WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 7, 2024) Today, at an event with U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle announced a $171 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Birmingham Water Works Board in Alabama. EPA's loan will support improvements to the drinking water supply that supports 770,000 re  more