WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded grants for projects to monitor air quality in 37 states, including Wisconsin, with a focus on minority communities and other areas overburdened by pollution.A total of 132 projects will receive $53.4 million to enhance air quality monitoring near chemical plants, refineries, and other industrial sites — part of a commitment by the Biden administration to focus on environmental justice in communities adversely affected by decades of industrial pollution.
The grants are funded by the sweeping climate and health law approved in August and the coronavirus relief plan approved by Congress last year...
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