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 […]

EPA and Congresswomen Valerie Foushee highlight $7 billion Solar for All grant competition at a North Carolina press event

July 21, 2023 / by Region 04 / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, Lands, North America

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 […]

EPA and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee highlight $7 billion Solar for All grant competition at a North Carolina press event

July 21, 2023 / by Region 04 / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, Lands, North America

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 […]

EPA Seeks Public Input on Re-evaluation of the Cleanup Plan for Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund Site

July 14, 2023 / by Region 02 / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing an opportunity for public input on changes to the cleanup plan to address contaminated soil and debris at the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey. EPA has prepared a document called an Explanation […]

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen Lead Paint Standards to Protect Against Childhood Lead Exposure

July 12, 2023 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 buildings and child care facilities, known as abatement activities, to better protect children and communities from the harmful effects of exposure to dust generated […]

EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz Statement on Bay Settlement

July 12, 2023 / by Region 03 / Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) For Immediate Release Contact: R3press@epa.gov   EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz Statement on Bay Settlement PHILADELPHIA, (July 12, 2023) – In a court filing today, EPA and plaintiffs asked for dismissal of a 2020 lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim EPA violated the Clean Water Act by failing […]

La administración Biden-Harris propone fortalecer las normas de pintura con plomo para proteger contra la exposición infantil al plomo

July 12, 2023 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (12 de julio de 2023)  — Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció una propuesta destinada a fortalecer los requisitos a fin de eliminar los peligros de pintura a base de plomo en edificios, así como salas […]

Agriculture Dept. to Invest $300 Million to Measure Greenhouse Emissions

July 12, 2023 / by Linda Qiu / Environment, Journalism, Lands, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency is seeking to better monitor greenhouse gases released through farming, which is responsible for about 10 percent of national emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/us/politics/agriculture-department-emissions-climate.html

United States Announces Settlement with J.R. Simplot to Improve Hazardous Waste Management and Reduce Emissions at Idaho Facility

July 11, 2023 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Asia, Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot’s Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the facility, including […]

Butte’s Superfund Site in Focus: EPA leadership meets with key stakeholders to tackle Butte Superfund challenges

July 7, 2023 / by Region 08 / Lands, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Butte, Mont. (July 7, 2023) – Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leadership met with Butte-Silver Bow County (BSB), the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Atlantic Richfield (AR), and the Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) to discuss next steps on community engagement and Superfund site […]

EPA grants $5.6 million to Alaska to inventory drinking water service lines for lead in nearly 270 tribal and small disadvantaged communities  

July 6, 2023 / by Region 10 / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE – (July 6, 2023) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $5,681,921 Lead Service Line Inventory grant to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.   The grant comes through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and will be used to conduct lead service line inventory of […]

Long-Polluted Site in Trenton, New Jersey Project Slated to Get Nearly $2 Million for Cleanup

June 29, 2023 / by Region 02 / Climate, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Trenton, New Jersey will get nearly $2 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to clean up a former industrial site in Trenton, New Jersey while advancing environmental justice. This award is part of the largest […]

EPA and Senator Carper join DNREC for visit to Standard Chlorine Superfund Site in New Castle, DE

June 27, 2023 / by Region 03 / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA and Senator Carper join DNREC for visit to Standard Chlorine Superfund Site in New Castle, DE  New Castle, DE – During a visit to Delaware this week, EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Delaware Department of […]

EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Keddy Mill Superfund Site Superfund Site in Windham, Maine

June 26, 2023 / by Region 01 / Europe, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today proposed a plan to clean up the Keddy Mill Superfund Site, located on Depot Street in Windham, Maine. The proposed plan details measures EPA will take to clean up the soil, sediment (inclusive of fish tissue), and groundwater at […]

EPA joins Mayor Hancock to award over $1 million for revitalization of contaminated riverfront property in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood 

June 26, 2023 / by Region 08 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER (June 26, 2023) – At an event today at the newly-opened Thrive residential complex in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood, Kelly Watkins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 office joined Denver Mayor Michael Hancock; Denver Housing Authority CEO David Nisivoccia; U.S. Department of Housing […]

EPA Continues to Oversee the Groundwater Investigation at the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site in Uniontown, Ohio

June 22, 2023 / by Region 05 / Fresh Water, Lands

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (June 22, 2023) – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began oversight of the potentially responsible party’s additional groundwater investigations in Uniontown and Green, Ohio, west of the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund site at 12646 Cleveland Ave., Uniontown. Previous sampling around the site found dioxane in […]

EPA Marks National Pollinator Week by Proposing Protections for 27 of the Most Vulnerable Endangered Species, Including Some Pollinators, from Pesticides

June 22, 2023 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, during National Pollinator Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its work to protect pollinators by proposing geographically-specific protections that would limit the use of pesticides in the habitat of 27 endangered and threatened (listed) species, including some pollinators. The Agency is releasing […]

EPA Announces $1.5 Million for Brownfield Sites in Dallas, Texas

June 16, 2023 / by Region 06 / Climate, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (June 16th, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.5 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to the city of Dallas to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected the City of Dallas for […]

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