Tuesday - November 26, 2024
News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Sunday October 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

EPA Announces $40 Million Now Available to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Mid-Atlantic
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * First round of applications due November 30, 2024 * * * PHILADELPHIA (October 11, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region announced today that $40 million is now available for subgrants to communities under EPA's Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program. Last December, EPA announced 11 Grantmakers, including the Green and Healthy Home  more

EPA, Delaware Celebrate $14.3 Million Climate Grant for I-95 Charging Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Newark, Del. (October 10, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Delaware took a significant step towards a cleaner transportation future today, celebrating Delawares receipt of $14.3 million thanks to EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program. This grant, the result of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America   more

Justice Department Secures Over $6.5M From Citadel Federal Credit Union to Address Redlining of Black and Hispanic Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * First Redlining Settlement Agreement Against Credit Union in Justice Department History * * * The Justice Department announced today that Citadel Federal Credit Union (Citadel) has agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by redlining predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Philade  more

White House Issues Transcript of Press Gaggle by Senior Deputy Press Secretary Simons, EPA Administrator Regan Aboard Air Force One En Route Milwaukee, Wis.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Oct. 12 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Oct. 11, 2024, by Senior Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan while en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin: * * * Transcript of Press Gaggle by Senior Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan En Route MS. SIMONS: All right. Good morning, everyone. Given the projected trajecto  more