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Administrator Wheeler Meets with Agricultural Stakeholders in Florida, Georgia

Savannah, Ga. (October 27, 2020) — Today, U.S.

ICYMI: California Leaders Are Wrong to Fault the Trump Administration on Wildfires

Andrew WheelerNational Review
October 27, 2020

EPA Recognizes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2020

WASHINGTON (October 27, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) from October 25 – 31, 2020.

EPA Announces Over $335,000 for Projects in U.S.-Mexico Border Region

DALLAS – (Oct. 27, 2020) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced $335,855.48 in grants awarded through the Border 2020: U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program.

EPA Announces $2.3 Million Grant to Reduce Lead Exposure in D.C. Child Care Centers and Schools

WASHINGTON (Oct. 27, 2020) — Today, a virtual event with the Director of District of the Columbia’s Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) Tommy Wells, the U.S.

EPA Announces $116 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (Oct. 27, 2020) — Today in Springfield, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator Kurt Thiede announced a total of $116 million to modernize water infrastructure in Illinois.

EPA Region 5 Administrator Kurt Thiede Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Illinois Farm Bureau

For Immediate Release: No. No. 20-OPA-31

EPA Announces New Actions to Support Water Reuse, Highlights Water Subcabinet Coordination

WASHINGTON (October 27, 2020) — Today, at the Future of Water Infrastructure and Innovation Summit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water David Ross announced four new proposed actions under the National Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP).