Alabama to benefit from $20,832,304 grant funding by Biden-Harris Administration to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials

July 17, 2024 / by Region 04 / Asia, Climate, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (July 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Alabama will benefit from four grants totaling approximately $20.8M to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and […]

EPA Region 6 Announces Oklahoma Teacher as Winner of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

July 16, 2024 / by Region 06 / Asia, Fresh Water, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (July 16, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is pleased to announce the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) winner is Shannon Chatwin from Owasso High School located in Owasso, Oklahoma. Mrs. Chatwin has been an Advanced Placement environmental science teacher […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $160 Million in Grants to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Steel and Other Construction Materials

July 16, 2024 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, July 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 grant recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products. EPA estimates that the construction materials […]

EPA Announces $3.9M to Support Clean Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Chicago Area

July 16, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (July 16, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to receive $3,887,329 in funding to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials […]

A.I. Helped to Spot a Copper Mining Bonanza in Zambia

July 11, 2024 / by Max Bearak / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/kobold-zambia-copper-ai-mining.html

EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

July 11, 2024 / by Region 08 / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a settlement with Marathon Oil Company resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The settlement requires that Marathon pay a […]

EPA and Justice Department Announce $241.5M Settlement with Marathon Oil to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in North Dakota

July 11, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, July 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a settlement with Marathon Oil Company resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The settlement requires that […]

EPA Releases New Science-Based Recommendations to Help More States, Tribes, and Territories Reduce Exposure to PFAS in Fish

July 11, 2024 / by Water OW / Asia, Fresh Water

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, July 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued updated recommendations under the Clean Water Act for contaminants that states, Tribes, and territories should consider monitoring in locally caught, freshwater fish. For the first time, EPA has added several per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) to […]

United States Announces Settlement with Westchester County Drinking Water Provider and Three Municipalities for Violating Safe Drinking Water Act

June 24, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Asia, Fresh Water, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 24, the Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a settlement with the Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW), the town/village of Harrison, the village of Mamaroneck, and the […]

La EPA causa sensación con una adjudicación de $319,000 a Puerto Rico para apoyar el monitoreo de la calidad del agua en las playas a fin de proteger la salud pública

June 20, 2024 / by Region 02 / Asia

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NUEVA YORK – Hoy, la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA) anunció una subvención de $319,000 para ayudar a las comunidades costeras de Puerto Rico a proteger la salud de los bañistas. Los fondos ayudarán a Puerto Rico a llevar a cabo programas de monitoreo […]

A Tale of Two Nearly Extinct Giant Salamanders

June 17, 2024 / by Rachel Nuwer and Chang W. Lee / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While trying to save large amphibians native to Japan, herpetologists in the country unexpectedly found a way to potentially save an even bigger species in China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/science/giant-salamanders-japan-china.html

EPA Awards $1.5 million to Support Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data Program

June 17, 2024 / by Chief Financial Officer OCFO / Asia

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON –Today June 17, US Environmental Protection Agency is announcing it recently awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This will provide technical assistance to help enhance EPA grant recipients’ ability to generate data and […]

EPA Awards $500,000 to Palmetto Futures to Support Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data Program

June 17, 2024 / by Region 04 / Asia

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON –Today June 17, US Environmental Protection Agency is announcing it recently awarded $1.5 million to three organizations through the Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data (PREPARED) program. This will provide technical assistance to help enhance EPA grant recipients’ ability to generate data and […]

G7 Leaders, Expanding the Circle, Shift Focus to Migration and the South

June 14, 2024 / by Mark Landler and Steven Erlanger / Africa, Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Leaders from India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa joined discussions in a nod to the changing global balance of power. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/europe/g7-summit-ai-china-india.html

EPA Issues Notice of Violation to ACCEL Schools and Seeks Immediate Action to Address Asbestos and Lead Paint Concerns at Schools in Youngstown, Niles and Warren, Ohio

June 13, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice of violation under the Toxic Substances Control Act to ACCEL Schools Ohio LLC for asbestos and lead paint concerns at three of its public charter schools that may present hazards to students, faculty and staff. EPA discovered these issues […]

EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska

June 13, 2024 / by Region 10 / Asia, Fresh Water, North America, Oceans

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, […]

EPA to Award $9.75 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring and Protect the Health of Beachgoers

June 13, 2024 / by Water OW / Asia, Fresh Water, North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 13, 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, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for […]

EPA Announces More Than $5 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across Southern Lake Michigan Communities in Illinois and Indiana

June 7, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Alliance for the Great Lakes to receive $5,597,824 to fund projects advancing environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities in the Chicago River region of Chicago, and Calumet regions of northwest Indiana. Through EPA’s newly created […]

The Climate Challenges That India’s Next Government Will Face

June 4, 2024 / by Somini Sengupta / Asia, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Farmers have repeatedly protested over grievances tied to global warming, a major political and economic test given the importance of India’s rural economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/climate/modi-climate-india-election.html

La EPA anuncia más de $3.4 millones en subvenciones Brownfields para rehabilitar y revitalizar comunidades en Puerto Rico

June 4, 2024 / by Region 02 / Asia

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NUEVA YORK – Con el fin de promover sus inversiones en las comunidades de Puerto Rico, la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA) anunció cinco seleccionados que recibirán más de $3.4 millones para evaluar y limpiar terrenos de Brownfields en Puerto Rico, avanzando así la […]

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