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• EPA highlights $20 million award for the Clean Water is Safe Water Community Initiative in North Carolina

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights $20 million award for the Clean Water is Safe Water Community Initiative in North Carolina

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  Residents still urged to conserve water

  EPA News Release: City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: November 19, 2024

• 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

• 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

• 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 announces $2 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to the Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) for cleanup activities at the Battey Business Complex

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $2 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant to the Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) for cleanup activities at the Battey Business Complex

  • Release Date: October 21, 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

• EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  EPA News Release: EPA launches resource website for communities affected by Hurricane Helene

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Fines Companies for Alleged Violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Settlement Agreement

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Companies for Alleged Violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Settlement Agreement

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Fines Companies for Alleged Violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Companies for Alleged Violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• City of Chattanooga and Trust for Public Land selected for prestigious $20 million EPA Community Change Grant to extend Alton Park Connector

  EPA News Release: City of Chattanooga and Trust for Public Land selected for prestigious $20 million EPA Community Change Grant to extend Alton Park Connector

  • Release Date: September 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34,403,346 in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Alabama and Tennessee

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program - the largest single environmental justice investment in history – delivered by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34,403,346 in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants in Alabama and Tennessee

  • Release Date: July 29, 2024

• EPA Selects National Wildlife Federation to receive $100,000 in funding to support Environmental Education in metro Atlanta

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects National Wildlife Federation to receive $100,000 in funding to support Environmental Education in metro Atlanta

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA Selects Youth Environmental Alliance to receive $100,000 in funding to support Environmental Education across Broward and Palm Beach Counties

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Youth Environmental Alliance to receive $100,000 in funding to support Environmental Education across Broward and Palm Beach Counties

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024