Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $430,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Shoreline Cities grants last week, which will help four cities in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan improve Lake Michigan’s water quality through green infrastructure projects. Illinois’ Highland Park and Wilmette, Indiana’s Michigan City and Michigan’s Muskegon are among 11 cities across the Great Lakes Basin that will receive a total of $1.8 million to fund up to half of their projects
Read More »
The report from the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency that hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, does not pose a widespread risk to drinking water has proved contentious.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
Owner of Lucky Friday Mine will address violations and pay $600,000 penalty.
Read More »
Anyone who uses paints must work in controlled area and post warning signs.
Read More »
Representatives will provide recommendations on proposed Superfund rule to federal panel.
Read More »
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Monday that he plans to take advantage of several federal funding options to fund the Nassau County’s Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant’s Ocean Outfall Pipe project, which will be instrumental in restoring the Back Bay’s wetlands. The plant, which serves approximately 500,000 residents, was severely damaged by 9 feet of water that rushed into the facility during Hurricane Sandy, requiring significant repairs and upgrades.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
Kansas ranked second in the nation for reducing sediment runoff into its waterways and sixth in the nation for reductions in phosphorus and nitrogen according to an announcement this week by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Division of Conservation, and the Kansas Water Office (KWO).
Read More »
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will need to improve the regional haze plan for Montana, incorporating more stringent regulations on facilities like Colstrip Power Plant, according to a Tuesday ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court.
Read More »
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued a statement Tuesday commending the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for rejecting a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan.
Read More »
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a tool called EJSCREEN that will enable states and individuals to better determine areas at greater risk for environmental burdens and vulnerable populations through justice mapping and screening.
Read More »
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Western Laboratory was awarded the Federal Green Challenge Award for electronics recycling in 2014 on Tuesday.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the DEA's Western Laboratory in San Francisco recycled and donated over 8,200 pounds of electronics, which was an increase of 10 percent from 2013 and the highest increase at a federal facility last year.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Read More »
Alerts Sign-up