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EPA Announces $30 Million to Help Small and Rural Communities Protect Their Water
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Announces $30 Million to Help Small and Rural Communities Protect Their Water

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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $30 million in grant funding, as part of the agency's RealWaterTA Initiative. This newly available funding supports technical assistance and training to benefit small drinking water and wastewater systems and to help private well owners improve drinking water quality. RealWaterTA funding helps connect small and rural ... Show Full Article

EXIM Chairman John Jovanovic Visits Guyana, Highlights American Investment Powering Guyana's Energy Future
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release:

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EXIM Chairman John Jovanovic Visits Guyana, Highlights American Investment Powering Guyana's Energy Future

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GEORGETOWN, GUYANA - On April 9, EXIM Chairman and President John Jovanovic traveled to Guyana for a full day of high-level engagement, underscoring the strength of the U.S.-Guyana relationship. The visit included a tour of the Wales gas-to-energy project site, meetings with senior government leaders, and engagement with Guyana's private sector.

At the project site in Wales, Chairman ... Show Full Article

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Tropical Trees are More Neighborly
PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 11 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:

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Friendly trees

Tropical trees are more neighborly

By Elisabeth King

Tropical trees are more social than trees further from the equator, perhaps contributing to higher biodiversity in the tropics. Will warmer temperatures lead to even friendlier interactions among trees?

Tropical trees are better neighbors than trees in temperate forests according to a new study published in the journal Nature by researchers from 29 different institutions including the Smithsonian Tropical ... Show Full Article

IDB Approves First Guarantee to Improve Access to Health Care in Brazil, for a Hospital in Mato Grosso Do Sul
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:

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IDB Approves First Guarantee to Improve Access to Health Care in Brazil, for a Hospital in Mato Grosso do Sul

The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) approved the first guarantee aimed at expanding health services in Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, for an $80 million project under a public-private partnership (PPP).

This innovative financial instrument will support the PPP contract signed after a successful tender for the management of non-clinical ... Show Full Article

FHLB Dallas and Hancock Whitney Support Transitional Housing in Patterson, Louisiana, with $1.17M Grant
DALLAS, Texas, April 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:

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FHLB Dallas and Hancock Whitney Support Transitional Housing in Patterson, Louisiana, with $1.17M Grant

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PATTERSON, LOUISIANA, April 10, 2026 -There's a larger transitional housing apartment complex available to residents of South Louisiana, made possible in part by a $1.17 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Hancock Whitney. The banks today joined The Purple Lemon, a faith-based ... Show Full Article

EPA Issues Class VI Well Permit to PureField Carbon Capture in Kansas
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Issues Class VI Well Permit to PureField Carbon Capture in Kansas

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Permit is first-of-its-kind in Region 7

LENEXA, KAN. (APR. 10, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 issued a final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well permit to PureField Carbon Capture, LLC, near the city of Russell, Kansas. It is the first Class VI well permit in Kansas and across Region 7's four Heartland states.

Class VI wells inject carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep rock formations ... Show Full Article

FHLB Dallas and Hancock Whitney Support Transitional Housing in Patterson, Louisiana, with $1.17M Grant
DALLAS, Texas, April 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:

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FHLB Dallas and Hancock Whitney Support Transitional Housing in Patterson, Louisiana, with $1.17M Grant

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PATTERSON, LOUISIANA, April 10, 2026 -There's a larger transitional housing apartment complex available to residents of South Louisiana, made possible in part by a $1.17 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Hancock Whitney. The banks today joined The Purple Lemon, a faith-based ... Show Full Article

EPA Issues Class VI Well Permit to PureField Carbon Capture in Kansas
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Issues Class VI Well Permit to PureField Carbon Capture in Kansas

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Permit is first-of-its-kind in Region 7

LENEXA, KAN. (APR. 10, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 issued a final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well permit to PureField Carbon Capture, LLC, near the city of Russell, Kansas. It is the first Class VI well permit in Kansas and across Region 7's four Heartland states.

Class VI wells inject carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep rock formations ... Show Full Article

EPA Approves Carbon Storage Permit in Putnam County, Illinois
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Approves Carbon Storage Permit in Putnam County, Illinois

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CHICAGO (April 10, 2026) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a permit for Marquis Carbon Injection LLC to inject and store carbon dioxide underground at its proposed injection well in Putnam County, Illinois.

"Following a thorough, science-based technical review and extensive public engagement, EPA is approving this permit with stringent safeguards and long-term monitoring to protect underground sources ... Show Full Article

To Advance U.S. Energy Dominance, EPA Proposes Several Amendments to Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Requirements
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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To Advance U.S. Energy Dominance, EPA Proposes Several Amendments to Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Requirements

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Proposal to Expand Permitting Flexibility, Promote Beneficial Use, and Maintain Transparency While Protecting Human Health and the Environment

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a rule proposing several revisions to the federal regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) and the beneficial use of CCR. This proposal would promote resource ... Show Full Article

Strom Thurmond Federal Building and Courthouse in Columbia, SC Listed For Disposition
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release:

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Strom Thurmond Federal Building and Courthouse in Columbia, SC Listed For Disposition

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This disposition eliminates underutilized federal space resulting in nearly $59.4 million in savings

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the planned disposition of the Strom Thurmond Federal Building and Courthouse, located at 1835 and 1845 Assembly Street in Columbia, South Carolina. The buildings served as a courthouse and federal hub until 2003, when court ... Show Full Article

EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Lummi Water Infrastructure Project
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Lummi Water Infrastructure Project

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SEATTLE (April 9, 2026) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized The Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District with a PISCES award for Excellence in Environmental and Public Health Protection, for the upgrade of the Gooseberry Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. This project, financed in part by state revolving fund programs, demonstrates the importance of water infrastructure for supporting healthy ... Show Full Article

EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Kentucky Water Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Kentucky Water Infrastructure Projects

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LEXINGTON, Kentucky (April 9, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Jessica Kramer recently recognized 48 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation, including two in Kentucky. These projects, financed in part by State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, demonstrate the importance of water infrastructure for supporting healthy Americans and laying a foundation ... Show Full Article

EPA Announces Canton, Ohio, Area Now Meets the Clean Air Act Standard for Lead
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Announces Canton, Ohio, Area Now Meets the Clean Air Act Standard for Lead

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Air monitoring consistently finds the Canton area meets the lead air quality standard, protecting public health and reducing harmful pollution.

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Canton, Ohio, area now meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for lead under the Clean Air Act and is proposing to redesignate the area to "attainment." Airborne lead in the Canton area has decreased ... Show Full Article

EPA Announces Canton, Ohio, Area Now Meets the Clean Air Act Standard for Lead
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Announces Canton, Ohio, Area Now Meets the Clean Air Act Standard for Lead

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Air monitoring consistently finds the Canton area meets the lead air quality standard, protecting public health and reducing harmful pollution.

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Canton, Ohio, area now meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for lead under the Clean Air Act and is proposing to redesignate the area to "attainment." Airborne lead in the Canton area has decreased ... Show Full Article