(AGENPARL) – lun 22 luglio 2024 Issued: Jul 22, 2024 (6:09pm EDT)
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Maryland to receive nearly $130 million for community-driven solutions to cut
climate pollution across the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Department of
Transportation are part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive more
than $670 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate
change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice.
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PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2024) – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris
Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency announced Maryland Department of the Environment and
Maryland Department of Transportation as partners in coalitions that will
receive a total of more than $670 million in Climate Pollution Reduction
Grants to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis,
reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate
America’s clean energy transition.
The Clean Corridor Coalition project will deploy electric vehicle charging
infrastructure for commercial zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on
the Interstate-95 freight corridor as a joint venture among the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection, Delaware Department of Transportation, and Maryland
Departments of the Environment and Transportation, as well as provide
technical assistance for workforce development and corridor planning across
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland.
The Atlantic Conservation Coalition is a regional approach focused on natural
climate solutions to reduce GHG emissions. The project will fund efforts
across North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia to leverage the
carbon sequestration power of natural and working lands, including coastal
wetlands, peatlands, forests, and urban forestry. The Atlantic Conservation
Coalition is a partnership among the North Carolina Department of Natural and
Cultural Resources, South Carolina Office of Resilience, Maryland Department
of the Environment, and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. 
“President Biden believes in the power of community-driven solutions to
fight climate change, protect public health, and grow our economy. Thanks to
his leadership, the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program will deliver
unprecedented resources to states, local governments, and Tribes to fund the
solutions that work best in their communities,” said EPA Administrator
Michael S. Regan. “Selected recipients have put forward ambitious plans to
advance sustainable agriculture, deploy clean industrial technologies, cut
emissions and energy costs in homes and commercial buildings, and provide
cost- and energy-efficient heating and cooling to communities, creating
economic and workforce development opportunities along the way.”
“Investments such as this are paramount to ensuring communities across the
region who are impacted the most have access to reduced climate and air
pollution,” said EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. “We need our
partners to help us in tackling climate challenges. The work of these
organizations will allow them to take the steps to ensure better quality air
for future generations.”
“The Inflation Reduction Act is the single biggest investment we’ve made
in fighting the climate crisis – and it is powering key projects like these
that bring together neighboring states to tackle pollution, restore landscapes
that store carbon, and put cleaner vehicles on our roads. As these initiatives
show: in fighting the climate crisis we’re not just working to protect our
environment – we’re also creating jobs and building a better, healthier
future for our communities,” said Senator Van Hollen.
“The impact of Maryland’s transition to clean energy – from electric
vehicles to investments in renewable energy – extends beyond our state’s
borders. This funding will help accelerate our effort to protect our
environment, reduce our carbon emissions and expand these efforts along I-95
corridor,” said Senator Cardin. “In partnering with our neighboring states
and with federal investment, we can create a more sustainable region.”
EPA made its selections through a rigorous grants competition that was
designed to be fair and impartial. The Agency reviewed nearly 300 applications
that were submitted by entities from across the country and requested a total
of nearly $33 billion in funding.  
The 25 selected applications – from states, a Tribe, local governments, and
coalitions of these entities – will receive federal funding to implement
local and regional solutions. Many of these projects can be expanded and
provide examples that other states, local governments, Tribes, and even
businesses can replicate in their work to tackle the climate crisis.
Together, these selected projects will implement ambitious climate pollution
reduction measures designed by states, Tribes and local governments that will
achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030 and beyond. When
estimates provided by all selected applicants are combined, the proposed
projects would reduce greenhouse gas pollution by as much as 971 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050, roughly the emissions from 5
million average homes’ energy use each year for over 25 years.
EPA expects to announce up to an additional $300 million in selections under
the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program for Tribes, Tribal consortia,
and territories later this summer.
State, Tribal, and local action is vital to deliver on the President’s
commitment to reduce climate pollution by over 50% by 2030 and achieve
net-zero emissions no later than 2050. The innovative measures contained in
the selected applications, developed with input from local communities, are
expected to achieve substantial public health benefits such as reducing
exposure to extreme heat, improving air quality, reducing energy burden for
lower income Americans, improving climate resilience, and providing workforce
and economic development opportunities, particularly in low-income and
disadvantaged communities.
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants advance President Biden’s historic
Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure 40% of the overall benefits of
certain climate, clean energy, and other federal investments flow to
disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and
overburdened by pollution.  
The grants will fund projects supporting the deployment of technologies and
programs to reduce greenhouse gases and other harmful pollution across the
country and build the infrastructure, housing, industry, and competitive
economy needed for a clean energy future. These grants will also help
businesses capitalize on new opportunities, spur economic growth and job
creation in new and growing industries, and support development of training
programs to prepare workers. EPA expects to award the funds later this year,
once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
Many of the proposed projects contained in the selected applications announced
today, as well as the $250 million in planning grant funding that EPA is
providing under the CPRG program for development of Climate Action Plans by
state, local, and Tribal governments across the country, will complement the
Biden-Harris Administration’s historic federal actions and national climate
strategies across sectors. Those include: the U.S. National Blueprint for
Transportation Decarbonization, the Administration’s efforts to achieve 100%
clean electricity by 2035 and make zero emissions construction common practice
by 2030, the Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap, the U.S. Buildings
Decarbonization Blueprint, the Administration’s climate-smart agriculture
efforts and Nature Based Solutions Roadmap, the U.S. Methane Emissions
Reduction Action Plan, the National Climate Resilience Framework, and more.
Learn more about the selected applications
Learn more about the CPRG program
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