Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $1.9 Million in the Pacific Islands for Recycling Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,938,261 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam.
EPA has selected 25 communities nationwide to receive grants totaling more than $73 million under the newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. In addition, the agency is making available approximately $32 million for states and territories to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. The grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible – what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“These innovative local government, territory and state grants will solve zero waste challenges across the Pacific Southwest,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "EPA is proud to support these groundbreaking efforts to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, advance environmental justice and aid the transition to a circular economy that will bring benefits for decades to come."
“The EPA grant funding advances the CNMI’s commitment to a cleaner and greener future for our Commonwealth. It also places our islands closer to the shared vision where waste is minimized, resources are conserved, and our pristine natural beauty is preserved for generations to come,” said Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold I. Palacios. “We are thankful for the collaborative work of the CNMI Inter-Island Solid Waste Management Taskforce and the EPA for making this possible. Together, we’re setting a course for a more sustainable CNMI.”
“I’d like to recognize the CNMI Inter-Island Solid Waste Management Taskforce for their hard work in securing this crucial funding. Through SWIFR, the CNMI will make critical investments in equipment and personnel to jumpstart recycling initiatives. On behalf of the Governor and Lt. Governor, the CNMI thanks the U.S. EPA for their tireless support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to sustainability and achieving Zero Waste”, said Elizabeth Balajadia, Acting Director of the CNMI Office of Planning and Development.
Grants in the Pacific Islands are:
American Samoa ($753,755): The American Samoa Power Authority will establish, increase, expand and optimize collection and improve recycling infrastructure for all the islands. A project team will develop solid waste management plans, establish transfer stations to collect recyclables on the islands and at the Futiga Landfill, collect recycling data, and conduct public outreach and education.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ($612,441): The Commonwealth’s Office of Planning and Development will purchase and repair recycling equipment and hire additional operating staff. Balers on Rota and Tinian will process scrap metal and derelict vehicles, a vehicle on Saipan will manage green waste, and equipment on Saipan will support sensitive data destruction and electronics recycling.
Guam ($572,065): The Guam Environmental Protection Agency plans to advance zero waste by providing home composting and gardening training to thousands of residents in all of Guam’s villages. Compost bins and pails will be provided to participants to reduce wasted food, and garden beds will be created to supply home-grown local produce. Training and data collection will be supported by a nonprofit subrecipient.
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities
The recycling grants for communities will support improvements to waste management systems across the country and will range from $500,000 to $4 million per grant. Selected projects include purchasing new fleets of recycling collection vehicles and bins to provide curbside recycling services for communities currently lacking access; upgrades to material recovery facilities to reduce contamination; enhancements to composting and organics programs and infrastructure, and construction of various types of facilities that improve recycling, composting, and reuse infrastructure for materials such as plastics and food waste.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $360,000 to $750,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most. These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
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EPA has selected 25 communities nationwide to receive grants totaling more than $73 million under the newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. In addition, the agency is making available approximately $32 million for states and territories to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. The grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible – what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“These innovative local government, territory and state grants will solve zero waste challenges across the Pacific Southwest,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "EPA is proud to support these groundbreaking efforts to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, advance environmental justice and aid the transition to a circular economy that will bring benefits for decades to come."
“The EPA grant funding advances the CNMI’s commitment to a cleaner and greener future for our Commonwealth. It also places our islands closer to the shared vision where waste is minimized, resources are conserved, and our pristine natural beauty is preserved for generations to come,” said Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold I. Palacios. “We are thankful for the collaborative work of the CNMI Inter-Island Solid Waste Management Taskforce and the EPA for making this possible. Together, we’re setting a course for a more sustainable CNMI.”
“I’d like to recognize the CNMI Inter-Island Solid Waste Management Taskforce for their hard work in securing this crucial funding. Through SWIFR, the CNMI will make critical investments in equipment and personnel to jumpstart recycling initiatives. On behalf of the Governor and Lt. Governor, the CNMI thanks the U.S. EPA for their tireless support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to sustainability and achieving Zero Waste”, said Elizabeth Balajadia, Acting Director of the CNMI Office of Planning and Development.
Grants in the Pacific Islands are:
American Samoa ($753,755): The American Samoa Power Authority will establish, increase, expand and optimize collection and improve recycling infrastructure for all the islands. A project team will develop solid waste management plans, establish transfer stations to collect recyclables on the islands and at the Futiga Landfill, collect recycling data, and conduct public outreach and education.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ($612,441): The Commonwealth’s Office of Planning and Development will purchase and repair recycling equipment and hire additional operating staff. Balers on Rota and Tinian will process scrap metal and derelict vehicles, a vehicle on Saipan will manage green waste, and equipment on Saipan will support sensitive data destruction and electronics recycling.
Guam ($572,065): The Guam Environmental Protection Agency plans to advance zero waste by providing home composting and gardening training to thousands of residents in all of Guam’s villages. Compost bins and pails will be provided to participants to reduce wasted food, and garden beds will be created to supply home-grown local produce. Training and data collection will be supported by a nonprofit subrecipient.
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities
The recycling grants for communities will support improvements to waste management systems across the country and will range from $500,000 to $4 million per grant. Selected projects include purchasing new fleets of recycling collection vehicles and bins to provide curbside recycling services for communities currently lacking access; upgrades to material recovery facilities to reduce contamination; enhancements to composting and organics programs and infrastructure, and construction of various types of facilities that improve recycling, composting, and reuse infrastructure for materials such as plastics and food waste.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $360,000 to $750,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most. These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
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Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $592,253 in Alabama Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Sept. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $592,253 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across Alabama to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this investment totaling is a part of EPA’s largest recycling investment in 30 years.
The grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible –what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda tackles our most pressing environmental challenges including climate change and lead in drinking water, and today we add another historic investment to better manage waste in communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “By investing in better recycling, EPA is deploying resources to provide recycling services across the country, including in disadvantaged communities, while preventing waste that contributes to the climate crisis, supporting local economies and creating good-paying jobs.”
“This historic investment in advancing recycling infrastructure projects will effectively and efficiently reduce the impact that waste materials have in the Southeast Region,” said Acting Region 4 Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle. “Recognizably, the work done under this grant will serve as a powerful example of what we can do together do to protect our planet and our communities.
“We are thrilled that President Biden and Administrator Regan are continuing to make environmental justice a priority here in Alabama,” said Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL-07). “This investment is yet another example of how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering for our communities!”
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $370,000 to $760,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
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The grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible –what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda tackles our most pressing environmental challenges including climate change and lead in drinking water, and today we add another historic investment to better manage waste in communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “By investing in better recycling, EPA is deploying resources to provide recycling services across the country, including in disadvantaged communities, while preventing waste that contributes to the climate crisis, supporting local economies and creating good-paying jobs.”
“This historic investment in advancing recycling infrastructure projects will effectively and efficiently reduce the impact that waste materials have in the Southeast Region,” said Acting Region 4 Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle. “Recognizably, the work done under this grant will serve as a powerful example of what we can do together do to protect our planet and our communities.
“We are thrilled that President Biden and Administrator Regan are continuing to make environmental justice a priority here in Alabama,” said Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL-07). “This investment is yet another example of how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering for our communities!”
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $370,000 to $760,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $550,000 in Nevada Recycling Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $551,877 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across Nevada. With this grant, awarded to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and administered by the department’s Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), the state will complete a feasibility study to support efficient transportation of recyclables, develop an economic impact and viability study on composting facilities, and produce a roadmap to a circular economy plan. The state will also create a rural training program for recycling and composting and train NDEP staff and volunteers.
EPA has selected 25 communities nationwide to receive grants totaling more than $73 million under the newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. In addition, the agency is making available approximately $32 million for states and territories to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. The grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible – what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“These innovative local government, territory and state grants will solve zero waste challenges across the Pacific Southwest,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "EPA is proud to support these groundbreaking efforts to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, advance environmental justice and aid the transition to a circular economy that will bring benefits for decades to come."
Rep. Dina Titus said: “Sustainability is particularly important for states with rapidly growing metropolitan areas like Las Vegas. By investing in activities like waste management planning and implementation while enhancing recycling capabilities, this funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help communities like mine grow responsibly while supporting their economies.”
“As one of the fastest growing states in the country, Nevada faces unique challenges when it comes to implementing sustainable practices in both our cities and our rural communities,” said Jeff Kinder, Deputy Administrator of the Nevada of Division of Environmental Protection. “This SWIFR Grant will support important research to help us better understand our future sustainability needs, ensuring we can continue to reduce waste, recycle materials, and conserve our resources.”
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities
The recycling grants for communities will support improvements to waste management systems across the country and will range from $500,000 to $4 million per grant. Selected projects include purchasing new fleets of recycling collection vehicles and bins to provide curbside recycling services for communities currently lacking access; upgrades to material recovery facilities to reduce contamination; enhancements to composting and organics programs and infrastructure, and construction of various types of facilities that improve recycling, composting, and reuse infrastructure for materials such as plastics and food waste.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $360,000 to $750,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most. These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
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EPA has selected 25 communities nationwide to receive grants totaling more than $73 million under the newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. In addition, the agency is making available approximately $32 million for states and territories to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. The grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible – what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“These innovative local government, territory and state grants will solve zero waste challenges across the Pacific Southwest,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "EPA is proud to support these groundbreaking efforts to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, advance environmental justice and aid the transition to a circular economy that will bring benefits for decades to come."
Rep. Dina Titus said: “Sustainability is particularly important for states with rapidly growing metropolitan areas like Las Vegas. By investing in activities like waste management planning and implementation while enhancing recycling capabilities, this funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help communities like mine grow responsibly while supporting their economies.”
“As one of the fastest growing states in the country, Nevada faces unique challenges when it comes to implementing sustainable practices in both our cities and our rural communities,” said Jeff Kinder, Deputy Administrator of the Nevada of Division of Environmental Protection. “This SWIFR Grant will support important research to help us better understand our future sustainability needs, ensuring we can continue to reduce waste, recycle materials, and conserve our resources.”
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities
The recycling grants for communities will support improvements to waste management systems across the country and will range from $500,000 to $4 million per grant. Selected projects include purchasing new fleets of recycling collection vehicles and bins to provide curbside recycling services for communities currently lacking access; upgrades to material recovery facilities to reduce contamination; enhancements to composting and organics programs and infrastructure, and construction of various types of facilities that improve recycling, composting, and reuse infrastructure for materials such as plastics and food waste.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $360,000 to $750,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most. These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $600K in Nebraska Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda
LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $600,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across Nebraska.
EPA has selected the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy to receive grants totaling over $600,000 under the newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. The agency is making these funds available for Nebraska to improve solid waste management planning, data collection, and implementation of plans. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this investment, totaling $105 million nationwide, is a part of EPA’s largest recycling investment in 30 years.
These grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible – what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“Reducing waste is one very important step we can take to fight the climate crisis and ensure environmental justice in our Heartland communities,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister. “Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this funding will help our region’s states reduce gases like methane by diverting waste from landfills. These funds will also ensure that our overburdened communities get the resources needed for a cleaner and healthier environment for all.”
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure to driving over $470 billion in private-sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good-paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million (or 76%) of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $360,000 to $750,000, with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most.
Nebraska will use funds to conduct a four-season waste composition study to evaluate the characteristics of its solid waste stream. This study will be compared to the state’s 2007 waste composition study to identify and evaluate trends over time. A comprehensive report will be prepared, including data collection and analytical techniques, a waste composition profile for the state as a whole, and a summary of findings and conclusions. With this study, Nebraska will be able to quantify the impact of existing recycling programs and identify opportunities to improve waste management, including the opportunity for recyclable materials to be valued back into the marketplace. After identifying these gaps, Nebraska will develop recommendations for programs and policies that increase the diversion of materials from landfills.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $275 million from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act – the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA Recycling Grants page.
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EPA has selected the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy to receive grants totaling over $600,000 under the newly created Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. The agency is making these funds available for Nebraska to improve solid waste management planning, data collection, and implementation of plans. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this investment, totaling $105 million nationwide, is a part of EPA’s largest recycling investment in 30 years.
These grants support the implementation of EPA’s National Recycling Strategy to build an economy devoted to keeping materials, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible – what’s known as a “circular economy.”
“Reducing waste is one very important step we can take to fight the climate crisis and ensure environmental justice in our Heartland communities,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister. “Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this funding will help our region’s states reduce gases like methane by diverting waste from landfills. These funds will also ensure that our overburdened communities get the resources needed for a cleaner and healthier environment for all.”
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure to driving over $470 billion in private-sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good-paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million (or 76%) of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $360,000 to $750,000, with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most.
Nebraska will use funds to conduct a four-season waste composition study to evaluate the characteristics of its solid waste stream. This study will be compared to the state’s 2007 waste composition study to identify and evaluate trends over time. A comprehensive report will be prepared, including data collection and analytical techniques, a waste composition profile for the state as a whole, and a summary of findings and conclusions. With this study, Nebraska will be able to quantify the impact of existing recycling programs and identify opportunities to improve waste management, including the opportunity for recyclable materials to be valued back into the marketplace. After identifying these gaps, Nebraska will develop recommendations for programs and policies that increase the diversion of materials from landfills.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $275 million from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act – the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA Recycling Grants page.
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Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $592,253 in South Carolina Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda
COLUMBIA, SC. (Sept. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $592,253 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across South Carolina to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this investment totaling is a part of EPA’s largest recycling investment in 30 years.
“President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda tackles our most pressing environmental challenges including climate change and lead in drinking water, and today we add another historic investment to better manage waste in communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “By investing in better recycling, EPA is deploying resources to provide recycling services across the country, including in disadvantaged communities, while preventing waste that contributes to the climate crisis, supporting local economies and creating good-paying jobs.”
“This historic investment in advancing recycling infrastructure projects will effectively and efficiently reduce the impact that waste materials have in the Southeast Region,” said Acting Region 4 Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle. “Recognizably, the work done under this grant will serve as a powerful example of what we can do together do to protect our planet and our communities.
“I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration for delivering this significant investment to South Carolina. When single-use materials are buried, burned, or thrown into the sea, dangerous chemicals permeate our soil, air, and water. All too often, low-income and communities of color bear the brunt of this pollution. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, we’re finally making progress toward mitigating these dangerous impacts and building a greener future,” said U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn (SC-06).
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $370,000 to $760,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
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“President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda tackles our most pressing environmental challenges including climate change and lead in drinking water, and today we add another historic investment to better manage waste in communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “By investing in better recycling, EPA is deploying resources to provide recycling services across the country, including in disadvantaged communities, while preventing waste that contributes to the climate crisis, supporting local economies and creating good-paying jobs.”
“This historic investment in advancing recycling infrastructure projects will effectively and efficiently reduce the impact that waste materials have in the Southeast Region,” said Acting Region 4 Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle. “Recognizably, the work done under this grant will serve as a powerful example of what we can do together do to protect our planet and our communities.
“I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration for delivering this significant investment to South Carolina. When single-use materials are buried, burned, or thrown into the sea, dangerous chemicals permeate our soil, air, and water. All too often, low-income and communities of color bear the brunt of this pollution. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, we’re finally making progress toward mitigating these dangerous impacts and building a greener future,” said U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn (SC-06).
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments in the United States, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom powered by good paying jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is also advancing President's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. Approximately $56 million out of the $73 million – or 76% - of the total funding for communities will go toward projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for States and Territories
The recycling grants for states and territories will provide funding to all 56 states, territories, and the District of Columbia via grants ranging from $370,000 to $760,000; with the highest grant amounts supporting those states and territories that need it the most.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Funded activities include improving post-consumer materials management programs through developing or updating solid waste management plans and strengthening data collection efforts.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories, and communities is the first round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling Education and Outreach grant program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act - the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
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EPA Công Bố Phê Duyệt Chứng Nhận Các Kế Hoạch Người Phun Thuốc Trừ Sâu Của Bang Louisiana, New Mexico và Texas
DALLAS, TEXAS (Ngày 12 tháng 9 năm 2023) – Cơ Quan Bảo Vệ Môi Trường Hoa Kỳ đang hoàn thiện các tiêu chuẩn mạnh mẽ hơn đối với những cá nhân sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu có mức sử dụng bị hạn chế (RUP) ở các bang Louisiana, New Mexico và Texas. Các kế hoạch hiện tại của tiểu bang đã được sửa đổi để đáp ứng hoặc vượt quá các yêu cầu an toàn được cải thiện trong Quy Tắc Cuối Cùng về Chứng Nhận Người Phun Thuốc Trừ Sâu (CPA) năm 2017.
Tiến sĩ Earthea Nance, Quản Trị Viên Khu Vực, cho biết: “Việc lạm dụng hoặc coi thường các tiêu chuẩn an toàn về thuốc trừ sâu có thể ảnh hưởng đến những nhóm dân cư dễ bị tổn thương, do đó chúng tôi bắt buộc phải tiếp tục cải thiện và duy trì các yêu cầu về an toàn thuốc trừ sâu”. “Với những phê duyệt này, EPA đang thực hiện các bước quan trọng để giảm tiếp xúc với môi trường và bảo vệ sức khỏe con người.”
Có khoảng 66,000 người phun thuốc trừ sâu ở Louisiana, New Mexico và Texas được chứng nhận sử dụng RUP và ước tính có khoảng 200,000 công nhân nông trại có thể làm việc xung quanh RUP. Người ứng dụng, công chúng và môi trường có nguy cơ gặp phải các RUP bị xử lý sai hoặc áp dụng sai. Kế Hoạch Chứng Nhận của Tiểu Bang đã được sửa đổi nhằm nâng cao và cải tiến năng lực của những người phun RUP được chứng nhận và những người làm việc dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp của họ (những người áp dụng không được chứng nhận). EPA hy vọng rằng việc nâng cao năng lực của những người phun thuốc được chứng nhận và không được chứng nhận sẽ giúp đảm bảo rằng RUP được sử dụng theo đúng nhãn của chúng và sẽ làm giảm sự tiếp xúc với thuốc trừ sâu và bệnh tật ở những người phun thuốc, công nhân nông trại, công chúng, cộng đồng nông thôn, và trẻ em, cũng như ngăn ngừa các tác dụng phụ bất hợp lý những ảnh hưởng tới môi trường.
EPA hiểu tầm quan trọng và sự nguy hiểm của RUP, do đó họ đã xác minh rằng Kế hoạch của ba Tiểu bang này đáp ứng hoặc vượt quá các quy định liên bang được cập nhật và nghiêm ngặt hơn. Bản sửa đổi của các kế hoạch này kết hợp các yêu cầu lâu dài và mối quan ngại về công lý môi trường từ cộng đồng, bao gồm việc đào tạo nâng cao cho những người phun RUP dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp, bảo vệ trẻ vị thành niên, và đào tạo bổ sung cho một số loại thuốc trừ sâu có nguy cơ cao. Các lĩnh vực cải tiến chính theo CPA:
Danh mục mới: Hiện này phải có giấy chứng nhận đối với RUP dùng trên không, khử trùng và kiểm soát động vật săn mồi. Những loại thuốc trừ sâu có nguy cơ cao này hiện cần được đào tạo cụ thể do khó áp dụng mà không gây ra tác hại nghiêm trọng do phơi nhiễm ngoài mục tiêu.
Tuổi tối thiểu: Người phun thuốc phải đủ 18 tuổi mới được dùng RUP (với miễn trừ hạn hẹp về độ tuổi (16) đối với một số mục đích sử dụng tại trang trại gia đình của những người phun thuốc không được chứng nhận dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp của người phun thuốc được chứng nhận).
Trình độ của người phun thuốc không được chứng nhận: Những người phun RUP dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp của người phun thuốc được chứng nhận phải được đào tạo theo cách mà họ có thể hiểu được. Người phun thuốc phải xác minh hồ sơ đào tạo cho những người làm việc dưới sự giám sát của họ trước khi phun RUP.
Chứng nhận lại: Các chứng chỉ có hiệu lực tối đa là 5 năm. Trước đây không có giới hạn của liên bang.
Ba kế hoạch này đã đáp ứng các yêu cầu tối thiểu của CPA và đã điều chỉnh các chương trình cho phù hợp với nhu cầu của tiểu bang. Những thay đổi của chương trình sẽ được thực hiện theo thời gian, theo các lịch biểu thực hiện kế hoạch của họ. Ngoài các tiêu chuẩn mạnh mẽ hơn về việc phun RUP ở các tiểu bang này, EPA đang hỗ trợ thêm cho các cộng đồng bằng cách tiến hành tiếp cận bổ sung bằng song ngữ với công nhân nông trại và các hiệp hội làm việc với công nhân nông trại. Vào cuối Tháng Tám, EPA đã bắt đầu nỗ lực này bằng cách tham gia các diễn đàn về quyền của người lao động ở Hatch, New Mexico, El Paso và Socorro, Texas, để thu hút sự tham gia của các công nhân nông trại và các tổ chức liên quan nhằm nâng cao nhận thức về các tiêu chuẩn bảo vệ người lao động của FIFRA. EPA đã trao $40,000 cho Trung Tâm Khoa Học Y Tế Đại Học Texas Tech ở El Paso để cung cấp hướng dẫn về việc sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu và các tác động sức khỏe tiềm tàng của nó đối với những người nông dân nhập cư và gia đình họ dọc biên giới Hoa Kỳ/Mexico.
Trong số 56 bản sửa đổi kế hoạch được đề xuất do các cơ quan chứng nhận của tiểu bang và lãnh thổ đệ trình, 40 bản đã được phê duyệt. Thời hạn quy định để phê duyệt kế hoạch chứng nhận được sửa đổi là ngày 4 Tháng Mười Một, 2023. EPA tiếp tục hợp tác với Bộ Nông Nghiệp Tiểu Bang để giải quyết các ý kiến của Cơ quan về các kế hoạch còn lại. Để biết thêm thông tin về thuốc trừ sâu và quy trình chứng nhận của EPA, vui lòng xem trang web chuyên dụng của chúng tôi.
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Tiến sĩ Earthea Nance, Quản Trị Viên Khu Vực, cho biết: “Việc lạm dụng hoặc coi thường các tiêu chuẩn an toàn về thuốc trừ sâu có thể ảnh hưởng đến những nhóm dân cư dễ bị tổn thương, do đó chúng tôi bắt buộc phải tiếp tục cải thiện và duy trì các yêu cầu về an toàn thuốc trừ sâu”. “Với những phê duyệt này, EPA đang thực hiện các bước quan trọng để giảm tiếp xúc với môi trường và bảo vệ sức khỏe con người.”
Có khoảng 66,000 người phun thuốc trừ sâu ở Louisiana, New Mexico và Texas được chứng nhận sử dụng RUP và ước tính có khoảng 200,000 công nhân nông trại có thể làm việc xung quanh RUP. Người ứng dụng, công chúng và môi trường có nguy cơ gặp phải các RUP bị xử lý sai hoặc áp dụng sai. Kế Hoạch Chứng Nhận của Tiểu Bang đã được sửa đổi nhằm nâng cao và cải tiến năng lực của những người phun RUP được chứng nhận và những người làm việc dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp của họ (những người áp dụng không được chứng nhận). EPA hy vọng rằng việc nâng cao năng lực của những người phun thuốc được chứng nhận và không được chứng nhận sẽ giúp đảm bảo rằng RUP được sử dụng theo đúng nhãn của chúng và sẽ làm giảm sự tiếp xúc với thuốc trừ sâu và bệnh tật ở những người phun thuốc, công nhân nông trại, công chúng, cộng đồng nông thôn, và trẻ em, cũng như ngăn ngừa các tác dụng phụ bất hợp lý những ảnh hưởng tới môi trường.
EPA hiểu tầm quan trọng và sự nguy hiểm của RUP, do đó họ đã xác minh rằng Kế hoạch của ba Tiểu bang này đáp ứng hoặc vượt quá các quy định liên bang được cập nhật và nghiêm ngặt hơn. Bản sửa đổi của các kế hoạch này kết hợp các yêu cầu lâu dài và mối quan ngại về công lý môi trường từ cộng đồng, bao gồm việc đào tạo nâng cao cho những người phun RUP dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp, bảo vệ trẻ vị thành niên, và đào tạo bổ sung cho một số loại thuốc trừ sâu có nguy cơ cao. Các lĩnh vực cải tiến chính theo CPA:
Danh mục mới: Hiện này phải có giấy chứng nhận đối với RUP dùng trên không, khử trùng và kiểm soát động vật săn mồi. Những loại thuốc trừ sâu có nguy cơ cao này hiện cần được đào tạo cụ thể do khó áp dụng mà không gây ra tác hại nghiêm trọng do phơi nhiễm ngoài mục tiêu.
Tuổi tối thiểu: Người phun thuốc phải đủ 18 tuổi mới được dùng RUP (với miễn trừ hạn hẹp về độ tuổi (16) đối với một số mục đích sử dụng tại trang trại gia đình của những người phun thuốc không được chứng nhận dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp của người phun thuốc được chứng nhận).
Trình độ của người phun thuốc không được chứng nhận: Những người phun RUP dưới sự giám sát trực tiếp của người phun thuốc được chứng nhận phải được đào tạo theo cách mà họ có thể hiểu được. Người phun thuốc phải xác minh hồ sơ đào tạo cho những người làm việc dưới sự giám sát của họ trước khi phun RUP.
Chứng nhận lại: Các chứng chỉ có hiệu lực tối đa là 5 năm. Trước đây không có giới hạn của liên bang.
Ba kế hoạch này đã đáp ứng các yêu cầu tối thiểu của CPA và đã điều chỉnh các chương trình cho phù hợp với nhu cầu của tiểu bang. Những thay đổi của chương trình sẽ được thực hiện theo thời gian, theo các lịch biểu thực hiện kế hoạch của họ. Ngoài các tiêu chuẩn mạnh mẽ hơn về việc phun RUP ở các tiểu bang này, EPA đang hỗ trợ thêm cho các cộng đồng bằng cách tiến hành tiếp cận bổ sung bằng song ngữ với công nhân nông trại và các hiệp hội làm việc với công nhân nông trại. Vào cuối Tháng Tám, EPA đã bắt đầu nỗ lực này bằng cách tham gia các diễn đàn về quyền của người lao động ở Hatch, New Mexico, El Paso và Socorro, Texas, để thu hút sự tham gia của các công nhân nông trại và các tổ chức liên quan nhằm nâng cao nhận thức về các tiêu chuẩn bảo vệ người lao động của FIFRA. EPA đã trao $40,000 cho Trung Tâm Khoa Học Y Tế Đại Học Texas Tech ở El Paso để cung cấp hướng dẫn về việc sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu và các tác động sức khỏe tiềm tàng của nó đối với những người nông dân nhập cư và gia đình họ dọc biên giới Hoa Kỳ/Mexico.
Trong số 56 bản sửa đổi kế hoạch được đề xuất do các cơ quan chứng nhận của tiểu bang và lãnh thổ đệ trình, 40 bản đã được phê duyệt. Thời hạn quy định để phê duyệt kế hoạch chứng nhận được sửa đổi là ngày 4 Tháng Mười Một, 2023. EPA tiếp tục hợp tác với Bộ Nông Nghiệp Tiểu Bang để giải quyết các ý kiến của Cơ quan về các kế hoạch còn lại. Để biết thêm thông tin về thuốc trừ sâu và quy trình chứng nhận của EPA, vui lòng xem trang web chuyên dụng của chúng tôi.
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