Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, EPA issued a Final Determination under the Clean Water Act to help protect Bristol Bay, the most productive wild salmon ecosystem in the world. With this action, the Biden-Harris Administration is protecting certain waters that are important to sustaining Southwest Alaska’s salmon resources from disposal […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with EAN Holdings, LLC, the operator of Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Truck in Hilo, Hawaii, to resolve a claim of violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Since February 2017, EAN has operated illegal, pollution-causing large capacity […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2023) – Sibley, Iowa, auto repair shop Turbocharged Performance LLC will pay a $30,000 civil penalty for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MOODY, Ala. (January 20, 2023) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken lead in the response to extinguish the ongoing fire at the Environment Landfill Inc. in Moody, Ala., after receiving results from air monitoring and sampling. As of today, the U. S. Environmental Protection […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rain and snowfall this season are above average, but the state has seen some wild weather in past years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/climate/california-storms-biggest-in-history.html
Published by the Department of the Interior Interior today announced the transfer of regulations governing offshore renewable energy activities from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-finalizes-offshore-wind-safety-and-environmental-responsibilities
Published by the Department of the Interior Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-takes-steps-strengthen-offshore-clean-energy-development
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced that Elizabeth (Liz) Klein has been named Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/elizabeth-klein-named-director-bureau-ocean-energy-management
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (January 10, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it is proposing to approve portions of Alaska’s plan for combatting harmful particulate pollution in the Fairbanks-North Star Borough, and disapprove others. “Over the past 13-plus years, the state and borough have achieved important […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule establishing a durable definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to reduce uncertainty from changing regulatory definitions, protect people’s health, and support economic opportunity. The […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) KAUAI – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a proposed settlement with Olegario and Anne Rivera Joint Trust (Rivera Trust), the owner and operator of Koloa Zipline and Kauai ATV, to resolve a claim of violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control regulations. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Roughly 190 nations, aiming to halt a dangerous decline in biodiversity, agreed to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and seas. The United States is not officially a participant. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/climate/biodiversity-cop15-montreal-30×30.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an order on consent with the City and County of Honolulu to ensure pollutant discharge requirements are met at the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. This order on consent will ensure that discharges from this facility […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency highlighted the recent progress being made in the environmental restoration of the Rouge River Area of Concern, including the imminent completion of several habitat restoration projects. “Thanks to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and support from our local […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, top federal and state environmental agencies and officials from New England and New York, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announced 41 grants totaling $10.3 million to organizations and local governments to improve the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Vernal, Utah — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an air quality plan, called a Federal Implementation Plan, which will require enforceable controls on the emissions of air pollutants from new, modified, and existing oil and natural gas facilities on Indian country lands within the […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore California. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-winners-california-offshore-wind-energy-auction
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $169 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to New Jersey for water infrastructure improvements that will help communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public health, clean […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an enforcement action against American Savings Bank to close an illegal, pollution-causing large capacity cesspool at the bank’s former branch in Kealakekua. The settlement includes a penalty of $30,427 for having operated an illegal large capacity cesspool […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The six-month total of 14 named storms was about average. But two late-season hurricanes proved catastrophic in Florida and Puerto Rico. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/climate/hurricane-season-noaa.html