public Health by proposing to add the Galey and Lord Plant site in Society Hill, South Carolina to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• EPA Tools for Communities Cleaning Up after Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA Tools for Communities Cleaning Up after Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 4, 2021