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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.

More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

(Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump Administration Invests $2.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina

YADKINVILLE, N.C., Oct. 26, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $2.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Carolina. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

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