Biden-Harris Administration Announces $184,000 for Hawaii to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

July 24, 2023 / by Region 09 / Europe

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 million in grant funding from […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $552,000 for Nevada to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

July 24, 2023 / by Region 09 / Europe

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 million in grant funding from […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $5 Million for California to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

July 24, 2023 / by Region 09 / Europe

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 million in grant funding from […]

Around the Globe, Searing Heat With No Sign of Relief

July 21, 2023 / by Gerry Mullany and Delger Erdenesanaa / Asia, Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Asia, Europe and the United States, records are shattering, and forecasters say there’s no respite in sight. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/asia/record-heat-wave-flooding-climate-change.html

Extreme Heat Grips 3 Continents as Climate Change Warms Earth

July 19, 2023 / by Alan Yuhas / Asia, Climate, Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. The U.S. special envoy for climate change called it “a threat to all of humankind.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/extreme-heat-wave-us-europe-asia.html

Wildfire in Canary Islands Forces Thousands to Evacuate

July 17, 2023 / by Constant Meheut / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The blaze on the island of La Palma has driven some 4,000 residents from their homes and burned about 10,000 acres. It could be a harbinger of weather-related crises this summer in Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/world/europe/europe-heat-wildfire-spain-canary-islands.html

New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Tuesday July 18, 2023

July 17, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Climate, Europe, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 18, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. The primary concern is high concentrations of fine particle air pollution that is unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups such […]

New Heat Wave Descends on Europe, as It Struggles to Adapt

July 14, 2023 / by Gaia Pianigiani / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment European governments have been slow to put in place broader mitigation strategies for extreme heat, allowing deaths to increase. This year may be no different. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-italy.html

In France, a Bastille Day With Fewer Fireworks

July 14, 2023 / by Constant Meheut / Climate, Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many French cities canceled their traditional firework shows over a familiar issue in France, social unrest, and a more daunting one, climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/france-bastille-day-fireworks-cancelled.html

Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, on July 12, 2023

July 12, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Climate, Europe, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 12, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone. The areas that are predicted to exceed the Federal air quality standard for ozone on Wednesday, July 12 are:  Rhode Island […]

Iceland Monitors New Volcanic Eruption

July 11, 2023 / by Orlando Mayorquin / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Larger eruptions have disrupted European air travel, but officials said this small one, in an uninhabited area that until recently had been dormant for centuries, posed no immediate risks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/world/europe/iceland-earthquake-volcano-eruption.html

EPA Celebrates Over $13.7M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Massachusetts

July 7, 2023 / by Region 01 / Asia, Climate, Europe, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 7, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, MassDEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple, and other state and local partners met to highlight brownfields funding for the City of Worcester […]

$10 Million Grant Opportunity to Enhance Environmental Justice in New England Communities

July 3, 2023 / by Region 01 / Asia, Climate, Europe

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 3, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Region 1 Office is announcing a grant competition for an “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center” (EJ TCTAC) to help New England communities and other environmental justice stakeholders access federal technical assistance and resources to […]

New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Saturday July 1, 2023

June 30, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Climate, Europe, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 30, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. The primary concern is high concentrations of fine particle air pollution that is unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups such as […]

New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Friday June 30, 2023

June 29, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Climate, Europe, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 29, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. The primary concern is high concentrations of fine particle air pollution that is unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups such […]

Canada Wildfires and U.S. Air Quality: What to Know and How Long the Smoke Will Last

June 28, 2023 / by Dan Bilefsky / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ongoing outbreak of fires in Canada is sending new waves of smoke into the American Midwest, and the pollution has been seen as far away as Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/canada/canada-wildfires-smoke-us-air-quality.html

 New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 29, 2023

June 28, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Climate, Europe, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 29, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. The primary concern is high concentrations of fine particle air pollution that is unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups such as […]

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 […]

North Sea Sees Potential Shift from Oil and Gas to Renewable Energies

June 24, 2023 / by STANLEY REED / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The offshore wind industry continues to grow as nations look to change Europe’s oil and gas hub into a major source of renewable energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/business/energy-environment/north-sea-green-energy-wind.html

EPA, State and Local Officials Celebrate Award of Over $8.8M in Rebate and Infrastructure Funding for 28 Zero-Emission Buses in Connecticut

June 15, 2023 / by Region 01 / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, Europe, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW BRITAIN, CONN. (June 15, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David Cash and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory joined elected officials and school leaders in New Britain, Conn. to celebrate the award of 25 zero […]

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