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• EPA recognizes $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  Estimated direct greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from this funding are expected to be around 41,413 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) over the period from 2025 to 2050

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes $7.7 million grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $33,922,000 for Water Infrastructure in Mississippi Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $33,922,000 for Water Infrastructure in Mississippi Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• EPA Seeks Applications for 2025 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Applications for 2025 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards

  • Release Date: October 15, 2024

• Community input needed for City of Jackson drinking water system

  EPA News Release: Community input needed for City of Jackson drinking water system

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• EPA to Award $9.75 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring and Protect the Health of Beachgoers

  Southeastern States to receive more than $1.8 Million of the funding total

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award $9.75 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring and Protect the Health of Beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America

  Bolivar County plans sewer expansion project

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• EPA, DOJ and MDEQ to hold public meetings to receive comments on Stipulated Order to expedite Jackson sewer system repairs

  EPA News Release: EPA, DOJ and MDEQ to hold public meetings to receive comments on Stipulated Order to expedite Jackson sewer system repairs

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

  EPA News Release: Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Mississippi

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6.5 Billion for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across the Nation including Mississippi

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6,759,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6,759,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Mississippi

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20,904,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20,904,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Mississippi

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Launches EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities

  Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Bolivar County, Mississippi

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Launches EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities

  • Release Date: August 2, 2022

• EPA Announces $60 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Nutrient Pollution Reduction in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $60 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Nutrient Pollution Reduction in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  • Release Date: June 10, 2022

• EPA Announces Gulf Guardian Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Gulf Guardian Award

  • Release Date: April 27, 2022

• EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  More than $40,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022