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EPA Announces $40 Million in Grant Funding to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Disadvantaged Communities and Schools

WASHINGTON (October 23, 2020) — Today, at multiple events across the country in Grand Rapids, Mich.; Benton Harbor, Mich.; Newark, N.J.; and a virtual event for Virginia, U.S.

Administrator Wheeler Announces $10 Million for Lead Service Line Replacements in Michigan, Highlights Great Lakes Restoration

Benton Harbor, Mich. (October 23, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced $10.7 million in grants for lead service line replacements in Grand Rapids and Benton Harbor, Michigan.

EPA Announces $1.3 Million Grant to Reduce Lead Exposure in Virginia Schools

PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 23, 2020) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Associate Deputy Administrator Doug Benevento announced that the Virginia Department of Public Health was selected to receive a $1.3 million grant.

Administrator Wheeler Announces $5.1 Million Grant to Remove Lead Service Lines in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS (Oct. 23, 2020) — Today, at an event with U.S. Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06) and U.S.

EPA Announces $7.5 Million Grant to Reduce Lead Exposure in Newark, New Jersey, Schools

NEWARK — Today, U.S.

ICYMI: Florida now meets all EPA air quality standards; largest state to hit benchmark

Aaron MesmerFox 13 Tampa Bay
October 22, 2020

EPA, DOJ, MDEQ and Atlantic Richfield announce 2020 Partial Consent Decree for the Anaconda Smelter NPL site

Helena, Montana (October 23, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the U.S.

Trump Administration Invests $11.7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Kentucky and Illinois

MAYFIELD, Ky., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kentucky and Illinois. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.