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EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties
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EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties

Leaders of three federal agencies join forces to seek data that will facilitate green upgrades to the nation’s housing stock

EPA Settlement Addresses Contractor’s Actions on Renovation TV Show Violating the Lead-Based Paint Rule
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Partnership with 10 Wisconsin Communities to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacement as Part of Investing in America Agenda
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Partnership with 10 Wisconsin Communities to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacement as Part of Investing in America Agenda

New partnership will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Largest Ever Clean-up under EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to Address Milwaukee Area of Concern
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Largest Ever Clean-up under EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to Address Milwaukee Area of Concern

Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding agreement between EPA and partners will invest an estimated $450 million to cleanup of nearly two million cubic yards of contaminated sediments

EPA Awards Children’s Health Protection Grant to Milwaukee Public Schools
EPA Awards $400,000 to NanoAffix Science, LLC, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, to Support Commercialization of Environmental Technologies
EPA Administrator Wheeler awards first-ever Trash Free Waters grant for the Great Lakes in Milwaukee
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EPA Administrator Wheeler awards first-ever Trash Free Waters grant for the Great Lakes in Milwaukee

Agency selects Harbor District, Inc. to receive grant to keep trash out of Lake Michigan

EPA’s National Lakes Assessment Finds Nutrient Pollution is Widespread in Lakes
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EPA’s National Lakes Assessment Finds Nutrient Pollution is Widespread in Lakes

Four in ten lakes suffer from too much nitrogen and phosphorus.

EPA Recognizes Milwaukee’s Goodkind as Outstanding Food Recovery Challenge Participant
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EPA Recognizes Milwaukee’s Goodkind as Outstanding Food Recovery Challenge Participant

More than 800 governments, businesses and organizations participated in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge.

EPA Celebrates America Recycles Day and the 750,000 Jobs Supported by Recycling
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EPA Celebrates America Recycles Day and the 750,000 Jobs Supported by Recycling

This equates to 1.57 jobs for every 1,000 tons of materials recycled.

New EPA Web Portal Helps Communities Prepare for Climate Change
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New EPA Web Portal Helps Communities Prepare for Climate Change

Climate change is expected to pose significant financial and infrastructural challenges to communities in coming decades.

Harley-Davidson to Stop Sales of Illegal Devices that Increased Air Pollution from the Company’s Motorcycles
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Harley-Davidson to Stop Sales of Illegal Devices that Increased Air Pollution from the Company’s Motorcycles

Under the settlement, Harley-Davidson will stop selling the illegal aftermarket defeat devices in the United States by August 23, 2016.

EPA Awards Environmental Education Grants in 26 States
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EPA Awards Environmental Education Grants in 26 States

Since 1992, EPA has distributed between $2 million and $3.5 million in grant funding per year, for a total of approximately $68 million supporting more than 3,600 grant projects.

EPA Celebrates SmartWay Affiliates that Support Cleaner Freight
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EPA Celebrates SmartWay Affiliates that Support Cleaner Freight

Transportation is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., accounting for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions annually.

EPA Releases Scientific Report Showing U.S. Coastal Waters a Mix of Good and Fair Health
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EPA Releases Scientific Report Showing U.S. Coastal Waters a Mix of Good and Fair Health

The EPA released the 2010 National Coastal Condition Assessment showing that more than half of the nation's coastal and Great Lakes nearshore waters are rated good for biological and sediment quality.

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is Accelerating Great Lakes Cleanup and Protection
EPA Training Grants Create Job Opportunities Across the Country
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EPA Training Grants Create Job Opportunities Across the Country

EPA selects 19 communities for grants to train unemployed individuals to enter the environmental field, strengthen local economies

EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Reduce Runoff that Contributes to Algal Blooms
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EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Reduce Runoff that Contributes to Algal Blooms

The projects announced today will be implemented by conservation organizations and by state and local governments.

EPA Selects 20 Communities for Brownfield Grants to Revitalize Communities, Strengthen Local Economies
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EPA Selects 20 Communities for Brownfield Grants to Revitalize Communities, Strengthen Local Economies

Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee was selected by the EPA to receive grant funding that will create approximately 1,700 jobs.

Federal Agencies Announce 5-Year Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan
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Federal Agencies Announce 5-Year Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan

Plan released at a meeting of Great Lakes Mayors in Chicago.

EPA Announces $1 Million Grant to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Milwaukee
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EPA Announces $1 Million Grant to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Milwaukee

“This EPA brownfield grant is a solid investment in the future of Milwaukee that will help transform contaminated sites into redevelopment opportunities”