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EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal Program Launches Leadership Awards and Honors 13 Partners

WASHINGTON (October 22, 2020) — The U.S.

DeKalb County, Georgia Clean Water Act Settlement Modified to Further Address Sanitary Sewer Overflows

ATLANTA (October 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), announced a proposed modification of a 2011 Consent Decree with DeKalb County, Georgia.

EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal Program Launches Leadership Awards and Honors 12 Partners

WASHINGTON (October 22, 2020) — The U.S.

EPA Releases Guide to Assist Developing Countries with Solid Waste Management

WASHINGTON (October 22, 2020) — On the heels of the launch of the Trump Administration’s Federal Strategy for Addressing Global Marine Litter Strategy, the U.S.

New Mexico Environment Department receives EPA grant for water utility operator training in underserved areas

DALLAS (Oct. 22, 2020) – The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) was recently selected to receive a $200,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Louisiana receives EPA grant to protect underserved communities from COVID-19

DALLAS (Oct. 22, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently selected the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Services to receive a $200,000 State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant through a competitive grant process.

EPA Awards Environmental Justice Grant to Hope Program, Inc., Bronx, New York

NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an award of $119,995 in an Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement to Hope Program, Inc. located in the Bronx, New York.

EPA Administrator Wheeler Announces Proposed Action to Cancel Irgarol Uses

RUSKIN, Fla. (October 22, 2020) — At an event today in Ruskin, Fla., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the agency is proposing to cancel certain uses of irgarol in order to better protect coral and other aquatic life.