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USDA Offers Additional Assistance for Certain Producers Through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

(Washington, D.C., January 15, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and commodities as well as updating payments to accurately compensate some producers who already applied for the program. Producers who are now eligible and those who need to modify existing applications due to these updates can contact USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) between Jan. 19 and Feb. 26.

EPA Releases Tenth Update to the Administrator’s Emphasis List, Continuing to Accelerate Progress in Cleaning up the Nation’s Land by Achieving Significant Milestones at 8 Sites Across the Country

EPA Announces $46 Million in Funding Available to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines

WASHINGTON (January 15, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines.

EPA approves Clean Water Program to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

DALLAS (Jan.15, 2021) – The U.S.

EPA Announces Progress with Environmental Justice Communities, Including the Heartland

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EPA Releases 2020 Report on Supporting Rural America

WASHINGTON (January 15, 2020) - Today, the U.S.

EPA Awards $11 Million Cooperative Agreement for National Environmental Education Training Program

WASHINGTON (January 15, 2021) — The U.S.

EPA and NASA Enter Agreement on Cleanup of NASA Wallops Flight Facility Site

PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 15, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a consent order today to address contamination at the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) areas of the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) Site, Accomack County, Virginia.