Previous EPA Live Events
2024 Events
2023 National Honor Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Recognizing EPA’s extraordinary achievements during Fiscal Year 2023. View captions for this event.
Investing in America: Clean School Bus event in North Carolina
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 12:15 pm Eastern
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will travel to Durham, North Carolina to celebrate funding for new clean school buses under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. He is joined by U.S. Representative Foushee, Durham Mayor Williams, and students and staff.
Investing in Tribal Nations and Territories to Cut Climate Pollution & Accelerate Clean Energy
September 5, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m. Arizona MST
EPA will announce recipients of $300 million from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants competition for Tribes, Tribal consortia, and territories. Funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda, selected Tribal governments and territories will receive federal resources to implement community-driven solutions that address climate change, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition.
EPA Celebrates the 2024 Environmental Education Student and Teacher Award Winners
Thursday, August 1, 2024 @ 10 am ET
The President’s Environmental Youth Award recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects developed by K-12 youth. The PEYA program promotes awareness of our nation's natural resources and encourages positive community involvement.
EPA Administrator Regan & Gov. Roy Copper Highlight Historic Funding to Combat Climate Pollution
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 @ 2:30 pm ET
On Tuesday, July 30, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will join North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in Brunswick County, North Carolina to highlight how North Carolina will benefit from the $421 Million Award to Bipartisan Multi-State Coalition recipients from EPA’s $4.3 billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grants competition.
Watch live on The Nature Conservatory's Instagram account
EPA Administrator Regan & Gov. Josh Shapiro Announce Historic Funding to Combat Climate Pollution
Monday, July 22, 2024 @ 2:30 pm ET
Monday, July 22, 2024, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s fifth Investing in America tour, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan will join Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in Pittsburgh to announce recipients of EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants competition. Selected state, local and Tribal governments will receive federal resources to implement community-driven solutions that address climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition.
Transcript of the July 22, 2024 EPA Live Event (docx)
Bold Promises, Real Results
Thursday, June 27, 2024 @ 11:30 am ET
Join us as EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan showcases the agency’s bold promises and real results in transforming environmental protection throughout the past three years. Highlights will include accomplishments in climate action, environmental justice, and investing in science, demonstrating how our agency's innovative initiatives are delivering tangible benefits for communities nationwide.
Clean School Bus Program Rebate Awards in Jackson, MS
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 @ 10:15 am CST
Today, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, and U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson will join schoolchildren, district leaders, and community members in Jackson, Mississippi to announce the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Administrator Michael Regan Opens the National Environmental Museum and Education Center
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 11 am ET
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan was joined by former EPA Administrators and other environmental stakeholders to officially open the National Environmental Museum and Education Center. The Center, which is located in the William Jefferson Clinton building on the corner of 13th and Pennsylvania Ave, is designed to inspire and educate the public about the nation’s environmental history and the efforts EPA and its partners at the state, local, and tribal levels have taken to protect air, water, land, and public health.
Investing to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Once Polluted Brownfield Sites
Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 12:30 pm ET
Today, May 20, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will travel to Philadelphia, PA — joined by U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker— to host an event announcing historic investments to help transform once-polluted, vacant and abandoned properties into community assets, while helping to create good jobs and spur economic revitalization in disadvantaged communities.
EPA Administrator Regan Announces Final Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 10 a.m. ET
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan joins stakeholders to announce a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect all communities from pollution and improve public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity. These rules, finalized under separate authorities, will significantly reduce climate, air, water, and land pollution from the power sector, delivering on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protect public health, advance environmental justice, and confront the climate crisis.
Protecting Families from PFAS Pollution
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 10:30 a.m. ET
Join Administrator Michael Regan as EPA finalizes the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect 100 million people from PFAS pollution. As part of the Administration’s commitment to combating PFAS pollution, EPA announces $1 billion investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address PFAS in drinking water.
Administrator Regan Hosts Signing Ceremony for Biden-Harris Administration’s Final Chemical Plants and Polymers and Resins Plants Standards
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 @ 11 a.m. ET
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan joins environmental justice advocates, community leaders and additional stakeholders to celebrate EPA’s final rule that will slash toxic air pollution from chemical plants and polymers and resins plants and discuss how it delivers critical health protections for communities that Administrator Regan visited as part of his Journey to Justice tour.
Accelerating America: Supercharging Communities and the Economy
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 12 p.m. ET
EPA Administrator Regan and National Climate Advisor Zaidi to announce Biden-Harris Administration’s latest actions to protect public health, address the climate crisis, save drivers money, and support U.S. auto jobs.
Investing in America: Clean Air, Clean Ports and Healthier Communities
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 @ 11 a.m ET
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will travel to North Carolina as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America tour to announce the launch of EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure, while supporting efforts to address climate change and protect air quality in port communities across the country.
Investing in America: Clean School Buses in South Carolina
Monday, February 12, 2024 @ 2 p.m. ET
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will travel to Orangeburg, South Carolina to celebrate funding for new clean school buses under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda that is delivering environmental and economic benefits for all. He is joined by Congressman James Clyburn, local officials, and students from the Orangeburg County School District.
Ceremonial Signing and Celebration of Stronger Standards for Harmful Soot Pollution
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 @ 10 a.m. ET
Administrator Regan and stakeholders participate in a ceremonial signing for stronger air quality standards that will better protect America’s families, workers, and communities from the dangerous and costly health effects of fine particle pollution, also known as soot.
Investing in America: Clean School Buses
Monday, January 8, 2024 @ 10 a.m. ET
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will travel to Georgia to announce the latest round of funding for new clean school buses under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda that is delivering environmental and economic benefits for all.
2023 Events
National Environmental Youth Advisory Council Launch
Thursday, November 16, 2023
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will host an event in Washington, D.C. celebrating the launch of the first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council. Administrator Regan will join the newly selected members of the advisory council to celebrate their appointment and discuss how the impacts of climate change and other environmental harms affect young communities.
Transcript from the November 16, 2023 EPA Live Event (docx)
EPA and Peace Corps Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 3:30 p.m. ET
Since 2010, EPA has partnered with the Peace Corps to advance our international work at the community level, and to advance environmental protection around the world. Our most recent five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was renewed on May 15, 2023.
Transcript: EPA and Peace Corps Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony (docx)
Administrator Regan Visits Pennsylvania for a Clean School Bus Event
Monday, April 24, 2023
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania with White House Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu, Senator Bob Casey, and Congressman Matt Cartwright to discuss the transition to a clean transportation future and announce the latest round of funding for clean school buses under President Biden’s Investing in America plan.
Transcript from April 24, 2023 EPA Live Event (docx)
Administrator Regan Visits East Palestine for the Opening of EPA’s Community Welcome Center
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
EPA Administrator Michael makes his third visit to East Palestine, Ohio to highlight new resources available to the community. He joins local leaders for the opening of EPA’s Community Welcome Center — a one-stop shop for residents to schedule cleaning services and get their questions answered.
Transcript from the February 28, 2023 EPA Live Event (docx)
Investing in America: Clean School Buses
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan visited Wabaunsee USD 329 School District in Alma, Kansas to celebrate the delivery of the state’s first all-electric school buses and mark the historic investment in America under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Administrator Regan, joined by students, school officials, and community leaders, highlighted how initiatives like EPA’s Clean School Bus Program are delivering environmental and economic benefits for communities like Wabaunsee.
Investing in America: Clean School Buses (docx)
2022
Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, and Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, along with national and local environmental leaders, gathered in Cleveland to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on the banks of the Cuyahoga River.
Transcript: Celebrating 50 Years of the Clean Water Act EPA Live Event (docx)
Administrator Regan Visits Lake Mead to Spotlight Climate Impacts
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Administrator Regan visited Lake Mead with Representative Steven Horsford and Representative Susie Lee to discuss the impacts of receding lake levels due to drought and climate change. He highlighted how President Biden is delivering on his promise to address our greatest climate challenges and deliver environmental and economic benefits through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Transcript: Administrator Regan Visits Lake Mead to Spotlight Climate Impacts (docx)