EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth and Educator Awards in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina

April 26, 2023 / by Region 04 / Climate, Lands, Oceans, South America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ATLANTA (April 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA). This year’s winners from the Southeast include Kelly Dillman (PIAEE) […]

EPA Orders Hiro Systems Hawaii to Stop Sale of Unregistered, Possibly Fraudulent Disinfectants

April 25, 2023 / by Region 09 / North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a legally binding stop sale order to Honolulu-based Hiro Systems Hawaii LLC to prevent the illegal distribution and sale of misbranded and unregistered pesticide products, including disinfectants and sanitizers. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA […]

EPA Celebrates Three California Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth Award

April 25, 2023 / by Region 09 / Climate, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to recognize three California recipients of the 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). “EPA is proud to honor the impressive work that these California students are […]

EPA Fines Bollinger County, Missouri, Landowner for Illegal Dams

April 24, 2023 / by Region 07 / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 24, 2023) – Bollinger County, Missouri, landowner Michael Zahner and his company, Zahner Management Company LLC, will pay a $105,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Zahner and his company filled […]

Proposed Settlement Resolves EPA Clean Water Act Claims Against Maine Fish Hatchery

April 24, 2023 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that will require the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in Orland, Maine, to take specific actions to reduce the amount of phosphorus it discharges to Alamoosook Lake. The […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $140 Million for Water Conservation and Efficiency Projects in the West

April 21, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Interior today announced a $140 million investment for water conservation and efficiency projects as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-over-140-million-water-conservation-and

Earth Day Recognized at Truly Living Well Center for Urban Agriculture

April 21, 2023 / by Region 04 / Climate, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ATLANTA (April 21, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the City of Atlanta observed Earth Day, by participating in a Cross Agency Community Engagement Event at the Truly Living Well Center for Urban Agriculture in Atlanta, Georgia. “Preventing […]

EPA Recognizes Ohio Educator with 2023 Presidential Innovation Award

April 21, 2023 / by Region 05 / Climate, Lands, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has awarded the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators to Amanda Schaeffer, a teacher at Hilliard Innovative Learning Hub in Hilliard, Ohio. Ms. Schaeffer teaches “Art and Ecology,” a course she created to empower students […]

Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location in Raleigh, N.C. bringing partnership and resources together to help restore Walnut Creek

April 21, 2023 / by Region 04 / Climate, Fresh Water, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (April 21, 2023) – Today at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the Walnut Creek watershed as the 21st Urban Waters Federal Partnership location. With […]

Interior Department Announces $1 Million for Conservation Partnerships at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

April 20, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Today during a visit to the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams announced a $1 million investment for conservation partnerships at the refuge. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-1-million-conservation-partnerships-deer-flat-national

EPA Encourages Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Pursuit of Zero Waste

April 19, 2023 / by Region 09 / Climate, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Beginning with a visit to the islands by Regional Administrator Martha Guzman, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to provide input on the pursuit of Zero Waste as a goal and solid waste […]

After She Traded One Patagonia for Another, Tragedy Couldn’t Keep Her Away

April 14, 2023 / by Nadav Gavrielov / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The documentary “Wild Life” tells the story of Kristine Tompkins, a former chief executive who retired at 43 and moved to South America for love and conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/style/wild-life-movie-kris-tompkins.html

EPA awards $1.8 million to help restore Delaware Inland Bays under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

April 13, 2023 / by Region 03 / Climate, Fresh Water, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) – The Delaware Inland Bays Program will receive $1.8 million in restoration funds as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to estuaries of national significance, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. “This funding is a valuable investment in […]

EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Research Grants to Reduce U.S. Household Food Waste

April 13, 2023 / by Region 04 / Climate, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RALEIGH, NC (April 13, 2023) – On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,471,426 in research grant funding to two universities to develop, apply, and test innovative and creative community-engaged approaches to reduce household food waste in the United States. “Preventing food waste […]

Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across the Caribbean Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

April 13, 2023 / by Region 02 / Asia, Climate, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Inter-American University of Puerto Rico has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive about $10 million over the next five years to help communities across Puerto […]

EPA awards $1.8 million to help restore Maryland Coastal Bays under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

April 13, 2023 / by Region 03 / Climate, Fresh Water, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHILADELPHIA (April 13, 2023) – The Maryland Coastal Bays will receive $1.8 million in restoration funds as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to estuaries of national significance, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. “This funding is a valuable investment in equity, […]

EPA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Research Grants to Reduce U.S. Household Food Waste

April 12, 2023 / by Research and Development ORD / Climate, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,471,426 in research grant funding to two universities to develop, apply, and test innovative and creative community-engaged approaches to reduce household food waste in the United States. “Preventing food waste at home can help fight climate change and […]

Northern Star (Pogo) LLC penalized $600,000 for hazardous waste management violations

April 11, 2023 / by Region 10 / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Northern Star (Pogo) L.L.C. was fined $600,000 for improper storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous materials at its gold mine and laboratory in Delta Junction, Alaska. “Strict accountability for hazardous waste is vital to protecting people and the environment […]

EPA Fines Weiler Inc. in Iowa for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

April 10, 2023 / by Region 07 / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 10, 2023) – Weiler Inc. in Knoxville, Iowa, will pay $54,488 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company, which manufactures road construction equipment, generated hazardous waste at […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up to $233 Million in Water Conservation Funding for Gila River Indian Community

April 6, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior Following a visit to the Gila River Indian Community, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and Deputy Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner David Palumbo announced up to $233 million in historic funding and conservation agreements to […]

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