Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 26, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department have reached a settlement with Taylor Farms New England, Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the company’s food processing facility […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Philadelphia (July 25, 2023) – During a visit to a Lancaster County dairy farm, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Senator Bob Casey joined Pennsylvania environmental leaders, Chesapeake Bay partners, and local farmers to announce $14.3 million in grants directed to Pennsylvania through EPA’s Chesapeake […]
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 […]
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) 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 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Among the costs of very high temperatures: reduced labor productivity, damaged crops, higher mortality rates, trade disruption and dampened investment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/business/extreme-heat-economy.html
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lawmakers in Michigan have long fought tough pollution controls. But the toll of flooding, lost crops and damage to the Great Lakes appears to be changing minds. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/02/climate/michigan-climate-change.html
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]