{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-1-million-in-epa-funding", "Manchin, Capito Announce $1 Million In EPA Funding", "2020-11-12", "2020", "2020-11", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "November 12, 2020\n\t\t\t Manchin, Capito Announce $1 Million In EPA Funding \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) andShelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today\r\nannounced $1,071,361 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for\r\nWest Virginia. Funding will support air and water pollution control, provide\r\nresources for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, and\r\npromote initiatives at West Virginia's higher education institutions. West Virginians deserve to\r\nlive in communities with clean water and fresh air that are safe places to work\r\nand raise families. This funding will support projects across the Mountain\r\nState to upgrade infrastructure, expand sustainability, and provide protections\r\nneeded to help our communities thrive. We must do all we can to keep West\r\nVirginia wild and wonderful and I will continue to support these efforts,\r\nsaid Senator Manchin. This funding from EPA is welcome news as it will support environmental initiatives on a multitude of fronts, from our state and local health departments to our higher education institutions. The natural beauty of West Virginia is recognized across the world, and we must take the necessary steps to protect our environment while supporting job creation. I thank EPA for their continued support of programs across West Virginia,said Senator Capito. Individual awards\r\nlisted below: \r\nWest Virginia\r\nDepartment of Environmental Protection:\r\nHazardous Waste Management State Program Support  $310,931 \r\nWest Virginia\r\nDepartment of Health & Human Resources: Performance Partnership Grants  $274,469 \r\nWest Virginia\r\nDepartment of Environmental Protection:\r\nAir Pollution Control Program Support  $250,000 \r\nWest Virginia\r\nUniversity: Regional Wetlands Program\r\nDevelopment Grants  $151,053 \r\nWest Virginia\r\nDepartment of Environmental Protection:\r\nLeaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Corrective Action Program \r\n$59,962 \r\nMarshall\r\nUniversity Research Corp: National\r\nStudent Design Competition for Sustainability  $24,946\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-1-million-in-epa-funding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4822729863226414, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}