pollution cleanup

Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts receiving $23.8 million boost from the EPA

The Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program has been quietly working to restore the bay's ecosystem for over two decades.

New $725 million round of funding targets remediation of abandoned mines

Funds will assist communities by creating jobs for displaced coal workers and ensuring clean air and water through cleanup projects

EPA provides $300 million in grants to rejuvenate brownfield sites

Awards will help turn previously polluted, vacant and abandoned properties into community assets while boosting local economies

$54.2 million will address abandoned oil and gas wells

Grants will help measure methane emissions, assess water effects and prioritize cleanup