(AGENPARL) - Roma, 27 Ottobre 2023 - (AGENPARL) – ven 27 ottobre 2023 TUESDAY: EPA to Recognize Choctaw Nation for Nearly $2M in Cleanup and Climate Grants
(DALLAS – Oct. 27, 2023) On Tuesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance will present Chief Gary Batton and other Choctaw Nation representatives with two grants totaling nearly $2 million. The Nation will receive $1.57 million for Brownfields funding to assess and cleanup abandoned properties and a $400,000 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Both grants are funded from historic legislation under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in American agenda.
WHAT:          Choctaw Nation Grant Celebration
WHERE:       Choctaw Nation Headquarters
                      1802 Chukka Hina
                      Durant, OK 74701
WHEN:          Tuesday, October 31
                      2 pm
WHO:             U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance
                       Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton
                         
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