The EPA has launched the “Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators” initiative to achieve the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of 100% lead service line removal and replacement. The initiative aims to provide targeted technical assistance to underserved communities to replace lead pipes. …
By NJ Spotlight News | January 25, 2023 New Jersey is investing in natural solutions to climate change, including by sequestering carbon. As part of those efforts, the state is awarding millions of dollars in grants to local communities so …
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The EPA is launching a new initiative called “Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators” to support environmental justice and disadvantaged communities in removing and replacing lead service lines. The initiative will provide technical assistance to help communities access funding from President …
The EPA’s Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program, although well intentioned, appears to be “another one of the many systemic barriers” facing low-income and disadvantaged communities when it comes creating a healthier environment. Small, grassroots community organizations may struggle with providing …
Op-Ed: EPA Technical Programs May Be Creating Barriers to Achieve Environmental Justice Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $30,000 to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso for the Farmworkers Pesticide Use Protection Project. The project aims to educate migrant farmworkers and their families about the health effects and …
Biden Administration has used race-neutral approach to environmental justice policymaking in order to avoid potential constitutional hurdles and legal challenges. EJ advocates were initially unhappy with the White House but have since begun praising the approach. The White House approach …
Most voters are largely unaware of the federal Justice40 Initiative, but those who know about it generally support the program. Support for Justice40 is strong among Black and Latino respondents. One thing is clear: there is a growing national demand …
Report: Voters Support Environmental Justice Movement and Federal Justice40 Initiative Read More »
Local officials are seeking $5.5 million (of $14 million) to convert historical 3.1-mile train lines into a greenway. The park will feature walking and biking paths, recreational areas, and green spaces. The project is seen as a way to promote …
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Existing laboratory that converts waste food scraps into PHA-based bioplastic will be upscaled with a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Goal is to make the process closer to real-world uses instead of just laboratory setting. Researchers …
By: WFDD | January 13, 2023 Wake Forest University has been awarded a $1 million grant for a project focusing on environmental justice. The grant from the Mellon Foundation will support the creation of a model program for teaching issues …
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