Coverage dated December 16, 2021 to December 17, 2021

US EPA Releases $1B to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States

Headline from Voice of America

$1 billion going to the Superfund program

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Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

Minneapolis Star Tribune
EPA releases $1B to clean up toxic waste sites in 24 states (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Dec 16, 2021
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
Nearly 50 toxic waste sites around the U.S. will be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as federal environmental officials announced Friday a $1 billion infusion to the Superfund program.
Voice of America
US EPA Releases $1B to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States (opens Voice of America)
Published Dec 17, 2021
Voice of America's feed description
$1 billion going to the Superfund program
Newsweek
Toxic waste in 24 states to get cleaned up by EPA, over half of sites in low-income areas (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 17, 2021
Newsweek's feed description
The money to clean the approximately 50 sites comes from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed into law the previous month.
NPR
The EPA begins rolling out billions to clean up Superfund sites (opens NPR)
Published Dec 17, 2021
NPR's feed description
Starting with $1 billion, the EPA announced that 23 states and Puerto Rico would be getting money to clean up Superfund sites in a previously unfunded backlog.

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