EPA Announces $250,000 to Winners of the Small Communities – Big Challenges Prize Competition

June 21, 2024 / by Research and Development ORD / Air Quality, Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, June 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $250,000 in cash prizes for the winners of the Small Communities — Big Challenges  Prize Competition. The winners, representing local governments across five states, had innovative and unique strategies for engaging with their rural communities to identify […]

EPA Announces $250,000 to Winners of the Small Communities – Big Challenges Prize Competition

June 21, 2024 / by Region 04 / Air Quality, Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ORLANDO, Fla. (June 21, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $250,000 in cash prizes for the winners of the Small Communities — Big Challenges Prize Competition. The winners, representing local governments across five states, had innovative and unique strategies for engaging with their rural communities […]

Butterflies Are in Decline. New Research Points to Insecticides.

June 20, 2024 / by Catrin Einhorn / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/climate/butterfly-declines-insecticides-monarch.html

EPA announces New England’s winners of Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator and the President’s Environmental Youth Award

June 20, 2024 / by Region 01 / Climate, Europe, Fresh Water, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (JUNE 20, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced New England’s 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). “Environmental stewardship often begins in […]

EPA Marks National Pollinator Week, Emphasizing Commitment to Protecting Pollinators

June 18, 2024 / by Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP / Climate, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Yesterday, June 17, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan issued a proclamation announcing June 17-23, 2024, as National Pollinator Week. This year’s proclamation underscores EPA’s commitment to protecting pollinators from pesticides, including through mitigation measures for several pesticides and the upcoming issuance of the […]

EPA Announces Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Awarded to Science Teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio

June 18, 2024 / by Region 05 / Climate, Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (June 18, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced that Shari Insley, a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted Ohio, has won the 2024 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental […]

A Tale of Two Nearly Extinct Giant Salamanders

June 17, 2024 / by Rachel Nuwer and Chang W. Lee / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While trying to save large amphibians native to Japan, herpetologists in the country unexpectedly found a way to potentially save an even bigger species in China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/science/giant-salamanders-japan-china.html

EPA Makes a Splash with Award of $315,000 to New York to Support Water Quality Monitoring at Beaches to Protect Public Health

June 13, 2024 / by Region 02 / Fresh Water, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $315,000 in grant funding to help New York’s coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist New York in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches. “This […]

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Provide $37 million to Reduce Flooding, Protect Water Quality in San Diego

June 12, 2024 / by Region 09 / Climate, Fresh Water, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – Today, in San Diego, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, and the California Water Resources Control Board announced a $37 million investment in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to support the South Mission Storm Drain and […]

EPA settles with Maine-based rail transportation company over alleged Clean Water Act violations

June 12, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, North America, Oceans, Species

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 […]

New York State High School Student Wins EPA’s 2024 Patrick H. Hurd Award for Eco-Friendly Textile Dyes

June 6, 2024 / by Research and Development ORD / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, June 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Lucia Lammers, a senior at Harrison High School in Harrison, New York, has won EPA’s 2024 Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award at the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA. Lucia’s […]

EPA Announces the Seventh Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards Winners

June 5, 2024 / by Land and Emergency Management OLEM / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Announces the Seventh Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards Winners Contact: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON — Today, June 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the winners of the seventh annual National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards. These awards highlight the […]

EPA Partners with Georgia community to foster local foods systems development that furthers environmental and equity goals

June 5, 2024 / by Region 04 / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ATLANTA (June 5, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), announced the selection of Rabbit Valley Farmers Market, Inc. in Ringgold, Georgia to receive technical assistance through the Local Foods, Local Places program. Together, EPA and the […]

EPA Announces Partnership to Increase Access to Healthy Foods and Improve Public Health

June 4, 2024 / by Office of Policy OP / Africa, Fresh Water, North America, Species

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 […]

EPA Begins Sediment Impacts Investigation in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana

May 30, 2024 / by Region 05 / Asia, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (May 30, 2024) – Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin investigating sediment impacts in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana. EPA is investing more than $3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the project in a cost-sharing partnership with […]

EPA Fines Pesticide Seller in Paris, Missouri, for Allegedly Violating Federal Law

May 30, 2024 / by Region 07 / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 30, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) penalized Logan Agri-Service Inc. for allegedly repackaging pesticide products, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The Illinois-based pesticide dealer, which operates a branch in Paris, Missouri, will pay a civil penalty of […]

EPA Denies Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program Application

May 23, 2024 / by Land and Emergency Management OLEM / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing its final decision to deny Alabama’s application to run a federally approved state permit program to manage coal ash landfills and impoundments. Following extensive engagement with Alabama and a robust review of its application, the […]

United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment

May 23, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable for addressing and paying for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023 train derailment […]

EPA and U.S. Bureau Of Indian Affairs Agree on Cleanup Plan for Tuba City Dump

May 22, 2024 / by Region 09 / Asia, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOENIX — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to properly clean up and close the Tuba City Dump site, which is located near the villages of Upper and Lower Moenkopi on the Hopi Reservation and […]

EPA settles with Massachusetts solar company for Construction General Permit violations

May 21, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (May 21, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Navisun, LLC, a solar energy company based in Hingham, Massachusetts, for alleged violations of the Construction General Permit (CGP), related to stormwater discharges from construction activities. Under the settlement, the company will pay a […]

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