DALLAS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Louisiana State University (LSU), University of Alabama and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are among 42 organizations across 39 states selected to receive grant funding totaling $9.3M supporting pollution prevention across the country. These grants will fund projects that provide businesses and other facilities with information, training, and tools to help them develop and adopt cost-effective changes in production, operation, and use of materials to reduce costs and the use of water, energy, and other natural resources. This week is the 30th anniversary of the Pollution Prevention Act. “By working with businesses and industry groups to find ways to reduce pollution, LSU’s P2 team shows that protecting the environment can go hand-in-hand with economic success,” said Regional Administrator Ken McQueen. LSU’s project will expand its P2 program by partnering with major universities and local partners to support direct technical assistance to more chemical, metal, and food and beverage manufacturers to reduce pollution while enhancing business profitability. EPA anticipates individual grant projects may range from $25,000 to $498,000 once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied. The work done under these grants will focus on at least one of the five P2 priority areas, also referred to as National Emphasis Areas and support several of the agency’s Smart Sectors. (Source: EPA 09/22/20) P2 and the P2 Grant Program.
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