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• EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  • Release Date: December 31, 2024

• EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  Colorado State University, Pioneer Energy Inc, and Blue Mountain Operations among awardees receiving $850M nationwide  

  EPA News Release: EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  • Release Date: December 23, 2024

• EPA and US Department of Energy Announce $850M to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector

  Grant selectees from EPA’s Southeastern Region include M2X Energy, Inc. of Rockledge, Florida and the University of Kentucky Research Foundation in Lexington, Kentucky

  EPA News Release: EPA and US Department of Energy Announce $850M to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: December 20, 2024

• US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy Announce $850M to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector

  Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Builds on More Than 100 Cross-Government Actions That Are Sharply Reducing Methane Pollution in Support of Clean Air, Good Jobs, and Climate Action

  EPA News Release: US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy Announce $850M to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: December 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  Seventy applicants tentatively selected to receive funding for over 2,400 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: EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  • Release Date: December 11, 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

• EPA Recognizes Nine Truck Carriers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for Environmental Performance and Energy Efficiency

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Nine Truck Carriers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for Environmental Performance and Energy Efficiency

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• EPA Announces $160,000 Grant to Nevada’s greenUP! to Support Green Manufacturing, Pollution Prevention

  $1.16 million awarded for pollution source reduction nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $160,000 Grant to Nevada’s greenUP! to Support Green Manufacturing, Pollution Prevention

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• EPA to Award Over $2.23M for Clean Diesel Projects in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA to Award Over $2.23M for Clean Diesel Projects in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri

  • Release Date: September 30, 2020

• EPA Awards nearly $800,000 to UCLA to Advance Critical Public Health Research on Coastal Flooding

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards nearly $800,000 to UCLA to Advance Critical Public Health Research on Coastal Flooding

  • Release Date: September 4, 2020

• Iowa City VA Health Care System Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: Iowa City VA Health Care System Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: August 11, 2020

• Washington University in St. Louis Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: Washington University in St. Louis Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: August 11, 2020

• EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft

  Proposal supports domestic aircraft manufacturing, commonsense regulation to increase global competitiveness

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Aircraft

  • Release Date: July 22, 2020

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  EPA News Release: EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  • Release Date: June 11, 2020

• 18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

  EPA News Release: 18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

  • Release Date: April 23, 2020