Friday, April 3, 2009
EPA Awards Nearly a Half Billion Dollar Grant to New York to Create Jobs and Protect Human Health and the Environment
(New York, N.Y.) In the single largest grant in its history, the EPA today awarded more than $430 million to the State of New York for wastewater infrastructure projects that will create thousands of jobs, jumpstart local economies and protect human health and the environment across the state.
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 Friday, March 27, 2009
EPA Announces First of Nearly $100 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Create Jobs and Protect Colorado's Environment
(Denver, Colo. - March 27, 2009) Colorado's environment and economy received a big boost on Friday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first award of nearly $100 million in environmental stimulus funding to be invested in Colorado under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act). The award is the first EPA-related environmental stimulus grant to be awarded in the nation. In addition to the state award, EPA also announced the availability of $7.3 million for competitive clean diesel grants available in EPA Region 8 - which includes the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming—under the Recovery Act. These grants, funded through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, are available to qualified applicants through April 28, 2009.
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 Friday, March 20, 2009
EPA Announces $211 Million of Recovery Act Funding Available to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Spur Redevelopment, Create Jobs
(Washington, D.C. - March 20, 2009) State and local governments, nonprofit organizations and tribal agencies can now apply for up to an estimated $211 million in funding that will help create jobs for redevelopment nationwide and protect communities and the environment from diesel emissions. This is EPA funding available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 that President Obama signed into law Feb. 17, 2009.
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 Thursday, February 19, 2009
Stimulus Plan Will Create Sustainable Jobs That Will Protect Public Health
(Washington, D.C. - Feb. 19, 2009) The economic recovery plan signed by President Obama will create 3 to 4 million quality, sustainable jobs with many protecting our country's public health and our environment.
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