SEATTLE — Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced approximately $2 billion in funding available to support community-driven projects that deploy clean energy, strengthen climate resilience, and build capacity for communities to tackle environmental and climate justice challenges. An estimated $150 million of this funding has been dedicated to fund projects benefitting federally recognized Tribes in […]
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $10 million in Targeted Airshed Grant funding to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to help the Fairbanks North Star Borough improve air quality in the nonattainment area. EPA’s Targeted Airshed Grants are used to support local clean air projects in areas facing the highest levels […]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that three Alaska Native Corporations have been selected to receive $2.5 million in federal funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. “It is a stain on the federal government that contaminated lands […]
“Congress and local elected officials must now step in and do more to protect clean water through durable legislation and state-based action,” said one advocate. Under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling condemned by clean water advocates earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a revised rule that could clear the way for […]
