The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recently awarded grants to the Town of Portsmouth and Westerly’s Watch Hill Fire District to support the communities’ efforts in cleaning up marine debris.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently imposed outdoor open burn bans on 14 Indian reservations within Washington in an effort to combat the impact of increased air pollution levels and stagnant air conditions.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page rule on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s (Ohio EPA) Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) is proposing new rules on monitoring and reporting harmful algal blooms and revisions to rules on laboratory certification.
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Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) President Paul N. Cicio recently sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Norman Bay urging him to disregard a request from some national legislators requesting a Technical Conference on the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA).
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Aftermath Solutions Inc., based in Illinois, will contribute $150,000 to provide Arizona first responders with Occupation Safety and Health Administration blood-borne pathogen training for three years, as a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP).
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Facility solutions company ABM will provide Georgia’s Irwin County School System with cost effective improvements to HVAC, lighting and controls systems through its Bundled Energy Solutions (BES) program.
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) recently called for early stakeholder input on potential revisions for its Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Rules, which the agency is reviewing based on a five-year review requirement.
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently awarded a $30,000 grant to the City of Shelley in Bingham County.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell lauded the Senate’s confirmation of Suzette M. Kimball as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) director following nearly three years of leadership as acting director.
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Remediation Division recently determined that the West Pinhook site in Lafayette is in compliance and ready for reuse after DEQ actions to ensure the removal of five decades of contaminants.
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) recently awarded Great Lakes Biomimicry a $47,440 grant to develop wetland ecology lessons for middle and high school students from Akron City Schools.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The Center for Biological Diversity celebrated the lowest number of species on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) waiting list since the 1970s, with just 42 animals and 18 plants waiting for protection under the law.
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and the Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) recently announced 14 grants totaling $3.7 million from the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund.
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) is currently seeking early stakeholder input on its small business technical assistance rules as it performs a required five-year review of the regulation.
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Following elevated levels of air pollution and stagnant air conditions, Yakama Nation Reservation in Washington is currently under an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ban on outdoor open burning.
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