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EPA Announces $55 Million to Supplement Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants
August 4 - Communities in 55 state or local governments will receive $55 million in supplemental funding for brownfields revolving loan fund grants to help communities carry out cleanup activities, redevelopment projects, and create jobs for local residents living near brownfields sites. The grants include $42 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. more...
$6.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Brownfields Environmental Job Training
August 4 - Fourteen communities in eight states will share $6.8 million in Brownfields Job Training Grants geared toward cleaning up contaminated properties and turning them into productive community assets. These grants are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. more...
EPA Publishes Notice Identifying Hardrock Mining Industry for Financial Responsibility Requirements - EPA plans to propose rule by spring 2011
July 13 - EPA has identified the hardrock mining industry as its priority for developing financial assurance requirements. Financial assurance requirements help ensure that owners and operators of these facilities, not taxpayers, foot the bill for environmental cleanup. more...
EPA Announces Public Health Emergency in Libby, Montana EPA to Move Aggressively on Cleanup and HHS to Assist Area Residents with Medical Care
June 17 - EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced that EPA has determined that a public health emergency exists at the Libby asbestos site in northwest Montana. Over the past years, hundreds of asbestos-related disease cases have been documented in this small community, which covers the towns of Libby and Troy. more...
Pick 5 For the Environment for Earth Day
April 22 - Looking for ways to help the environment this Earth Day? Become part of EPA's pick five for the environment effort by committing to at least five of ten possible ways to help the environment!
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