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EPA Announces $755,000 for Pennsylvania to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the availability of $755,000 for Pennsylvania to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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EPA Appoints Palm Beach County, Florida Commissioner Melissa McKinlay to Local Government Advisory Committee

News Release: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced the appointment of Palm Beach County, Florida Commissioner Melissa McKinlay, as one of 34 new members to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). The 39-member ...
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EPA Settles with Chevron, Levies Penalty, for Hazardous Waste Violations at Montebello, CA Facility

News Release: LOS ANGELES – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Chevron USA Inc. for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the company’s facility in Montebello, CA. Montebello is a historically marginalized and overburdened community that experiences ...
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EPA Announces $297,000 for West Virginia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the availability of $297,000 for West Virginia to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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EPA Announces $449,000 for Virginia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the availability of $449,000 for Virginia to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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American Samoa EPA Awarded $200,000 for Environmental Justice Projects under the American Rescue Plan

News Release: PAGO PAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $200,000 grant to the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) to address air quality issues across the island of Tutuila. Stay-at-home orders tied to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an increase in open burning on ...
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EPA Announces $137,000 for the District of Columbia to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the availability of $137,000 for the District of Columbia to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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EPA Announces $283,000 for Maryland to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the availability of $283,000 for Maryland to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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EPA announces Colorado and North Dakota appointments to Local Government Advisory Committee

News Release: DENVER – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 34 new members to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), including The Honorable Nick Gradisar, mayor of Pueblo, Colorado, and The Honorable Mark Fox, chairman of the Mandan, ...
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EPA Appoints Wallburg, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Timothy “Zane” Hedgecock to Local Government Advisory Committee

News Release: ATLANTA (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced the appointment of Wallburg, North Carolina Mayor Pro Tem Timothy “Zane” Hedgecock, as one of 34 new members to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). The 39-member LGAC will ...
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EPA Appoints Elected Officials from Georgia to Local Government Advisory Committee

News Release: ATLANTA (Aug. 26, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced the appointment of East Point, Georgia Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and Fairburn, Georgia Councilmember Hattie Portis-Jones to the ...
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EPA Appoints Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to Local Government Advisory

News Release: ATLANTA (Aug. 26, 2021) – The, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the reappointment of Jackson, Mississippi County Administrator Brian Fulton to the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). Fulton is also being reappointed to the LGAC’s Small Communities ...
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EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone announced today that EPA will take over completing the design plans for the Seawall Sector of the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site in Old Bridge Township and Sayreville, ...
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EPA Announces Steps to Advance the Cleanup for Raritan Bay Superfund Site Community

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone announced today that EPA will take over completing the design plans for the Seawall Sector of the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site in Old Bridge Township and Sayreville, ...
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EPA Announces 2021 President’s Student and Teacher Environmental Award Winners in the Southeast

News Release: ATLANTA (Aug. 26, 2021) – On Aug. 12, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2021 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental ...
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EPA Announces $330,000 Grant for Iowa to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

News Release: (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 27, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $330,000 in grant funding for Iowa to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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Winchester, Mass. Town Manager Lisa Wong Appointed Vice-Chair of EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee

News Release: BOSTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has appointed 34 new members to EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). Lisa Wong, the Town Manager of Winchester Mass., was reappointed as one of the 39-members of the LGAC, and has been selected to serve as ...
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EPA Announces $370,000 Grant for Kansas to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

News Release: (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 27, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of $370,000 in grant funding for Kansas to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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EPA Announces $492,000 Grant for Missouri to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

News Release: (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 27, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of $492,000 in grant funding for Missouri to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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EPA Announces $263,000 Grant for Nebraska to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

News Release: (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 27, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of $263,000 in grant funding for Nebraska to improve drinking water for residents in small towns and underserved communities.
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