EPA and CEC Partners announce winners of the NAPECA grant program / $1.2 million in community grants awarded to environmental projects across North America (HQ)Contact Information: Carissa Cyran, cyran.carissa@epa.gov, 202-564-4363, 202-564-4355; En espaol: Lina Younes, younes.lina@epa.gov,...
The EPA’ grants "put state and local governments in the driver's seat so that as a nation, we can accelerate our progress towards President Biden's climate goals and better protect our planet,” said John Podesta, senior advisor to the president for international climate policy. For...
TheClean Communities Investment Acceleratorhas awarded grants to five “hub” nonprofits. These will provide funding and technical assistance to build the clean financing capacity of local community lenders working specifically in low-income and disadvantaged communities, as all CCIA funding is intended fo...
“Federal asbestos laws protect the health of workers and the community during demolition and renovation projects,” said EPA Region 10 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Director Ed Kowalski. “When you fail to follow those procedures, your job site can become contaminated and put people...
The EPA uses a portion of its federal funding to provide grants and technical assistance to states and local governmental units that seek to prevent pollution. The EPA is organized to fulfill five main objectives, which are called "core functions." The first is "pollution prevention," which is...
(1982) and theEnergy Star program (1992); the latter wasimplementedto rate the usage costs and energyefficiencyofhousehold appliancesand other electronic devices. This period also saw the development of theEmergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which allowed local communities ...
ThroughEPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants,Collaborative Problem-SolvingCooperative Agreement Program, andGovernment to Government Cooperative Agreement Program, grants are awarded that support community-driven projects designed to engage, educate, and empower communities to better identify and understand ...
The grants are funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included a historic $1.5 billion to scale up community-led Brownfields cleanup and revitalization. “We know that technical assistance is a huge priority for communities and local governments overburdened with e...
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The Smart Growth program, which supports sustainable community development WaterSense, which encourages efficiency in water use via high-efficiency toilets, faucets, and irrigation equipment The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, which regulates the discharge of pollutants into U.S. waters ...