Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska SEATTLE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 13, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 13, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, in San Diego, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, and the California Water Resources Control Board announced a $37 million investment in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to support the South Mission Storm Drain and […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 12, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an agreement with a railroad transportation company headquartered in Bangor, Maine, resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations for fuel oil discharges into waters of the United States from two separate derailments of company-owned freight train […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, in a significant investment to improve water infrastructure in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside local authorities, announced funding to begin a major upgrade project at the Bayamon Wastewater Treatment Plant. The $22.7 million upgrade, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NASHVILLE, TENN. (June 4, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined an automotive aftermarket parts distributor based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for allegedly selling illegal “defeat devices” designed to render automobile emission controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Full Force Diesel […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Water Act. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is inviting public comment on two tentative permits under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act for a research study on a potential climate change mitigation technique referred to as ocean alkalinity enhancement. The research study is […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (May 30, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an agreement with an auto dealer, warehouser, and scrap metal seller based in Brockton, Massachusetts for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. As a result of EPA’s action, Everett’s Auto Parts, Inc. agreed to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for another season of wildfires. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/world/canada/canada-wildfires-logging-banff-climate.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PORTLAND (May 29, 2024) – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. In Oregon, ten school districts will receive over $22.6 million to replace 96 older school buses with new electric or propane buses. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 24, the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, is recognizing the 16th annual “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage Americans to take a few simple steps to protect their skin […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Atlantic hurricane season is looking to be an extraordinary one, with 17 to 25 named storms predicted, experts said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/weather/noaa-atlantic-hurricane-forecast-prediction.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (May 22, 2024) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone. Sensitive groups include people with lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children and teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 22, 2024) – On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 issued an emergency order under the Safe Drinking Water Act to the City of Humboldt, Nebraska, for drinking water at the Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced over $225 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. Through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA is able to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The hottest May on record for the city has experts worried about the summer — and hurricane season — to come. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/miami-heat-summer-weather.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission are celebrating decades of work to protect Silver Valley children from lead poisoning after the infamous 1973 Bunker Hill smelter baghouse fire, the worst lead poisoning event in U.S. history. The work has made the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator and U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) celebrated the significant progress made in addressing contamination and restoring safe drinking water at the Hidden Lane Landfill Superfund site in Sterling, Virginia. EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz with Congresswoman […]