Published by the World Wildlife Fund New data detailing the abundance of the eastern monarch butterfly colonies wintering in central Mexico’s forests estimate that the species occupied only 2.2 acres during the 2023-2024 winter season. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-migratory-monarch-butterfly-populations-decrease-by-59-in-2024
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 Ash (Coal Combustion Residuals) program with the Greenidge Generation LLC, an electrical generating plant in Dresden, New York. This settlement, the first under EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives, commits Greenidge to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund For International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th, we asked some of our female scientists why they decided to pursue a career in conservation science and what keeps them inspired. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/wwf-women-scientists-on-conservation-and-connecting-to-nature
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Research on a long-lived but rarely seen species in the Caribbean is helping scientists piece together a revised history of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/climate/global-warming-sponges.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed cleanup plan for the Bear Creek Superfund Site and important efforts EPA is making to address environmental justice concerns in the Turner Station community. “Turner Station is an important community, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest efforts to protect communities and the environment from the health risks posed by certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are widely used, long-lasting chemicals that break down very slowly over time, and they have been used […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $458,358 check to Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose and Build Trybe Director Theo Bunch during a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo by U.S. EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 1, 2024) – Today, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Shifting norms and changing perspectives within the conservation community may be difficult, but it’s worth it. Indeed, conservation may be destined to fail without it. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/hard-truths-about-inclusive-conservation
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Conservation requires people from all over to contribute at the level they can to get the job done. We’re meeting people where they are, accepting their values, and making space for their priorities. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/for-a-scientist-and-mom-successful-conservation-takes-a-village
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) agreed to a consent decree with the United States to improve the quality of its sewer system, estimated to cost approximately $400 million, to address unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage and other violations of the Clean Water Act. The Government of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Jan. 29, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to Vermont wastewater treatment plant operators to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (Jan. 25, 2024) – The leaders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Energy announced a joint letter asking for the nation’s leading utility companies to make energy and water use data freely available to the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January 22, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighted the cleanup progress at the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site (SSCL) and over $56 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds issued by the Biden-Harris Administration to accelerate the cleanup. “Southside Chattanooga Lead is one […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (January 22, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Joan Bayley, Philip Bayley, and Big D’s Beach Cabin LLC of Union, Washington have been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to pay a $250,000 penalty and provide $33,492 […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Butte, Montana — The EPA site team would like to share that the agency’s headquarters has just released new national guidance for soil-lead contamination at Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites. This new guidance lowers the screening level for lead in soil at residential […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department today announced that Swinerton Builders has agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty – divided between the United States, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and State of Illinois – to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community, Equity & Resiliency initiative, a groundbreaking effort to help communities across the nation navigate EPA’s Inflation Reduction Act investments and other new funding opportunities made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, EPA will host the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup under […]