EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing May 20, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2022) – Today the Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that $500 million is now available for school districts and other eligible school bus operators […]
EPA Announces $75 Million WIFIA Loan to Mitigate Flood Risk in Howard County, Maryland
May 24, 2022 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $75 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Howard County, Maryland, to support the Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan projects. EPA’s WIFIA loan will help Howard County implement a comprehensive plan to preserve historic Main Street by upgrading […]
EPA Regional Administrator Guzman Urges School Districts in Pacific Southwest Region to Apply for $500 Million In Clean School Bus Funding
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing May 23, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — The Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that $500 million is now available for school districts and other eligible school bus operators and contractors to […]
EPA Regional Administrator Debra Shore Urges Eligible School Districts in Illinois to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing May 20, 2022 CHICAGO (May 20, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $500 million is now available for school districts and other eligible school bus operators and contractors to […]
EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes and School Bus Operators in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to Apply for $500M In Available Funding for Clean School Buses
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing May 20, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 20, 2022) – Today the Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced $500 million is now available for school districts and other eligible school bus operators and […]
EPA Announces $500 Million for Clean School Buses for New England School Districts
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing May 20, 2022 BOSTON (May 20, 2022) — This morning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other local officials to announce that the Biden-Harris […]
Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Available for Clean School Buses Through EPA
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing May 20, 2022 WASHINGTON (May 20, 2022) — Today the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500 million is now available for school districts and other eligible school bus operators and contractors […]
EPA Proposes that Indiana’s Clark and Floyd Counties Now Meet Federal Air Quality Standard for Ozone, Opens 30-day Comment Period
May 18, 2022 CHICAGO (May 18, 2022) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today started a 30-day public comment period on its proposal to redesignate the Indiana portion of the Louisville area to attainment of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Air monitoring data from 2019 through 2021 show the area now […]
EPA Announces $284 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in DeKalb County, Georgia
Nationally, 83 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $32 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 95,000 jobs May 19, 2022 WASHINGTON — Today, at an event with DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Thurmond and other local officials, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced a $284 million Water Infrastructure Finance […]
EPA Enforcement Protects Vulnerable Massachusetts Communities from Risks of Chemical Accidents
EPA reached settlements with facilities handling dangerous substances in Leominster and New Bedford, Mass. resulting in civil fines and compliance improvements May 18, 2022 BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached settlements with two companies resolving claims they violated the chemical accident prevention requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. Chemical accidents at […]