EPA Selects Recipients for $21.7 Million in Technical Assistance Grants to Support Clean, Safe Water for Rural Communities
May 18, 2022 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its selection of technical assistance providers to receive $21.7 million in grant funding to support drinking water and wastewater systems that serve small and rural communities. This technical assistance funding builds on the agency’s recent announcement of $68 million in available funding for […]
EPA Takes Action Against Five Construction Companies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to Address Clean Water Violations
May 18, 2022 BOSTON (May 18, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with five Massachusetts and New Hampshire construction companies for violations of stormwater regulations that serve to reduce pollution from construction runoff. Under the settlements, the five companies agreed to pay penalties and follow the terms of their permits […]
U.S. Steel to pay $1.5 million penalty, make improvements to settle air pollution violations at Braddock, Pa. steelmaking plant
PHILADELPHIA (May 17, 2022) – The U.S. Steel Corporation will pay a $1.5 million penalty and make extensive improvements at its steel production facility in Braddock, Pennsylvania, as part of a settlement announced today with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for longstanding air pollution violations. The consent decree addresses […]
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Selected to Receive $250K as Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites
Selected grant targets cleanup at the Former Greenleaf Healthcare Facility May 17, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 17, 2022) – The Biden administration, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that Fort Dodge, Iowa, was selected to receive $250,000 of the $254.5 million in Brownfields grants for 265 selected communities. Fort Dodge was selected for cleanup […]
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Selected to Receive $500K as Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites
EPA announces selection of 265 communities to receive Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice May 16, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 16, 2022) – The Biden administration, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that Council Bluffs, Iowa, was selected to receive $500,000 of […]
EPA Seeks Input from Small Businesses on Potential Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles for Model Years 2027 and Later
May 16, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This Panel will focus on the agency’s development of a rule that would propose to reduce air pollutant emissions, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and […]
EPA Announces $48 Million WIFIA Loan to Expand Water Supplies in Oxnard, California
May 13, 2022 WASHINGTON (May 13, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $48 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Oxnard, California, to support its Aquifer Storage Recovery Project. With this WIFIA loan, EPA is helping to expand the city’s recycled water supply to help secure […]
EPA Announces Additional $1.9 Billion in State Revolving Loan Funds for Water Infrastructure Upgrades
$1.9 Billion in annual appropriations adds to $7.7 billion in SRF funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022 May 13, 2022 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.9 billion in grant funding to the State Revolving Funds (SRF) to accelerate progress on water infrastructure projects. Combined with historic investments through […]
EPA Recognizes Four Missouri Organizations as ENERGY STAR Award Winners
May 5, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 5, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are announcing the winners of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards. In the state of Missouri, EPA recognizes City of Columbia Water and Light and Emerson Sensi (St. Louis) in the Partner of the Year – […]
EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding
Local leaders discussed water infrastructure needs and challenges in competing for State Revolving Funds May 11, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 11, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials and state environmental commissioners held a Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Water Infrastructure Funding for drinking water and clean water with Mississippi River Cities & […]