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2025
January
- The Chalkboard: Recent EPA Children’s Health Research Updates (January 2025 Edition)
- EPA Announces Interim Decisions on Chlorothalonil, Thiophanate-methyl, and Carbendazim
- EPA adds Upper Columbia River Site to the Superfund National Priorities List to Protect Public Health from Metals Contamination
- EPA Releases Indicators of Environmental Health Disparities
2024
December
- EPA Releases Draft Health-Based Recommendations for PFAS Levels in Bodies of Water
- Release of America's Children: Special Issue 2024 Maternal and Infant Health and Well-Being
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Actions under Nation’s Chemical Safety Law to Protect People from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene
- EPA Proposes Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos
November
- EPA Finalizes Part 2 TSCA Risk Evaluation for Asbestos
- EPA Issues Enforcement Alert for Lead Renovation, Repair, and Paint Regulations
- EPA Proposes Tighter Limits on Harmful NOx Emissions from New Stationary Combustion Turbines to Better Protect Nearby Communities
- New Draft Framework to Advance Consideration of Cumulative Impacts on Communities
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
- Biden-Harris Administration Makes Unprecedented Progress to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
- EPA Announces Interim Guidance on the 2024 Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) Rule
- Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates $34M in Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Schools; Highlights Efforts in Philadelphia
- EPA Updates Ventilation Guidance to Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Viruses at Home, School, and Work
October
- Protecting Our Children in a Changing Climate
- EPA Strengthens Standards to Protect Children from Exposure to Lead Paint Dust
- Bright Futures Begin Lead Free
- October 20-26 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- $3.6 Billion for Water Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda
- EPA Proposes Settlement for Claims Relating to Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
- EPA Seeks Applications for 2025 President’s Environmental Student and Teacher Awards
- Every Child Deserves Equitable Access to Healthy Communities
- Stopping Disease Before It Starts: The Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit and Prescriptions for Prevention
- EPA Awards $1M to Address Asthma, Radon, and Indoor Air Risks
- Protect Children’s Health Where They Live, Learn and Play
- Lead Exposures in Children's Environmental Health Webinar
- Register for the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) Public Meeting
- Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Funding to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
- Environmentally Healthy and Resilient Learning Spaces Webinar
- Protecting Children’s Health Now Makes for Kids with Strong Bodies and Minds
- EPA Recognizes Children’s Health Month
September
- Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children’s Health
- EPA Finalizes Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TCEP
- Spanish Webinar on The Impact of Lead on Indoor Air and Children's Health
- EPA Announces New Kids and Climate Health Zone with Stories and Tips to Protect Children in a Changing Climate
- Children's Health Month is Almost Here!: Get involved this October
August
- New Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) Cooperative Agreement
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 million in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water and Air Pollution in Schools
- UNICEF's Report "A Threat to Progress: Confronting the effects of climate change on child health and well-being"
- EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk
July
- Healthy Child Care & Early Learning Facilities Self-Assessment
- Staying Safe from Heat During Summer Camps and Activities
May
- Recipients of nearly $900 Million for Clean School Buses Under President’s Investing in America Agenda
- Webinar in Spanish: Indoor Air Quality, Extreme Heat and Children’s Environmental Health: Overview and Case Studies
- Federal Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning
- Community Change Grants Program: Children's Health Organizations, Don't Let This Opportunity Pass!
- Recording: Summit for Sustainable and Healthy K-12 School Buildings and Grounds
- EPA Marks Asthma Awareness Month and Honors National Leader in the Fight Against Asthma Disparities
April
- Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Advisory Council
- Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health
- Register for the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) Public Meeting
- Federal Research on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields Webinar
- Watch the First-Ever White House Summit for Sustainable School Buildings and Grounds
- Calling Children’s Health Organizations! Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program
- El impacto de la ventilación y el material particulado en la calidad del aire interior (The Impact of Ventilation and Particulate Matter on Indoor Air Quality Webinar)
- The 19th Annual Break the Cycle Conference
- EPA Warns Farmworkers about Risks of Dacthal
March
- Informational Session: Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) Funding Opportunity
- EPA Announces Final Rule to Slash Toxic Emissions of Ethylene Oxide and Reduce Cancer Risk
- EPA Administrator Regan to Visit Florida to Celebrate Funding for Clean School Buses from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
- Direct Pay Final Rules
February
- Partner Spotlight: Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs)
- EPA, HUD and HHS Announce Interagency Commitments to More Robust Collaboration on Addressing Risks of Exposures to Lead
- Community Change Grants Webinars: Target Investment Areas
- Funding Opportunity Available to Manage Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs)
- February is National Cancer Prevention Month
- Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions
- Learn About the Upcoming Priorities of the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children
- EPA finalizes stronger standards for harmful soot pollution, significantly increasing health and clean air protections for families, workers, and communities
January
- Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites
- Now Open! Grant Funding to Address Indoor Air Pollution at Schools
- Home Radon Testing is a Vital Step to Prevent Lung Cancer
- $1B in Awards for Clean School Buses Across the Nation as Part of Investing in America Agenda
- EPA Calls for Nominations of Peer Reviewers for Formaldehyde
- Funding Opportunity: Reducing Indoor Air Risks
2023
December
- EPA Issues Draft Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TCEP
- Applications are now being accepted for the nation’s highest award in asthma management!
- EPA Takes Action to Protect People from PFAS that Leach from Plastic Containers into Pesticides and Other Products
November
- Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen the Lead and Copper Rule to Protect All Communities in America from Lead in Drinking Water
- Schools Apply Now! Climate Resilient Schools Program
- Warp-Up Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Learn the Facts About Secondhand Smoke and Aerosols
- $2 Billion to Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants as Part of Investing in America Agenda
- Register for the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) Public Meeting
- EPA Proposes Updates to Strengthen the Safer Choice Standard
- November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Learn the Facts About Radon
October
- Protecting Children Where They Live, Learn and Play Pt2
- EPA Rebuilds Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program to Better Assess Human Endocrine Effects of Pesticides
- Research for Understanding PFAS Uptake and Bioaccumulation in Plant and Animals in Agricultural, Rural, and Tribal Communities
- Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Trichloroethylene to Protect Public from Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Risks
- October 22-28 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- EPA Determines that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution
- 2023 CEC Youth Engagement Week (YEW)
- Protecting Children Where They Live, Learn and Play Pt1
- America’s Children and the Environment: Newly Updated Data-Driven Trends on Children’s Environmental Health
- EPA Celebrates Children’s Health Month
September
- $500 Million Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Health
- EPA Seeks Applicants for 2023 Environmental Education Grants
- New Factsheets Available for Schools Facing Climate Change
- Get Ready for Back-to-School Time
- Children's Health Month is Almost Here!
August
- EPA Selects Educational Organizations to Receive Over $3.1 Million to Support Environmental Projects Nationwide
- Closing Soon: Clean School Bus Grant Funding
- EPA Releases Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs
- Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Request for Applications
- Welcome to EPA’s Children’s Environmental Health Email Community
