Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 6, 2023) – On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host community meetings to share information about two actions to address a chemical, ethylene oxide (EtO), released from commercial sterilizers, including Sterilization Services of TN (SST) located at 2396 Florida Street in Memphis. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a listening session with a group of community leaders and environmental entities in Puerto Rico to forge the path forward for the selection of the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). The Inter-American University […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $2 million ceremonial check to Keokuk Mayor Kathie Mahoney and Keokuk City Administrator Cole O’Donnell in Keokuk, Iowa, on June 6, 2023. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 6, 2023) – Today, at the Elkem-Carbide brownfield site in Keokuk, Iowa, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund A new report by an international body of scientists shows the increasingly severe climate impacts people and nature face. WWF added plants and animals to highlight how climate change affects all life. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/how-the-climate-crisis-could-impact-our-future
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (June 5, 2023) – Communities in Brooke and Hancock County, West Virginia will benefit from a $500,000 Brownfields assessment grant to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC). The grant funds will be used to assess former industrial properties for redevelopment and revitalization projects. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Anheuser-Busch will pay $537,000 in penalties and implement a comprehensive safety review of all […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. Areas predicted to exceed the Federal air quality standard for 24-hour particle […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Bulletin On June 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Representative Brittany Pettersen and Representative Joe Neguse will host a virtual information session about regional grant opportunities through the EPA Clean School Bus Program. The EPA is accepting applications for this annual competitive grant program through […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Anheuser-Busch will pay $537,000 in penalties and implement a comprehensive safety review of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Denver (June 5, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Anheuser-Busch will pay $537,000 in penalties and implement a comprehensive […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The Marion-Ralls Regional Port Authority receives a $700,000 ceremonial check as a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant selectee at a ceremony in Hannibal, Missouri, on June 5, 2023. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 5, 2023) – Today, at the Community Room at HomeBank in Hannibal, Missouri, EPA […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 5, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $8,800,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in Connecticut while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected six communities in Connecticut to receive six grants totaling […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on personal responsibility and climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/magazine/children-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tucked into the measure are changes to how the government approves projects at the center of the country’s climate goals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/climate/permitting-reform-debt-ceiling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The incoming president will be under pressure to juggle the global institution’s ambitions to combat climate change and fight poverty. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/business/economy/ajay-banga-world-bank.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Columbia Falls, Mont. (June 2, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed cleanup plan detailing its preferred cleanup option for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (CFAC) Superfund site in Flathead County, Montana. The proposed cleanup plan provides an overview of the site, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TAMPA, Fla. (June 2, 2023) – Yesterday in Tampa, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and Congresswoman Kathy Castor recognized two Florida-based organizations’ receipt of $1 million in Brownfields job training funds and highlighted the availability of approximately $12 million from President […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there’s not enough groundwater for projects already approved. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/climate/arizona-phoenix-permits-housing-water.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (June 1, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to update confidential business information (CBI) requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that increases transparency, modernizes the reporting and review procedures for CBI, and aligns with the 2016 amendments […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) today announced that registration is open for the National Brownfields Training Conference, which will be August 8-11 in Detroit. This will be the 20th National Brownfields Conference. Previous conferences have attracted as many as 2,000 environmental and […]