EPA

MOORESTOWN, N.J. (AP) — More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents, or about two-thirds of the state’s population, officials said Friday. The combined federal and state funding of $588...

TEXAS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its historic $5 billion Clean School Bus Program on Friday. The new program, created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Biden last November, will help school districts replace polluting diesel buses with zero-tailpipe-emission, electric school buses.

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — The city of Camden received $3.5 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help revitalize Elijah Perry Park in the city’s Centerville neighborhood. According to the EPA, the money will pay for testing and remediation of potential environmental contamination underneath the park’s soil. Mayor Vic Carstarphen said once the park is cleared of any contamination, the city will invest money into new playgrounds, picnic areas and basketball courts. “We used to play basketball when I was in high school right on the basketball courts right off of Ferry Avenue,” Mayor Carstarphen said. “It’s been a part of my...

May 20 (UPI) -- Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday announced $500 million in Environmental Protection Agency funds for zero-emission school buses. The funds were secured through the administration of President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law and allow for school districts and eligible school bus operators to replace their buses.

New Jersey’s Infrastructure Bank will receive $221 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help the state complete 28 water infrastructure projects that are intended to modernize water systems to protect public health and the environment for over 5.8 million people in the state. The announcement was made...

(CNN) — The Biden administration is announcing that school districts around the nation can apply for the first round of funding to transition to clean, zero emissions buses. On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu will announce the first $500 million of funding for clean school buses is available to school districts around the nation. It marks the first tranche of funding out of $5 billion total in the bipartisan infrastructure law for low- and zero-emission school buses, which will be spent over the next five years.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Hattiesburg held a meeting Thursday evening regarding the next course of action regarding the Ashland Hercules Plant along West 7th Street. The plant, which was built in 1923, has been vacant since 2009 and has had multiple environmental...

Washington, DC (KINY) - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced that President Biden will appoint Casey Sixkiller to become EPA’s Regional Administrator for Region 10. Sixkiller will lead the implementation of the Biden-Harris environmental agenda in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 271 Tribal Nations. "Casey’s leadership...

A champion of climate change rules nominated to lead EPA’s air office has picked up support from an unlikely group that often opposes efforts to transition away from traditional fuel sources — coal miners. The United Mine Workers of America’s endorsement could prove key as Joe Goffman, the...

“It’s projects like these that are going to help us build a better America in Kansas City and beyond,” U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said in a statement Thursday.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - A group of 20 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday backed the Biden administration to restore the ability of California to set state tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle standards. Earlier this month, a group of 17 states including Ohio and Texas filed a challenge...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general is reviewing the agency’s handling of the tens of thousands of reported incidents of harm linked to the Seresto flea-and-tick collar, the agency announced Thursday. The EPA Office of Inspector General said it plans to determine whether the agency’s response “provides...

MARTINSVILLE — The city of Martinsville has received a $400,300 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct environmental assessments of at least five sites that may be contaminated with toxic chemicals. Martinsville is one of 10 Indiana communities to receive $9.4 million in funding from the bipartisan...