U.S. EPA Grants News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0D180463CAF1911385257B6E005A654F(DALLAS – May 14, 2013) Today, the Middle Rio Grande, Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and the city of Albuquerque received national attention from a multi-federal agency partnership addressing urban waters. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will co-lead a team of federal partners towards a conservation initiative, a restoration project, and a pilot program for storm water permits in the Middle Rio Grande RegionTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0D180463CAF1911385257B6E005A654Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D8ED7941BEE4EECD85257B6A004F0E23CHICAGO - The federal agencies and departments of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force today announced opportunities for the public to provide input to a planned update of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan. The updated Action Plan would direct Great Lakes restoration for fiscal years 2015-2019Mon, 13 May 2013 10:23:29 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D8ED7941BEE4EECD85257B6A004F0E23http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/912889DAB3DD4C6E85257B670051938B(Boston, Mass. – May 10, 2013) – EPA has awarded $12 million in Brownfield grants to protect people’s health and lead to a cleaner environment in New England communities. The grants, funded by EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants, provide communities with funding necessary to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environmentFri, 10 May 2013 10:52:31 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/912889DAB3DD4C6E85257B670051938Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BA569B11CC6EC23885257B66005B5076(Seattle - May 9, 2013) Eight northwest communities have been selected to receive $2.6 million from EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup (ARC) Grants program. The City of Vancouver, WA, also received a $200,000 Brownfields Area Wide Planning Grant. These funds will provide key support toward the assessment, cleanup and revitalization of regional brownfield propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BA569B11CC6EC23885257B66005B5076http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/675FEAC2CC7FC86385257B650077B3CAEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., May 8, 2013) - Nine cities and two state agencies in Region 7 have been selected to receive more than $4.5 million from EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup (ARC) Grants program. These funds will provide key support toward the assessment, cleanup and revitalization of brownfields properties in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska communitiesWed, 8 May 2013 18:34:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/675FEAC2CC7FC86385257B650077B3CAhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/95DCFF3A242C128385257B65006C7CC3(Denver. Colorado—May 8, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the City of New Rockford as the recipient of a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant which will be used to remove contamination at the old New Rockford City Hospital site at 214 Second Avenue. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:47:24 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/95DCFF3A242C128385257B65006C7CC3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0174DCF48A2CF84585257B65006C2E0D(Denver. Colorado—May 8, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the City of Minot as the recipient of $600,000 in Brownfields grant funds which will be used to assess and clean up properties downtown, including areas affected by the flooding of the Souris River in 2011. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:44:53 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0174DCF48A2CF84585257B65006C2E0Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A597E22418F2540A85257B65006BD43B(Denver. Colorado—May 8, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the recipients of a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant to remove contaminants at the Old Poplar Airport site located at 128 Airport Road in the City of Poplar. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:41:31 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A597E22418F2540A85257B65006BD43Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/50B0FEEDD72C4B3885257B65006C285B(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $600,000 to help the community of Villalba, Puerto Rico asses and clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated properties. Brownfields are properties where moderate contamination threatens environmental quality and public health and can interfere with productive re-use of the sitesWed, 8 May 2013 15:41:22 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/50B0FEEDD72C4B3885257B65006C285Bhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2ED5C396A40AF41E85257B65006A078D(Denver. Colorado—May 8, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the Alamosa County Economic Development Corporation as the recipient of a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant which will be used to remove contamination at the former Pink Elephant property located at 523, 525, 527, and 529 Sixth Street, and 520 and 524 State Avenue in the City of AlamosaWed, 8 May 2013 15:37:42 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2ED5C396A40AF41E85257B65006A078Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A6DA905F5C38E6E985257B65006B3E8E(Denver. Colorado—May 8, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation as the recipient of $400,000 in Brownfields assessment grants. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:36:52 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A6DA905F5C38E6E985257B65006B3E8Ehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E29C7F3ED95CC82A85257B65006B6F69(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1.4 million to Fort Edward, Glens Falls, Ithaca, Rensselaer, and Rochester, New York to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop, and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:33:28 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E29C7F3ED95CC82A85257B65006B6F69http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A0CFE214273690C985257B65006AC321(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $1 million to New York City and North Hempstead, Long Island to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:27:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A0CFE214273690C985257B65006AC321http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A7FA705248DD13C85257B6500694543(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing nearly $3.8 million to Atlantic City, Camden, Jersey City, Maurice River Township, Newark and Trenton, New Jersey to help those communities clean up abandoned and contaminated sites. The funding was awarded through EPA’s Brownfields Program, which helps communities assess, clean up, redevelop and reuse contaminated propertiesWed, 8 May 2013 15:12:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A7FA705248DD13C85257B6500694543http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7B75097AF57C3F1885257B650064F878(05/08/13) Grants part of over $62.5 million awarded nationally SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded approximately $1 million in hazardous substance and petroleum assessment cleanup grants to Nye County, Nevada as part of a $62.5 million in EPA Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants awarded nationally to over 240 recipientsWed, 8 May 2013 14:26:12 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7B75097AF57C3F1885257B650064F878http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DF183BD19089973785257B650064A19C(05/08/13) HONOLULU – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to receive a total of $400,000 in Brownfields Assessment Grants to be used for site assessments at Kakaako on Oahu. “These grants will go a long way to bring areas in Honolulu back into productive reuse while involving community members in the process,” said Jared Blumenfeld EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific SouthwestWed, 8 May 2013 14:22:43 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DF183BD19089973785257B650064A19Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C5696C235A9244BA85257B650057D896WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 240 recipients recommended to receive $62.5 million in grants to protect people’s health and the environment in local communitiesWed, 8 May 2013 11:59:30 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C5696C235A9244BA85257B650057D896http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8822203D4496829185257B6400798365Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., May 7, 2013) - Dominick DeRosa, a teacher from F.L. Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kan., has been named the recipient of a 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, EPA Region 7 announced todayTue, 7 May 2013 18:07:14 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8822203D4496829185257B6400798365http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/84B8000FBAA4AC3985257B6400777FEFEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., May 7, 2013) - Mike Todd, a teacher from Ames High School in Ames, Iowa, has been named the recipient of a 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, EPA Region 7 announced todayTue, 7 May 2013 17:45:15 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/84B8000FBAA4AC3985257B6400777FEFhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8A24127BDDD6392785257B5F0050595FWASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The funding announced today will help storm-damaged communities in both states as they continue to recover from the damage caused by the storm on Oct. 29, 2012Thu, 2 May 2013 11:21:37 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8A24127BDDD6392785257B5F0050595Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/917E36BF211B7DD785257B5E00772986WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe and Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, Judith A. Enck, will announce grants to New Jersey and New York to help storm-damaged communities in both states as they continue to recover from the damage caused by the October 29, 2012 storm. WHO: Bob Perciasepe, Acting Administrator, U.SWed, 1 May 2013 17:41:34 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/917E36BF211B7DD785257B5E00772986http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E7727EE66906992A85257B58006BD48AEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 25, 2013) - The City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, will receive $166,500 to develop a plan for brownfields property assessment, cleanup and reuse in its mid-city area, EPA Region 7 announced today. Council Bluffs will use this funding to create a plan and implementation strategy for a project area totaling approximately 70 acres. The City is one of 20 communities nationwide to receive this fundingThu, 25 Apr 2013 15:37:47 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E7727EE66906992A85257B58006BD48Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6C16C5B736F60D6585257B550070B1C9Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 22, 2013) - EPA announced today that the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Mo., was awarded second prize among small institutions in EPA’s first-ever Campus RainWorks Challenge competition. Stormwater is one of the most widespread challenges to water quality in the nationMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6C16C5B736F60D6585257B550070B1C9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/69EA9ED879C61B6085257B550067A13CEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 22, 2013) - Fourth grade students from the Rockwood School District’s Center for Creative Learning in Ellisville, Mo., have been selected to receive EPA Region 7’s 2012 President’s Environmental Youth Award for their work on an Action4Air vehicle anti-idling campaign to reduce idling at the Center for Creative LearningMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:51:54 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/69EA9ED879C61B6085257B550067A13Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3A8C8651AB50953885257B49006A5474WASHINGTON – Due to technical difficulties on the 2 p.m. call, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduling another call for credentialed reporters to ask questions about President’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for EPA, at 3:15 p.m. EST today, Wednesday. Members of the media interested in participating should dial in ten minutes prior to the beginning of the call at (877) 317-0679 and give the conference ID number 35962514Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:23:20 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3A8C8651AB50953885257B49006A5474http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7CD17BF640A0800985257B49006069F5WASHINGTON – Today the Obama Administration proposed a Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 2014) budget of $8.153 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This request is $296 million below the EPA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:33:05 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/7CD17BF640A0800985257B49006069F5http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6B535AD746034F2C85257B3C0055A77F(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $82,000 to encourage careers in environmental protection among Bronx high school students. The funding will be used to educate New York City high school students about water quality and wastewater treatment and prepare them for environmental careers. “The EPA encourages young people to learn more about their local environment and get involved in projects to protect it,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. EnckThu, 28 Mar 2013 11:35:34 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6B535AD746034F2C85257B3C0055A77Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B61EB664BB36AFE985257B3600571E13(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $523,000 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the creation of shorelines in Camden, New Jersey and the Barnegat Bay watershed that are made of plants, sand and some rock rather than hard structures such as bulkheads. These types of shorelines create habitats for fish and wildlife, improve water quality and protect shorelines from storm surges and rising seasFri, 22 Mar 2013 11:51:33 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B61EB664BB36AFE985257B3600571E13