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• Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Your Home for Radon

  EPA News Release: Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Your Home for Radon

  • Release Date: January 2, 2025

• Biden-Harris Administration Announce $8,680,000 to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  One North Carolina applicant selected to receive funding for 31 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announce $8,680,000 to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 12, 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

• EPA and White House Senior Advisor Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Highlight Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Cesar Zapata joined White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez to announce Clean School Bus Grant to Charlotte-Mecklenburg County School District

  EPA News Release: EPA and White House Senior Advisor Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Highlight Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: June 6, 2024

• TOMORROW: White House Senior Advisor to Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Announce Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez will join EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Cesar Zapata to announce Clean School Bus Grant to Charlotte-Mecklenburg County School District

  EPA News Release: TOMORROW: White House Senior Advisor to Visit Charlotte, North Carolina to Announce Latest Historic Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: June 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $19,255,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across North Carolina as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $19,255,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across North Carolina as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Durham-area press tour to highlight $15M investment in Superfund cleanups and recycling infrastructure

  EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: Durham-area press tour to highlight $15M investment in Superfund cleanups and recycling infrastructure

  • Release Date: October 27, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects East Carolina University to Receive $563,932 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects East Carolina University to Receive $563,932 Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA recognizes two North Carolina winners of the ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes two North Carolina winners of the ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’

  • Release Date: June 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $2.7 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in North Carolina

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $2.7 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites in North Carolina

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $41,876,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in North Carolina

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $41,876,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in North Carolina

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Project in North Carolina

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Project in North Carolina

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,365,297 for Three Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in North Carolina

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,365,297 for Three Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in North Carolina

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $12 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for North Carolina School District

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $12 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for North Carolina School District

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• EPA Selects the East Carolina University as a Recipient of a Pollution Prevention Grant Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects the East Carolina University as a Recipient of a Pollution Prevention Grant Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022