The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program

The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working to address local environmental or public health issues in their communities. The program assists […]
Monitoring the Risks of Salt Lake Valley’s Dust

On a recent evening in northern Utah, engineer Kerry Kelly was driving to an event when a dust cloud swept across the highway, obscuring her view. “This is a road with […]
Meet the Winners of Our 2022 Women In Science Incentive Prize

The Story Exchange today announced the winner of its second annual Women In Science Incentive Prize — a grant program that recognizes innovative female scientists working on solutions to the […]
Environmental Justice Grants, Funding and Technical Assistance

EJ Grants The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) Program – EPA’s new EJ Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program will establish technical assistance centers across the nation […]
The EPA awards grants to monitor air quality in communities hurt by pollution

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded grants for projects to monitor air quality in 37 states, with a focus on minority communities and other areas overburdened by […]
Biden-Harris Administration announces $1,284,587 for three community air pollution monitoring projects in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected three Utah groups to receive funding to conduct air quality monitoring in communities across Davis and Salt Lake […]
EPA funds more sensors to address Chattanooga air quality concerns

A year after installing about 30 air quality sensors at local schools and community centers, the Chattanooga collaborative behind the pollution detection program learned Thursday it is getting a federal […]
The Salt Lake County Health Department releases a new air quality map as Utah enters inversion season

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – With winter comes inversion season, which usually occurs between December and February. The inversion brings bad news: pollutants from burning fuels are trapped near the […]