WCCO: Minnesota state and tribal leaders meet with the EPA to discuss air pollution
23 Aug 2023
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Minnesota state and tribal leaders met with members of the Environment Protection Agency In Shakopee to discuss how they aim to use $4 million in pollution reduction grants.
In part due to the Inflation Reduction Act -- as well as aggressive investment from the Biden-Harris Administration -- the EPA is now offering federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to states. The purpose of these grants is to generate stable funding for states to implement plans that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants.
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