Monday, June 5, 2023

EPA grant for St. James Parish

DALLAS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a grant funded through the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).

The $479,958 grant will go toward a community air monitoring project in St. James Parish - on the west side of the Mississippi River including Welcome, Freetown, St. James, Moonshine and Vacherie.

Community leader Sharon Lavigne also participated in the event on behalf of RISE St. James, a group of residents who have long fought for better air monitoring and other environmental justice issues in the area. (EPA 06/05/23) EPA, Rep. Troy Carter Announce Grant for La. DEQ Air Monitoring Project in St. James Parish | US EPA

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