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• Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $24.9 Million in Funding to District of Columbia to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $24.9 Million in Funding to District of Columbia to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 16, 2023

• $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  EPA News Release: $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.

  • Release Date: September 23, 2022

• EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with golf course association to address best management practices, sustainability, improvements to air, water

  • Release Date: September 19, 2022

• EPA Names Washington DC Second Top U.S. City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Washington DC Second Top U.S. City for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: June 27, 2022

• EPA Awards $152,000 to DC Department of Public Works for Training and Certification to Divert Food Waste

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $152,000 to DC Department of Public Works for Training and Certification to Divert Food Waste

  • Release Date: June 15, 2022

• EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program

  • Release Date: June 2, 2022

• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  New features improve public access to local data

  EPA News Release: New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Recognizes the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington D.C. for its Community Composting Initiative, Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington D.C. for its Community Composting Initiative, Diverting Food Waste from Landfills

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  Agency commends local input, says tough federal actions could be taken

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  • Release Date: January 5, 2022

• EPA Awards Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition Nearly $660,000 for Diesel Emission Reductions

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition Nearly $660,000 for Diesel Emission Reductions

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021