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• EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  Free sampling kits and disinfection resources are available through state and local health departments

  EPA News Release: EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• EPA Announces Nearly $2M Clean Ports Investment in Puerto Rico

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program funding will transform port operations with zero-emission technology, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice in port communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $2M Clean Ports Investment in Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• EPA to review cleanups at 47 Southeast Superfund Sites this year

  EPA News Release: EPA to review cleanups at 47 Southeast Superfund Sites this year

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: THURSDAY: Press briefing on drinking water sampling and restoration progress in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• EPA Awards $400,000 to Greenlife Tech Corporation in North Carolina for Developing Environmental Technologies

  Greenlife Tech Corporation is one of only seven small businesses selected nationwide for this award

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $400,000 to Greenlife Tech Corporation in North Carolina for Developing Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: October 25, 2024

• Puerto Rico recibirá un total de $67 millones para infraestructura de agua través de la agenda de inversión de fondos de la Administración Biden-Harris

  EPA News Release: Puerto Rico recibirá un total de $67 millones para infraestructura de agua través de la agenda de inversión de fondos de la Administración Biden-Harris

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $69,840,000 for Water Infrastructure in North Carolina Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $69,840,000 for Water Infrastructure in North Carolina Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• Puerto Rico Slated to Get a Total of $67M for Water Infrastructure Through Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Puerto Rico Slated to Get a Total of $67M for Water Infrastructure Through Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Durham, NC to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  Administrator Regan to join Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, Mayor Leonardo Williams, Durham Public School District Officials and students in Durham where the local school district is set to receive 38 new electric buses

  EPA News Release: TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Durham, NC to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  EPA mobile labs support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services with drinking water sample analysis

  EPA News Release: Second EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• EPA Orders the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation to Comply with the Clean Water Act in Ponce, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation to Comply with the Clean Water Act in Ponce, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  North Carolina selectees receive total of $3,467,866 for to reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects, including upgrades to school buses, port equipment, and construction equipment

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  • Release Date: October 18, 2024

• La EPA ordena al Departamento de Transportación de Puerto Rico cumplir con la Ley de Agua Limpia en Ponce, Puerto Rico

  EPA News Release: La EPA ordena al Departamento de Transportación de Puerto Rico cumplir con la Ley de Agua Limpia en Ponce, Puerto Rico

  • Release Date: October 18, 2024

• EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  Agency also urges residents to be cautious with heating oil systems

  EPA News Release: EPA deploys mobile water testing labs to help Western North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• El acuerdo de la EPA con AES Puerto Rico, L.P. requiere acción para cumplir con las regulaciones de cenizas de carbón

  El acuerdo avanza la prioridad nacional de la EPA de proteger a las comunidades de la contaminación por cenizas de carbón

  EPA News Release: El acuerdo de la EPA con AES Puerto Rico, L.P. requiere acción para cumplir con las regulaciones de cenizas de carbón

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024