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EPA Announces $17.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems Rural and Small Communities

WASHINGTON (December 10, 2020) — Today, the U.S.

EPA Awards $1.2 million to Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision for Clean Diesel Projects

DETROIT (December 10, 2020) –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $1.2 million award to Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV) for clean diesel projects in Southeast Michigan.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: EPA Finalizes Benefit-Cost Analyses Procedures to Increase Consistency, Honest Accounting in Future Clean Air Act Rulemakings

WASHINGTON (December 10, 2020) — At a virtual event with the Heritage Foundation, U.S.

EPA Projects Featured in 2020 Earth Sprint Hosted by U.S. Census Bureau

WASHINGTON (December 10, 2020) — This year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) participated in The Opportunity Project, an initiative of the U.S.

Louisiana receives $978,866 from EPA to enhance air quality

DALLAS (Dec.10, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $978,866 to the Louisiana Department Environmental Quality to monitor ambient air quality for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).

EPA Launches New Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance

WASHINGTON (December 10, 2020) — This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance (Clearinghouse), an online database of land, air, and water information.

Import deluge fills LA-LB terminals to capacity

[caption caption="Import distribution centers throughout Southern California are filled beyond capacity, so import containers are sitting on the docks with nowhere to go. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]An “unprecedented amount of import containers” has taken up all of the marine terminal space at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and...

Trump Administration Invests $12 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Louisiana

ALEXANDRIA, La., Dec. 9, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing approximately $12 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Louisiana. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.