Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $3 million from the agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Maine. The award given to the State of Maine will fund the development of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $3 million from the agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of New Hampshire. The award given to the State of New Hampshire will fund the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Aug. 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $6 million from the agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Connecticut and three metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in Connecticut. Awards given to the State […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (August 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $4 million from the agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Rhode Island and one metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Rhode Island. Awards given to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration has bet big on offshore wind. But the first-ever auction in the Gulf of Mexico attracted just two bidders. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/climate/gulf-mexico-wind-farm.html
Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today held the first-ever offshore wind energy auction for the Gulf of Mexico region, resulting in one lease area receiving a high bid of $5.6 million. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-holds-first-ever-gulf-mexico-offshore-wind-energy-auction
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule amending the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States” to conform with the recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA. The agencies are committed […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/climate/geothermal-energy-projects.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A movement to fight wildfires by making forests more resilient and, in some cases, deliberately setting blazes is gaining ground in Canada. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/world/canada/canada-wildfires-kelowna-british-columbia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sharp-eyed birders might spot brown boobies, a tropical species once rare even in the Southern states. A flock of Canada geese might just include a pink-footed goose, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/nyregion/new-york-city-climate-birds.html
Published by the Department of the Interior As the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 107th birthday, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz traveled to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee today to highlight investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/assistant-secretary-estenoz-highlights-president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-0
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new mission will provide hourly updates of air quality in the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/climate/air-quality-satellite-nasa-tempo.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Diesel performance parts retailers GDP Tuning LLC and Custom Auto of Rexburg LLC, dba Gorilla Performance, as well as the companies’ owner Barry Pierce, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Pocatello, Idaho, and agreed to pay a total of $1 million […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of settlements today with companies based in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington state that had illegally sold “defeat device” products throughout the United States that altered vehicle emissions control systems. These products are designed to […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun a 30-day public comment period on a proposed amendment to the consent decree for the Allied Paper Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The amendment requires the responsible party, NCR Corp., to fund and complete the cleanup of a portion […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida was in Taipei, Taiwan, from August 21-22, to recommit to extending environmental cooperation between EPA and Taiwan. Assistant Administrator Nishida joined former Taiwan Deputy Minister Ya-Fen Wang in providing keynote remarks for an event celebrating the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined Minnesota leaders at the Metropolitan Council’s Blue Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant in Shakopee, Minnesota, to highlight how organizations in the state are using more than $4 million in federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to develop plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Americans, in particular, tend to think of frozen water as essential. But this seemingly ubiquitous commodity is no longer something we can take for granted. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/t-magazine/ice-luxury.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON BORO, PA – August 22, 2023 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The Hershey Company (Hershey) announced today the joint commitment of $2 million to support local dairy farmers. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance), in collaboration with Land O’Lakes, Inc., will […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The torrential rain and flooding that threaten Southern California also menaced Baja California, the western Mexico peninsula that is popular with tourists. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/americas/hurricane-hilary-mexico-baja-california.html