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• EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth and Educator Awards in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth and Educator Awards in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  Charlotte and Raleigh recognized for cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions 

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Two North Carolina Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  EPA News Release: Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Research Grants to Reduce U.S. Household Food Waste

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced as one of two recipients

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Research Grants to Reduce U.S. Household Food Waste

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

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

  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 North Carolina

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup of Superfund Projects in North Carolina

  Nationally, EPA announces plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to clear out the Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Accelerate Cleanup of Superfund Projects in North Carolina

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

  North Carolina projects to receive approximately $300,000 in funding

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

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Invites Charlotte Works to Apply for WIFIA Water Infrastructure Loans

  Projects will help modernize water infrastructure for 25 million Americans while creating up to 49,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Charlotte Works to Apply for WIFIA Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• EPA Announces $199,211,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in North Carolina

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $199,211,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects in North Carolina

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders in North Carolina for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders in North Carolina for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: October 29, 2021

• U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders in Florida for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Freight Industry Leaders in Florida for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: October 29, 2021

• Novozymes North America Recognized as one of EPA’s 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: Novozymes North America Recognized as one of EPA’s 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 22, 2021

• Kerr McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: Kerr McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina Partially Deleted from Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021