Southside Chattanooga Lead Site press event showcases cleanup progress through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment

January 22, 2024 / by Region 04 / Lands, Species

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 […]

Hood Canal property owners penalized $250,000 for illegal bulkhead replacement resulting in Chinook salmon deaths

January 22, 2024 / by Region 10 / Species

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 […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites (Butte, Montana)

January 17, 2024 / by Region 08 / Lands, Species

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 […]

EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

January 17, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands, Oceans, Species

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 […]

Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

January 17, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, North America, Species

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 […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

January 17, 2024 / by Region 08 / Lands, North America, Oceans, Species

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 […]

EPA kicks off in-person regional roadshows to help communities access historic Investing in America funding for local climate and environmental justice solutions

January 17, 2024 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Climate, Species

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 […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

January 17, 2024 / by Headquarters / Lands, Oceans, Species

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 […]

A Quarter of Freshwater Fish Are at Risk of Extinction, a New Assessment Finds

December 11, 2023 / by Catrin Einhorn / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A global update from the leading authority on the status of species shows that climate change is compounding other threats to plants and animals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/climate/climate-change-threatened-species-red-list.html

Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes.

December 8, 2023 / by Livia Albeck-Ripka / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Released into the wild, the humble goldfish can grow to a monstrous size and destroy habitats for native species. Canadian researchers are tracking the fish, so that they might be culled. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/science/goldfish-invasive-great-lakes.html

Some U.S. Wolverines to Be Protected by Endangered Species Act

November 29, 2023 / by Catrin Einhorn / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials will add the predators, threatened by climate change and habitat loss in much of the United States, to the Endangered Species List. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/climate/wolverines-endangered-species-act.html

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Provides $50 Million for Water and Energy Efficiency Projects

November 14, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of up to $50 million 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/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-provides-50-million-water-and-energy

Interior Department Signs Agreement with Mexico, Canada to Continue Trilateral Collaboration on Conservation Efforts

November 9, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Government, North America, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Executive Committee of the North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Protected Areas signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding this week outlining a framework for continued cooperation and coordination among the United States, Canada and Mexico to guide collaborative management, sustainable and responsible use, protection, conservation, and presentation of […]

Extreme Weather Helping Invasive Species Replace Native Species, Study Finds

November 7, 2023 / by Asher Elbein / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An analysis by researchers in China found that weather disasters might be helping nonnative animals replace native species in the wild. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/climate/extreme-weather-invasive-species.html

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $64 Million for New Water Conservation Agreements to Protect the Colorado River System

November 3, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Government, Species, United States Department of the Interior

Published by the Department of the Interior The Biden-Harris administration today announced $63.4 million in new investments as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water conservation, water efficiency, and protection of critical environmental resources in the Colorado River System. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-64-million-new-water-conservation

How WWF is protecting lemurs in Madagascar

October 27, 2023 / by Jason Patlis / Conservation, Global News, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund In Madagascar, WWF is working with communities to protect lemurs in the community-managed Amoron’i Onilahy Protected Area by keeping habitat intact for lemurs and the people who rely on the forest. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/how-wwf-is-protecting-lemurs-in-madagascar

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