Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11 million in grant funding to 11 institutions for research to address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved and Tribal communities. “Addressing climate change and environmental justice issues are two priorities that are […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 11, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $236,000 grant to the Connecticut Department of Public Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 11, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $228,000 grant to the Rhode Island Department of Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 11, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $236,000 grant to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 11, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $275,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 11, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $272,000 grant to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 8, 2023) – Today, EPA New England announced the release and availability of a report that maps “blue carbon” along the northeastern coast. Blue carbon is the term used to describe carbon stored in coastal and marine salt marshes, seagrass, and mangroves. These aquatic habitats […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A group of Swiss women over 64 have filed a lawsuit against Switzerland with Europe’s top human rights court, saying the country has violated their rights by failing to curb emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/world/europe/heat-wave-older-women-lawsuit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The incursion by opponents of oil drilling raised concerns about the security of the British leader and his family. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/world/europe/sunak-greenpeace-protest-britain.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with CMA CGM, the world’s third largest shipping container company, over claims of violations of EPA’s Vessel General Permit issued under the Clean Water Act. Under the terms of the settlements, CMA CGM will pay $165,000 in penalties […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 1, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England regional office recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Landmark College of Putney, Vt., a global leader in educating neurodivergent students, to work together to increase national employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 31, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) New England Region Office is announcing a grant competition for an “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center” (EJ TCTAC). The agency is offering this funding opportunity of up to $10 million to help communities and other environmental justice […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Chevron finds itself with an abundance of natural gas on Europe’s doorstep. Amid competing regional interests, the question is how to develop it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/business/energy-environment/israel-gas-europe.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 27, 2023) – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone. Sensitive groups include people with lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children and teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (26 de julio de 2023) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. y el Departamento de Justicia llegaron a un acuerdo con Taylor Farms New England, Inc. para resolver presuntas infracciones a la Ley de Aire Limpio (CAA) y la Ley de Planificación para […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 26, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department have reached a settlement with Taylor Farms New England, Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the company’s food processing facility […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment British conservatives kept a seat in a recent election by opposing an ultralow emissions zone, and some are now questioning ambitious emissions-reduction targets. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/world/europe/uk-conservatives-green-policy-ulez.html
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 […]
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 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash joined senior Rhode Island elected officials, state experts and local advocates to celebrate a grant of $500,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in […]