United States and State of Wisconsin Reach Settlement with Container Life Cycle Management on Air Emissions and Waste Management Violations

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The United States and State of Wisconsin announced a settlement with Container Life Cycle Management LLC (CLCM) that addresses Clean Air Act (CAA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at the company’s container reconditioning facilities in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. The company will pay […]

Interior Department Announces New Partnerships and Offices to Leverage New Resources for Indian Country

Published by the Department of the Interior At the 2022 Tribal Nations Summit today, Secretary Haaland announced actions to support Tribally led conservation, education and economic development through a new Office of Strategic Partnerships. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-new-partnerships-and-offices-leverage-new-resources

North Pacific Seafoods penalized $345,000 for Clean Air Act violations

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Seattle – November 29, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that North Pacific Seafoods, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., paid a $345,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations at two of its facilities in Naknek, Alaska.  As a result of an investigation, EPA discovered North Pacific […]

U.N. Mission Joins Growing Calls to Label Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The report’s authors said current conservation efforts were not enough to address the “ongoing and increasingly serious challenge” presented by climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/climate/great-barrier-reef-climate-change-danger.html

Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For the sake of the planet, Les Knight, the founder of the Voluntary Human Extinction movement, has spent decades pushing one message: “May we live long and die out.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/climate/voluntary-human-extinction.html

EPA and State Partners Announce Major Improvement in Clean Water Act Permit Compliance

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has achieved major improvement in compliance with Clean Water Act (CWA) permits over the past five-year period. In FY 2018, EPA and 47 states agreed to collaborate on a goal to reduce significant noncompliance among facilities permitted […]

EPA Announces 22 Healthy Communities Grants worth over $740,000 Awarded in New England

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Healthy Communities Grants across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Two of the awarded grants will provide benefits throughout New England. Today’s announcement represents a $744,000 investment in community-based projects that will help […]

EPA Announces 6 Healthy Communities Grants worth over $190,000 Awarded in Rhode Island

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of six Healthy Communities Grants in Rhode Island out of 22 grants across New England. Today’s announcement represents a $191,000 investment for Rhode Island community projects that will help to make progress on crucial public health, […]

EPA Announces Selection of Members to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 20 members, including the new Committee Chair and Committee Vice-Chair to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC), which provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on […]

EPA Celebrates Year One Accomplishments Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marked one year of progress in implementing President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with the release of a new report detailing the Agency’s investments in the Nation’s infrastructure and communities. The Bipartisan Infrastructure law provides EPA with more than […]

Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The three countries, home to more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests, have agreed to negotiate a “funding mechanism” for conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/climate/brazil-indonesia-democratic-congo-rainforest-protection-pact.html

Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Conservation groups, joined by former President Carter, had sued to reopen the case after a March ruling upheld an Interior Department deal for a road through a national wildlife refuge. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/climate/anilca-road-alaska-trump-court-decision.html

EPA Penalizes Ampac Fine Chemicals, Resolving Claims of Hazardous Waste Law Violations

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a settlement with Ampac Fine Chemicals, LLC to resolve violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and related state laws at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Rancho Cordova, California. EPA determined that Ampac failed to […]

Oklahoma City Used Oil Recyclers Pay Nearly $2 Million for Processing, Transportation, and Storage Violations

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (November 9, 2022)- January Environmental Services, Inc., January Transport, Inc., and company-owner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) through their used oil transportation and […]

EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas. In the settlement, Evergy will take certain actions to address […]

EPA Announces Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup at Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc. Superfund Site in N. Smithfield, Rhode Island

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a proposed settlement with 13 “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs) which have agreed to finance and conduct all remedial design and remedial action activities to address groundwater contamination at the Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc. (L&RR) […]

EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 8, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas. In the settlement, Evergy will take […]

The Return of the Jaguar in the Yucatán Peninsula

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Thanks to Mexican conservation efforts, the jaguar is making a comeback in the Yucatán Peninsula. A traveler ventures into its habitat in the tropical jungles surrounding an ancient Maya city. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/travel/jaguars-mexico-yucatan.html

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $1.2 Million for Three Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Illinois

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected three organizations to receive funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in Illinois. These grants are three of 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states that will receive $53.4 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan […]

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