U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Archives

California receives $100 million for environmental justice projects

Initiatives will reduce historic pollution, increase community resilience to future climate extremes and build awareness through education programs

Strategic Partnerships

Agencies make $850 million available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Funds come from the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, which will provide more than $1 billion in financial and technical assistance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions nationwide

Keaton Peters

EPA declares new 20% ethanol fuel blend road ready

Product can be blended into conventional gasoline at up to 20% concentration – the highest yet to be approved for use in any conventional gas-powered vehicle

Pete Hahnloser

Wisconsin receives $62.4 million from EPA for solar projects

Solar installations would help state prevent nearly 2 million tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere annually, officials say

Keaton Peters

$41 million available for building robust stormwater and sewer systems

Grants intended to help communities address needs, with an emphasis on assisting small and financially distressed communities

Paul Stinson

$25 million dredging project to improve Portland, Maine, harbor

Request for proposals for the Portland Harbor CAD Cell and Dredge project’s first phase will go out this summer

Miles Smith

EPA awards school districts nearly $1 billion for clean school buses

Funds are slated to support the purchase of approximately 2,700 buses, 95% of which will be electric

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