Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lawmakers in Albany voted to designate community gardens statewide as crucial to the urban environment, especially in the fight against climate change. The bill awaits the governor’s signature but the role of these gardens stretches back decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/nyregion/community-garden-bronx-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The climate activist said that trials like hers brought attention to climate change and that she would continue to protest. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/world/europe/greta-thunberg-fined-climate-sweden.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released a notice of intent announcing the first in a series of funding opportunities to monitor and reduce methane emissions, one of the biggest drivers of the climate […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Department of the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency, is inviting members of the public to attend the planning meeting for the formation of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Community Representation Initiative on July 27, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash joined senior Rhode Island elected officials, state experts and local advocates to celebrate a grant of $500,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Almost all climate finance focuses on mitigating climate change. But money is increasingly pouring in to helping people adapt to the effects of global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/business/dealbook/extreme-heat-climate-investment.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 21, 2023) –Today, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Congresswoman Valerie Foushee at a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to discuss the $7 billion Solar for All grant competition currently open through President Biden’s Investing in […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Martha Guzman and U.S. Representative Jim Costa (CA-21) joined Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and community leaders gathered at the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce to highlight three separate funding announcements made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (July 21, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Doyon Associated, LLC, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, will pay a fine of $117,000 for violations of the Clean Air Act. Doyon Associated, LLC, is accused of installing 55 defeat devices and tampering with 28 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 21, 2023) –Today, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Congresswoman Valerie Foushee at a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to discuss the $7 billion Solar for All grant competition currently open through President Biden’s Investing in […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (July 21, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Pure Addiction Diesel Performance L.L.C. of Hillsboro, Oregon, will pay a $148,733 penalty for violations of the Clean Air Act. Between Jan. 1, 2019, and April 27, 2021, EPA found that Pure […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A rediscovered sample of frozen sediment, collected more than 50 years ago, highlights the vulnerability of Greenland’s ice sheet to a warming climate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/science/climate-greenland-ice-sheet.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Singapore’s National Environment Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance bilateral cooperation on environmental management and protection between the two nations. The MOU was signed in Washington, D.C. this week by EPA Administrator Michael Regan […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Singapore’s National Environment Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance bilateral cooperation on environmental management and protection between the two nations. The MOU was signed in Washington, D.C. this week by EPA Administrator Michael Regan […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2022) – EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller today on Wye Island in Queen Anne’s County to announce new strategies by Maryland for restoring water quality in the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays. The […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is already affecting the world in powerful ways. But it could also drive mass migration and reshape societies as its consequences add up. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/climate-change-migration.html
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $120 million in funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities plan for the most severe climate-related environmental threats to their homelands. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-investing-120-million-support-tribes-dealing-impacts
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The speech by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to Chinese officials came as John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, urged Beijing to move more quickly to address global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/asia/xi-china-climate-kerry.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan acknowledged the agency’s “A” grade for its small business contracting goal achievement from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard. This represents the 14th consecutive year that […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – For the first time in its 30-year history, the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), a federal advisory committee to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will meet in Puerto Rico. The NEJAC provides advice and recommendations about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice […]