Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Energy Department study: Wind farms produce less energy when subsidies run out

A new Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory study finds that taxpayer-funded wind turbines have failed to meet consumer demand because they fall into disrepair after the expiration of government subsidies.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: CalEPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Online

As public health and safety precautions have required Californians to stay home to save lives, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) invites the public to come together online to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: Governor Newsom Appoints Secretaries for California Environmental Protection Agency and California Department of Food and Agriculture

Newly sworn-in Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his choice for leaders — one a new appointment, the other a reappointment — of two vitally-important California state agencies.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: CalEPA Accepting Applications for Environmental Justice Grants

The California Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting applications for the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: 2018 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Winners to be Honored

Ten California organizations will receive the state’s highest environmental honor, the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), in a ceremony Wednesday evening at the California Environmental Protection Agency.
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BAY PLANNING COALITION: 1.2 Million Passengers at Oakland International in June

Bay Planning Coalition issued the following announcement on Aug. 2.Officials at Oakland International Airport (OAK) today released June traffic reports, which reveal that total passenger activity at the airport increased 2.9% – from 1,218,265 in June 2017 to 1,253,329 in June this year.
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Chevron, Western Nuclear agree to continue uranium mine cleanup efforts in New Mexico

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Western Nuclear Inc., recently agreed to develop options for cleaning up uranium mine waste at two Navajo Nation sites near Gallup, New Mexico, an effort expected to cost the companies $300,000 each, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a release.
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Matson Terminals to pay $725,000 to settle Hawaii molasses spill case

Matson Terminals Inc. will pay a civil penalty of $725,000 as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over violations of the federal Clean Water Act stemming from a September 2013 molasses spill into Honolulu Harbor.
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California has new environmental health screening tool

CalEnviroScreen 3.0, an improved version of California’s environmental health screening tool has been introduced by California environmental officials, the California Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release.
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Virginia bill to stymie clean power plan welcomed by states' rights advocates

States’ rights advocates have welcomed a bill that, if passed by the Virginia legislature, will subject the federal clean power plan to lawmaker oversight.
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Bay Area companies fined over lead paint noncompliance

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a dozen enforcement actions it has taken in the last year that stemmed from companies in the San Francisco area not following safety rules regarding lead paint. The EPA said the moves against the construction firms will serve to protect Bay Area residents.
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Report outlines 2016 California Water Action Plan accomplishments

Progress made in 2016 on the California Water Action Plan is outlined in a new report prepared by several California agencies.
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$600 million settlement reached in uranium mine cleanup on Navajo Nation lands

A $600 million settlement has been reached between the United States and the Navajo Nation with two affiliated subsidiaries of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. to clean up 94 abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation land.
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Port of Oakland posts increase in use of local workers

The Port of Oakland, in Oakland, California, recently said that 60 percent of its workforce last year come from the local communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and earn a collective $6.5 million.
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Former EPA administrator offers views on agency under Trump

A recent article posted on the Morning Consult website offered the perspective of former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, who served under President George W. Bush, on what the Trump administration could have in store for the EPA.
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Agreement leads to interim cleanup plan for North Carolina superfund site

Through a newly announced settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice, CTS Corp., Mills Gap Road Associates and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. will fund an interim cleanup plan for an Asheville, North Carolina, superfund site.
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EPA awards $90,000 Environmental Education grant to promote stewardship in California elementary students

Students in the Escondido, California, area will benefit from a $90,000 Environmental Education grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, which will allow the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy to teach them about nature and conservation with the Our Living Watershed project.
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$244,000 in grants to fund environmental education efforts in California

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced environmental education grants totaling more than $244,000 for three California organizations that will teach students from the elementary to high school level.
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EPA orders San Carlos Apache Tribe to comply with drinking water rules

The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued an administrative order to the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the San Carlos Apache Tribal Utility Authority to bring nine drinking water systems into compliance with federal regulations.
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area celebrates acceptance of EPA Federal Green Challenge Award

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in San Francisco, California, recently won a Federal Green Challenge award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its significant carbon footprint reduction in 2015.
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