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• EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in New York and New Jersey

  Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water bodies across New York and New Jersey

  EPA News Release: EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in New York and New Jersey

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA Presents the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards

  EPA News Release: EPA Presents the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards

  • Release Date: August 25, 2023

• $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  EPA News Release: $10.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA, Partners Celebrate Completion of Restoration Work in Muskegon Lake Area of Concern in Michigan

  Decades-long effort cost $70 million, required federal, state and local partnership

  EPA News Release: EPA, Partners Celebrate Completion of Restoration Work in Muskegon Lake Area of Concern in Michigan

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea

  EPA News Release: EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea

  • Release Date: July 14, 2021

• Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio

  U.S. EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding supports the recovery of this endangered species

  EPA News Release: Four Piping Plovers Hatch in Toledo, Ohio

  • Release Date: July 2, 2021

• Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey

  EPA News Release: Biden Administration to Support Local Food Initiative, Environmental Protection, and Community Revitalization in Jersey City, New Jersey

  • Release Date: June 2, 2021

• Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results

  EPA News Release: Nearing Full Implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System Delivers Results

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe receives $160,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

  EPA News Release: EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  • Release Date: December 18, 2019

• EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the first time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019

• EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA, U.S. Army Repealing 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” and Recodifying Familiar Definition

  EPA News Release: EPA, U.S. Army Repealing 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” and Recodifying Familiar Definition

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Four New York and New Jersey 2018 WasteWise Winners for Diverting Over 356,000 Tons of Waste from Landfills

  • Release Date: June 25, 2019

• EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust

  • Release Date: June 21, 2019