Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New reservoirs designed to supply French farms with water in increasingly arid growing seasons have attracted opposition from environmentalists. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/world/europe/france-climate-change-water-wars.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Healthy Communities Grants across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Two of the awarded grants will provide benefits throughout New England. Today’s announcement represents a $744,000 investment in community-based projects that will help […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of six Healthy Communities Grants in Rhode Island out of 22 grants across New England. Today’s announcement represents a $191,000 investment for Rhode Island community projects that will help to make progress on crucial public health, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Excelitas Technologies Corp. of Salem, Mass., resolving an allegation the company violated the chemical accident prevention requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. A chemical accident at this facility could impact nearby densely populated […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled enforcement actions against two companies that violated state and federal clean air standards by allowing excessive idling of school buses at locations in four Massachusetts communities. The first settlement resolved EPA’s allegations that AA Transportation Co., Inc. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Nov. 16, 2022) – During the winter, many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as a fuel. However, many wood heaters are inefficient and emit more pollutants into the air than heaters that burn oil or natural gas or those that […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deal is the most ambitious effort yet by the United States and European countries to persuade a developing nation to abandon the dirtiest of the fossil fuels. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/climate/indonesia-coal-agreement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Germany has embarked on an ambitious and expensive effort to preserve the river’s historical role as a vital transportation link. But will it work? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/world/europe/germany-climate-change-rhine-river.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Nov. 10, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with two New England companies engaged in the sales or installation of devices that tamper with emission controls on diesel vehicles. The first settlement, with Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. of Bangor, Maine, resolved […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Several European leaders at COP27 announced funds to help poor nations recover from loss and damage caused by climate change. The United States was silent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/climate/loss-and-damage-cop27-climate.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a proposed settlement with 13 “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs) which have agreed to finance and conduct all remedial design and remedial action activities to address groundwater contamination at the Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Plus Europe makes climate pledges and Kenya discloses details of a Chinese railroad contract. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/briefing/midterms-elections-cop27-us-asia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Desperate for cash as the fallout from the Ukraine war batters its economy, Egypt has been conserving natural gas at home to sell to Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/world/middleeast/egypt-climate-cop27-natural-gas.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At the Climate Forward event, The Times will host global leaders like Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the head of the World Trade Organization. Register for the free livestream. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/insider/what-to-expect-at-this-years-crucial-climate-summit.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WELLS, MAINE (October 31, 2022) — Flanked by local officials, parents and school children, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David Cash announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of EPA’s Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, including $13,340,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England regional office today confirmed that New Englanders experienced a slight increase in the number of unhealthy air quality days this year, compared with 2021. Based on preliminary data collected between March and September 2022, there were 24 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WATERBURY, CONN. (Oct. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reached a settlement with Russell Apartments, LLC, a Connecticut property management and development firm located in Waterbury, for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (October 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $2,765,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to two school districts in New Hampshire. The grants will help […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (October 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding $29,570,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to five school districts in Massachusetts. The grants will help school […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Oct. 25, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed comprehensive reviews of site cleanups at 14 National Priority List Sites (Superfund Sites) in New England, including four federal facilities, by performing required Five-Year Reviews of each site. The Superfund program, a federal program […]