Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed air quality permit to Revolution Wind, LLC. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of a windfarm of up to 880 megawatts (MW). EPA will accept public comments on the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Emmanuel Macron of France presented conservation proposals after an exceptionally dry winter. But his government is still dogged by pension protests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/world/europe/france-macron-water.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of the final Good Neighbor Plan, a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states, will improve air quality for millions of people living […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Office is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session for New England communities to learn about and share feedback on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. The virtual listening session will be held on April 11, 2023. Members of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 1 office and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 11 New England companies and organizations as ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change. “As we accelerate historic efforts to […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW HAVEN, CONN. (March 27, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently reached a settlement with Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc., located in New Haven, Conn., for allegedly violating the federal Clean Air Act. The company has agreed to pay a penalty of $305,305 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA, The Justice Department, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law. The proposed consent decree calls for Holyoke to take further remedial action to reduce ongoing […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – A cold storage warehouse and distribution company, Maritime International and its subsidiaries, Bridge Terminal and Connecticut Freezers, has paid penalties of over $195,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated federal laws regulating companies that handle hazardous chemicals relating […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 16, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A $7.8 billion factory planned by a Chinese company in eastern Hungary has become divisive even within the party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who championed it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/world/europe/hungary-china-battery-plant.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wild birds passed the virus to seals in New England at least twice last summer, a new study suggests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/health/avian-influenza-seals.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BRISTOL, CONN. (March 15, 2023) – Philips North America LLC. has agreed to pay $706,175 plus interest to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reimburse costs of removing hazardous contamination from the former Sessions Clock Site in Bristol, Conn. “This case demonstrates that EPA takes its […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The Lepage Bakery of Lewiston was recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of 86 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification. The bakery was the only facility recognized in New England. The designation is reserved for manufacturing […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – Under a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Precise Packaging LLC. (a subsidiary of Delaware-based PLZ Corp.) of Fall River, Mass. will now perform training, oversight, and reporting to regulators necessary to comply with federal and state laws regulating the management of […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment American and European officials are trying to reach agreement on the outlines of a limited trade deal that could help resolve a major rift over America’s new climate legislation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/business/economy/us-europe-climate.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act regarding the city’s water pollution control facility that discharges undertreated effluent […]