Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Apr. 8, 2024) – EPA’s Southeast New England Program (SNEP) is announcing funding to improve climate resiliency in disadvantaged communities throughout Southeast New England. The SNEP Opportunity to Advance Resilience (SOAR) grant program is committed to investing at least $5 million in disadvantaged communities by 2027 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Italian energy giant Eni sees future profits from collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into natural gas fields that have been exhausted. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/business/carbon-capture-europe-eni.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Farm protests are changing not only Europe’s food system but also its politics, as the far right senses an opportunity. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/world/europe/angry-farmers-are-reshaping-europe.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Mar. 28, 2024) – The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) initiative to prevent childhood lead poisoning in communities with a higher risk of lead exposure is coming to the greater Manchester, New Hampshire area. Lead is particularly harmful to children because they are more vulnerable to its effects, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rowers in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race this weekend have been warned of dangerously high levels of E. coli in the River Thames, the latest sign of England’s polluted waterways. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/world/europe/oxford-cambridge-boat-race-ecoli.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 26, 2024) – Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with First Student, a company that owns, operates, and stores school buses throughout the United States, including in Connecticut. EPA alleges that the company violated federal clean air standards by allowing buses in […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON, MA (Mar. 26, 2024) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proud to honor New England Region ENERGY STAR winners for their outstanding leadership in support of the clean energy transition. ENERGY STAR Award Winners will be recognized at an event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Seine is becoming a test case for a European plan to cut carbon emissions by turning rivers into the new highways. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/business/in-france-the-future-is-arriving-on-a-barge.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (MARCH 22, 2024) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point in Maine , will receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program. Together, EPA and the Passamaquoddy Tribe will pursue development strategies that expand […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (March 21, 2024) – On March 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an Administrative Order on Consent to Historic Cargill Falls Mill, LLC to take immediate steps to protect tenants and visitors at The Lofts at Cargill Falls Mill in Putnam, Conn. from lead-based paint […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western Europe during the Roman Era. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/science/archaeology-hallucinogens-henbane.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, March 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the strongest pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles in history. These standards will avoid more than 7 billion tons of carbon emissions and provide nearly $100 billion of annual net benefits to […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GENEVA – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to cut methane pollution that threatens the climate and public health, the EPA and State Department officials convened a group of 450 global leaders at the 2024 Global Methane Forum this week. The Global Methane Forum provides an […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New Bedford, Mass. (Mar.15, 2024) – Today, EPA announced a proposed consent agreement and final order (CAFO) that will settle EPA’s administrative enforcement case against Northern Wind, LLC (Northern Wind) for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Clean Air Act’s chemical […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Mar. 13, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Citadel Properties, LLC, and Strive Construction, LLC, property management and real estate development firms based in Providence, Rhode Island, for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) asbestos reporting requirements. Under the settlement, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lytton, British Columbia, used to draw backpackers, rafters and road-trippers until a wildfire destroyed it in 2021. Now, it’s a microcosm of how climate change is scrambling tourism. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/travel/lytton-fire-canada.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Once considered a laggard, the German luxury carmaker is one of only a few established automakers that has been able to compete effectively against Tesla. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/business/bmw-electric-vehicles.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (March 5, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is proposing to add the Upper Columbia River Site in northeast Washington to the National Priorities List, the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for cleanup financed under the federal […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Mar 4, 2024) – The Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience (SOAR) Fund is an EPA New England program designed to improve climate resiliency in disadvantaged communities throughout southeast New England. With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the EPA program will invest […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/travel/chamonix-france-glaciers-climate-change.html