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• EPA Cleanup Plan Will Address Contaminated Soil at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Cattaraugus County, New York

  EPA News Release: EPA Cleanup Plan Will Address Contaminated Soil at the Olean Well Field Superfund Site in Cattaraugus County, New York

  • Release Date: September 29, 2023

• EPA Further Extends Comment Period on Proposed Plan to Clean Up New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Further Extends Comment Period on Proposed Plan to Clean Up New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 22, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• Chemung County, N.Y. Selected for $1.7 Million Grant in First-Ever EPA Funding to Promote Less Waste

  New York Also Slated to Receive Funding for Statewide Efforts

  EPA News Release: Chemung County, N.Y. Selected for $1.7 Million Grant in First-Ever EPA Funding to Promote Less Waste

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  New York Communities will Benefit

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $14.1 Million to Fund 133 Environmental Justice Grants

  • Release Date: December 15, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $3 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

  Three New York-Based Firms to Receive $100,000 Each

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $3 Million in Funding to Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Celebrates Successful Reuse of Former Griffiss Air Force Base with Commissioner Seggos and Essential Partners

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Successful Reuse of Former Griffiss Air Force Base with Commissioner Seggos and Essential Partners

  • Release Date: December 8, 2021

• $2.8 Million in Grants to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  Eighteen grants awarded to projects in New York

  EPA News Release: $2.8 Million in Grants to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 6, 2021

• $2.8 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  22 grants awarded to projects in Connecticut and Vermont

  EPA News Release: $2.8 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 6, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $428,072,000 Million in New York

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $428,072,000 Million in New York

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (NY)

  Two New York-based Entities Received Grants Totaling More Than $2 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards over $77 Million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects (NY)

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal Program Honors 14 Partners for Achievements in Recycling (NY)

  New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) in Binghamton, New York Recognized for Program Growth Achievement

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal Program Honors 14 Partners for Achievements in Recycling (NY)

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• Dredging and Capping Work Completed at Grasse River Superfund Site, Massena, NY

  EPA News Release: Dredging and Capping Work Completed at Grasse River Superfund Site, Massena, NY

  • Release Date: November 18, 2021

• EPA Announces Appointment of Lisa Garcia as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of Lisa Garcia as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2

  • Release Date: November 18, 2021

• EPA Announces Extended Comment Period on Proposal to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  The comment period extends to December 8, 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Extended Comment Period on Proposal to Add Meeker Avenue Plume, Brooklyn, New York to the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: November 5, 2021