Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 17, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the filing of a settlement agreement with three parties, requiring the payment of cleanup costs at the Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri. The settlement was filed in the United States District […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 18 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will join Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley, state and […]
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, June 13, 2024 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from API Vice President of Midstream Policy Robin Rorick congratulating Commissioners David Rosner, Lindsay See and Judy Chang on their confirmation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and thanking the Senate for their […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ATLANTA – Today, June 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska SEATTLE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced the “National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics” as part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to tackle climate change, feed […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, announced the “National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics” as part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to tackle climate change, feed […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—Today, June 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program has made it easy for consumers and businesses to save trillions of gallons of water. In 2023, alone WaterSense labeled products helped save 1.2 trillion gallons of water. Since the conception of the WaterSense label, EPA has […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (June 12, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an agreement with a railroad transportation company headquartered in Bangor, Maine, resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations for fuel oil discharges into waters of the United States from two separate derailments of company-owned freight train […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (June 10, 2024) — Today, the White House and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan, as recipient of rebates from EPA’s Clean School Bus program. The school district will receive up to $800,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help purchase […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, in a significant investment to improve water infrastructure in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside local authorities, announced funding to begin a major upgrade project at the Bayamon Wastewater Treatment Plant. The $22.7 million upgrade, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (June 6, 2024) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a determination that Alaska’s water quality standards need to be updated to more accurately reflect the amount of fish Alaskans consume. This action requires Alaska to revise its limits on toxic pollutants in the state’s waters […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—Today, June 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission, announced the selection of six communities that will receive technical assistance through the Local Foods, Local Places program. This shared effort will develop local food systems to advance environmental protection, strengthen local […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NASHVILLE, TENN. (June 4, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined an automotive aftermarket parts distributor based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for allegedly selling illegal “defeat devices” designed to render automobile emission controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Full Force Diesel […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next leader, is an academic and a politician. Here’s what her track record reveals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/climate/claudia-sheinbaum-climate-scientist-mexico.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Water Act. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/energy-environment/canada-hydropower-electric-grids.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even as it pivots to solar and wind for itself, Greece aims to become a natural gas supplier across Europe. Among its strongest backers is the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/climate/greece-europe-natural-gas-lng.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is investing $111 million to address polluted sites and put clean school buses on the roads across New York State. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide the majority of this historic funding through two transformational programs. Nearly […]