Biden-Harris Administration announces $565,000 for Montana to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

August 1, 2023 / by Region 08 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HELENA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $565,000 in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state.  Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), activities that […]

Biden-Harris Administration announces $143,000 for Wyoming to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

August 1, 2023 / by Region 08 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHEYENNE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $143,000 in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state.  Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), activities that […]

Biden-Harris Administration announces $599,000 for Utah to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

August 1, 2023 / by Region 08 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Salt Lake City – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $599,000 in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state.  Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), […]

$10 million grant opportunity to advance environmental justice in New England

July 31, 2023 / by Region 01 / Asia, Climate, Europe

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 31, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) New England Region Office is announcing a grant competition for an “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center” (EJ TCTAC).  The agency is offering this funding opportunity of up to $10 million to help communities and other environmental justice […]

EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event

July 31, 2023 / by Region 04 / Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LOUISVILLE, KY (July 31, 2023) –Today, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg at a press event in Louisville to discuss the $7.9 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda […]

Interior Department Celebrates Great American Outdoors Act Anniversary with Fee-Free Day on Public Lands

July 28, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Climate, Government, North America, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior On Friday, August 4, the Department of the Interior will commemorate the three-year anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), a bipartisan investment that improves visitor experiences, bolsters climate resilience, and invests in the economy by creating good-paying jobs in our national parks, wildlife refuges, […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to highlight $7.9 million investment for polluted Brownfields in Kentucky at Louisville event on Monday

July 28, 2023 / by Region 04 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LOUISVILLE, KY (July 28, 2023) – The EPA together with other federal and local partners will host a press event in Louisville on Monday to highlight a historic $7.9 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Kentucky while […]

Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island on July 28, 2023

July 27, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Climate, Europe, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 27, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone. Sensitive groups include people with lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children and teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. […]

Biden to Announce Steps to Help Communities Deal With Extreme Heat

July 27, 2023 / by Erica L. Green and Lisa Friedman / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The measures include protections for workers and funds for better weather prediction, but they are unlikely to satisfy activists who have pushed the president to do more to combat climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/politics/biden-heat-climate-change.html

Wildfires in Greece Raise Fears of Tourism Collapse

July 26, 2023 / by Emma Bubola and Niki Kitsantonis / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fiercest wildfires have hit only parts of a few islands. But the effects of climate change pose a far wider threat to Greece’s tourism industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/world/europe/wildfires-greece-tourism.html

EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Cleanup of Contaminated Sediment at Quanta Resources Superfund Site in Edgewater, NJ

July 26, 2023 / by Region 02 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its proposed cleanup plan to address contaminated sediment and surface water at the Quanta Resources Superfund site in Edgewater, New Jersey to October 6, 2023. EPA held a public meeting at the Edgewater Community […]

EPA Fines Hastings, Nebraska, Landlord for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

July 26, 2023 / by Region 07 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 26, 2023) – Pavelka Rentals LLC, a residential leasing company in Hastings, Nebraska, has agreed to pay a $24,579 penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. According to EPA, Pavelka failed to notify […]

EPA awards $150K to Butte Citizens Technical Environmental Committee to support Superfund activities

July 26, 2023 / by Region 08 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BUTTE, Mont. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $150,000 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) for the Butte Citizens Technical Environmental Committee (CTEC) to expand public communication about cleanup of the Silver Bow Creek and Montana Pole Treatment Superfund sites. TAGs provide funding for independent experts to […]

Ocean Currents in the Atlantic Could Slow by Century’s End, Research Shows

July 25, 2023 / by Raymond Zhong / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The system of ocean currents that regulates the climate for a swath of the planet could collapse sooner than expected, a new analysis found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/climate/atlantic-ocean-tipping-point.html

EPA Seeks Input on Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs

July 25, 2023 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 45-day public comment period on a proposed expansion of its Safer Choice and potentially its Design for the Environment (DfE) programs to include certification of additional product categories beyond cleaners and disinfectants. Safer Choice and DfE are […]

Metal Shredding Facility in Owego, New York Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

July 25, 2023 / by Region 02 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have reached a settlement with Upstate Shredding, LLC and Weitsman Shredding, LLC for allegedly violating the federal Clean Air Act at their metal shredding facility in Owego, New York. Under the proposed […]

EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines

July 25, 2023 / by Region 09 / Climate

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Flagstaff – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Navajo Nation partners celebrate the opening of EPA’s new Flagstaff Field Office with a ribbon-cutting, tour, and a demonstration of equipment for abandoned uranium mine work. EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman joined Steven Etsitty, Executive […]

EPA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant to Southwest Environmental Finance Center at Univ. of New Mexico to Help Communities Access Funds for Infrastructure Projects

July 25, 2023 / by Region 06 / Climate, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (July 25, 2023) – At a ceremony yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a grant of $4 million to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico. The grant is the first part of a total of $10 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure […]

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