Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $160 Million in Grants to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Steel and Other Construction Materials

July 16, 2024 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, July 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 grant recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products. EPA estimates that the construction materials […]

Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

July 16, 2024 / by Region 01 / Climate, Europe, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (JULY 16, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of four recipients working in New England that will receive more than $18 million in grants to support efforts in reporting and reducing climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. This is […]

EPA Announces Over $1.3M to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Missouri

July 16, 2024 / by Region 07 / Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 16, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Holcim U.S. Inc. in Missouri to receive $1,371,814 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials […]

EPA Announces $20.4 Million to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico

July 16, 2024 / by Region 02 / Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of six recipients across Region 2 that together will receive approximately $20,463,059 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used […]

EPA Announces $3.9M to Support Clean Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Chicago Area

July 16, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (July 16, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to receive $3,887,329 in funding to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials […]

EPA Announces Settlement with Amerikal Products in Waukegan, Illinois, for Sale of Unregistered Pesticide Product

July 15, 2024 / by Region 05 / North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Amerikal Products Corp. located at 2115 Northwestern Ave., Waukegan, Illinois, for allegedly selling and distributing an unregistered pesticide product in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Amerikal Products will stop producing and selling the product and […]

A.I. Helped to Spot a Copper Mining Bonanza in Zambia

July 11, 2024 / by Max Bearak / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/kobold-zambia-copper-ai-mining.html

EPA Invests $20 Million in Water Workforce Training and Career Development as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 11, 2024 / by Water OW / North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, July 11, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing over $20 million to 13 workforce development organizations across the nation under its Innovative Water Workforce Development Grant Program, which supports expanding career opportunities in the […]

The Water Tower Institute, Inc., based Buford, Georgia among national recipients of $20 Million in Water Workforce Training and Career Development as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 11, 2024 / by Region 04 / North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ATLANTA (July 11, 2024) –Today, July 11, As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing over $20 million to 13 workforce development organizations across the nation under its Innovative Water Workforce Development Grant Program, which supports expanding career opportunities […]

EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

July 11, 2024 / by Region 08 / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a settlement with Marathon Oil Company resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The settlement requires that Marathon pay a […]

EPA and Justice Department Announce $241.5M Settlement with Marathon Oil to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in North Dakota

July 11, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, July 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a settlement with Marathon Oil Company resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The settlement requires that […]

EPA Announces Modified Settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to Address Combined Sewer Overflows

July 10, 2024 / by Region 05 / North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed modification to the 2011 settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland-area waterways and Lake Erie. This modification will affect the city of Cleveland and 61 […]

EPA and Partners Complete Cleanup and Restoration, Open New Trail at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota

July 10, 2024 / by Region 05 / North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (July 10, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the completion of a four-year, $186 million sediment cleanup and habitat restoration project at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota. EPA contributed $92 million to the project, including funding provided through the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in […]

U.S. EPA Signs New Bargaining Agreement with AFGE

July 9, 2024 / by Office of the Administrator AO / Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA – Today, July 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a new collective bargaining agreement with its largest union, the American Federation of Government Employees, Council 238. The new agreement was unanimously ratified by the union in May and implemented on June 14, 2024. It […]

EPA Awards Funding to Two Educational Organizations for Environmental Projects in Pacific Islands

July 8, 2024 / by Region 09 / Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GUAM — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the University of Maine and Learning Endeavors to receive competitive grants for environmental education projects in the Pacific Islands. These organizations have been chosen for their exceptional work in promoting youth ecological stewardship and environmental education, […]

EPA and NMED Inspections Identify Widespread Emissions at Oil and Gas Facilities in the Permian Basin Area

July 5, 2024 / by Region 06 / Air Quality, Climate, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (July 5, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) recently posted the reports for 124 facilities the two agencies inspected in the New Mexico Permian Basin area in April. Fourteen EPA inspectors and five NMED inspectors […]

API Strengthens Offshore Wind Safety with New Standard

July 2, 2024 / by Jason Patlis / American Petroleum Institute, Industry, North America

Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024 — The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the first edition of API Recommended Practice 75W (API RP 75W), Safety and Environmental Management System for Offshore Wind Operations and Assets. This landmark standard leverages API’s extensive experience with offshore oil and natural gas development to […]

EPA Releases Updated Climate Indicators Report Showing How Climate Change is Impacting People’s Health and the Environment

July 2, 2024 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Climate, North America, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, July 2, the United States Environmental Protection Agency released the Fifth Edition of Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report highlights new data showing the continuing and far-reaching impacts of climate change on the people and environment of the United States. New […]

EPA, Department of Justice sue Lower Yakima Valley dairies for manure practices endangering neighboring well-users

July 2, 2024 / by Region 10 / Air Quality, Fresh Water, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice asked the Eastern District Court of Washington to immediately force three large Lower Yakima Valley dairies to test down-gradient wells within an area approximately three-and-one-half miles south and southwest of the dairies and […]

Public input sought for proposed prospective purchaser agreement to redevelop the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

July 2, 2024 / by Region 01 / Fresh Water, Lands, North America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (July 2, 2024) – Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) that is open for public comment for the Olin property – the approximately 50-acre parcel at 51 Eames Street in Wilmington, Massachusetts – where chemical manufacturing and waste disposal activities […]

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