WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $30 million for restoration projects in communities across the Great Lakes as part of the EPA's new Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program. Funding for this investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Brown helped to write a  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 11 -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news: More than 100 communities across the state have been awarded a total of $1 million in grants to help pay for equipment needed to maintain their public drinking water infrastructure. Public water systems were eligible to apply for up to $10,000 through Governor Mike DeWine's H2Ohio Initiative. "These grants will help communities in nearly all of Ohio's 88 counties ensure that their residents have safe   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9 -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news: The Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio EPA are accepting comments through May 22, 2023, on the proposed removal of the "Degradation of Aesthetics" beneficial use impairment within the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC). Beneficial use impairments (BUIs) identify specific problems that can prevent a waterbody from meeting its full water quality potential. The Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio EPA recommend r  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs issued the following written testimony by Gillian Caldwell, chief climate officer and deputy assistant administrator for environment, energy and infrastructure at the U.S. Agency for International Development, involving a hearing on May 2, 2023, entitled "Advancing Security and Prosperity Through International Conservation": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify about U.S. ef  more