Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Utah identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible harm […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PIERRE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help South Dakota identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 华盛顿 – 今天（5 月 2 日），美国国家环境保护局 (EPA) 宣布从拜登总统的“投资美国之旅”计划中拨款 30 亿美元，用于帮助各州和领地识别和更换含铅供水管道，防止饮用水中的铅暴露。铅会对健康造成一系列严重影响，包括对儿童大脑发育造成不可逆转的伤害。为了保护儿童和家庭，拜登总统承诺更换全美所有铅管。今天公布的拨款由《两党基础设施法》提供资金，通过 EPA 颇为成功的饮用水州循环基金 (DWSRF) 获取，使得推进这项工作和兑现政府对环境正义的承诺又迈出一大步。这项拨款基于政府的含铅管道和油漆行动计划以及 EPA 清除铅倡议。 EPA 和州循环基金携手合作，推进总统的 Justice40 计划，以确保一些联邦投资总收益的 40% 流向因投资不足和污染过重而被边缘化的弱势社区。铅暴露对有色人种社区和低收入家庭的影响尤为严重。迄今为止，EPA 的“含铅供水管道更换饮用水州循环基金”计划已宣布获得 90 亿美元的总拨款，预计将在全国范围内更换多达 170 万条铅管，为无数家庭提供清洁的饮用水。 EPA 局长 Michael S. Regan 表示：“科学明确表明，没有安全的铅暴露水平，饮用水中有害暴露的主要来源就是铅管。“拜登总统深知，尽快识别和清除铅管至关重要，他已为各州和领地争取到大量资源，加快永久性清除危险铅管的进程，实现一劳永逸。” 拜登总统的《两党基础设施法》历史性地投资了 150 亿美元，用于识别和更换含铅供水管道。这项法律规定，通过 DWSRF 一般补充拨款和 DWSRF 含铅供水管道更换专项拨款提供的资金中，49% 必须以赠款和可免除贷款的形式提供给弱势社区，对于长期以来投资不足的社区而言，这是一项至关重要的投资。根据最新的第七次饮用水基础设施需求调查和评估收集的数据，EPA 预计全美共有 900 万条含铅供水管道。今天宣布的拨款将专门用于含铅供水管道的识别和更换，并将帮助各州和领地为项目提供资金，以清除铅管并减少饮用水中的铅暴露。 用于分配这些资金的含铅供水管道专项方案使得各州能够尽快获得与其需求相称的财政援助，从而在全国范围内进一步保护公众健康。方案和拨款根据需要确定，这意味着预计含铅供水管道更多的州可按比例获得更多拨款。 除了今天宣布的拨款，EPA 还发布了一份新备忘录，明确了各州该如何利用这笔拨款和其他拨款来最有效地减少饮用水中的铅暴露。此外，EPA […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 華盛頓– 美國國家環境保護局 (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) 今日（5 月 2 日）宣布，拜登總統的「投資美國之旅」將挹注 30 億美元，協助每個州及地區找出並替換鉛製供水管，以免飲用水暴露於鉛汙染的環境中。鉛有可能造成各種嚴重的健康危害，包括對兒童腦部發展造成不可逆的損害。為了保護兒童與家庭，拜登總統已承諾更換國內的所有鉛水管。本日的聲明由《兩黨基礎建設法》資助，並順利經由 EPA 的飲用水各州循環基金 (DWSRF) 提供，使這項工作以及政府承諾的環境正義邁出了重要的一步。這筆資金得益於政府的鉛管線和塗漆行動計畫以及 EPA 的「把鉛清得一點不剩」(Get the Lead Out) 倡議。 EPA 與各州循環基金合作推進總統的「正義 40 倡議」，以確保部分聯邦資金整體收益的 40%，能流向因缺乏資金援助且汙染問題過重而受到邊緣化的弱勢社區。鉛暴露的問題對有色人種社區及低收入家庭的影響尤為嚴重。迄今為止，EPA 的「鉛水管更換飲用水各州循環基金」計畫已宣布資助 90 億美元，預計更換全國多達 170 萬條鉛水管，為無數家庭提供乾淨的飲用水。 「科學清楚地表明，鉛暴露量沒有所謂的安全值，且飲用水的主要有害來源就是鉛水管。」EPA 局長 Michael S. Regan 表示。「拜登總統知道，儘速找到並移除鉛水管十分重要，他也確保各州與各地區能取得可觀的資源，以此加速永久移除有害鉛水管的流程，一勞永逸。」 拜登總統的《兩黨基礎建設法》挹注了史無前例的 150 億美元來找出並更換鉛製供水管。該法律規定，DWSRF 一般補充資金和 DWSRF 鉛水管更換資金所提供的資金，其中 49% 必須以贈款和可免除貸款的形式提供給弱勢社區，這對於長期缺乏資金援助的社區來說是相當重要的投資。根據最新的第 7 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 워싱턴 – 오늘, 5월 2일 미국 환경보호국은 바이든 대통령의 미국에 투자(Investing in America) 의제에서 모든 주와 보호령에서 납 서비스 라인을 파악하고 교체하여 식수에서 납에 노출되는 것을 방지하기 위한 30억 달러 지원을 발표했습니다. 납은 어린이의 뇌 발달에 되돌릴 수 없는 해를 끼치는 등 다양한 심각한 건강 영향을 끼칠 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/science/resilient-societies-climate-change.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Partners with Webster County to Support Community-Driven Energy Transition and Economic Revitalization Goals Contact: EPA Region 4 Press Office – (404) 562-8400, region4press@epa.gov LOUISVILLE, KY (May 1, 2024) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Webster County, Kentucky will receive technical assistance through the Energy […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced two communities will receive technical assistance through the Energy Communities Technical Assistance Pilot program. EPA and recipient communities will work together to develop implementable action plans that promote environmental and economic revitalization as part of their energy […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Every year in May, EPA marks Asthma Awareness Month to raise national awareness of asthma and to highlight leading programs across the nation that serve as models for delivering outstanding improvements in asthma care and quality of life for people with asthma. “Growing up with […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused warming, a team of scientists has concluded. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/climate/panama-canal-drought.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House wants federal agencies to keep climate change in mind as they decide whether to approve major projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/biden-administration-moves-to-speed-up-permits-for-clean-energy.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, April 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical known to cause liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, brain cancer, cancer of the blood, and cancer of the central nervous system, as well as […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, April 30, 2024, the White House issued a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) to secure and enhance the resilience of U.S. critical infrastructure. The NSM will replace a decade-old presidential policy document on critical infrastructure protection and launch a comprehensive effort to protect U.S. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State of Washington, federal agencies agree on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site Proposed amendments to cleanup agreements to go out for 60-day public comment period May 30. SEATTLE — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), and U.S. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/energy-dept-speed-transmission.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration released a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/joe-biden-climate-global-warming.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 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 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (April 25, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is receiving $425,616 to advance their goal of cultivating a society of individuals with a deep understanding of the dynamic interdependencies between human and natural systems. This […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing in America […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER (April 24, 2024) — Today, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing […]