EPA Newswire Report News
EPA Celebrates Massachusetts Efforts to Combat Climate Change
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe today joined Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey in Cambridge, marking the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
EPA Announces Phase 2 Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its co-sponsors, American Public Health Association, the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities.
EPA Announces Phase 2 Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its co-sponsors, American Public Health Association, the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities.
The Pueblo of San Felipe receives EPA approval to administer Clean Water Act programs
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the “treatment in a similar manner as a state” (TAS) application from the Pueblo of San Felipe.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4 Billion Through the Investing in America Agenda for Clean Port Upgrades and Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Improve Air Quality and Protect Public Health
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the initial steps in the development of programs that will invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act in our nation’s port infrastructure while reducing air pollution and advancing President Biden’s commitment to environmental justice.
EPA launches $20M program to address contaminated lands in Alaska
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today the U.S. EPA announced a $20 million funding program to assist Alaska tribal entities in addressing legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
EPA and USIBWC join Mexico in Announcing Funding for Infrastructure Projects to Address Transborder Sewage
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) joined Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Agua (CONAGUA) and the Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana (CESPT) to announce funding for two wastewater infrastructure projects.
EPA Orders U.S. Air Force to Address Oil Discharge at Travis Air Force Base
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued an emergency order to the U.S. Air Force to enhance and expedite measures to address an ongoing oil discharge into Union Creek from the Travis Air Force Base (Travis AFB) in Solano County, Calif.
EPA proposes new requirements for Haines wastewater plant to disinfect sewage discharges
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, is proposing limits on the amount of bacteria and other microorganisms Haines’s wastewater treatment plant will be allowed to release to Portage Cove.
Federal, Tribal, and State Leaders Launch Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, and western Washington Tribes kicked-off the first meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, mandated by Congress in 2022 to coordinate the federal government’s efforts to restore Puget Sound and address Tribal treaty rights.
EPA announces $1 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects in the Denver area
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) will receive up to $1 million from the agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Act grant program to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies in communities across the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Georgetown, South Carolina Chemical Plant to Address Clean Air Act Violations Under Settlement
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have reached a settlement with 3V Sigma USA, Inc. for allegedly violating the federal Clean Air Act at its chemical manufacturing facility in Georgetown, South Carolina.
EPA Awards $100,000 to New Jersey Institute of Technology for Environmental Technologies
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $100,000 in research funding to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to further develop their innovative ideas to solve environmental challenges.
EPA announces $1 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects in the Salt Lake City area
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Salt Lake City will receive up to $1 million from the agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Act grant program to coordinate with other local governments and develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies in communities across the metropolitan area.
EPA Proposes to Establish First-Time Clean Water Act Protections for Over 250 Tribes
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed federal baseline water quality standards for waterbodies on Indian reservations that do not have Clean Water Act standards, ensuring protections for over half a million people living on Indian reservations as well as critical aquatic ecosystems.
Cleanup at Zone 1 of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana Begins this Summer
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting on May 10 to discuss the upcoming cleanup of Zone 1 of the USS Lead Superfund site which encompasses the now-demolished West Calumet Housing Complex, a portion of Goodman Park and a utility corridor in East Chicago, Indiana. Cleanup begins this summer and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing on Broadband Deployment
By EPA Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Closing the Digital Divide
Comer, Oversight Committee Republicans to Hold Press Conference on Investigation into the Biden Family’s Business Schemes
By EPA Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), along with lawmakers from the panel, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00 a.m.
Mace To Hold Hearing on Risks of Aging Federal IT Systems
By EPA Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Risky Business:
Grassley, Comer Demand FBI Record Alleging Criminal Scheme Involving Then-VP Biden
By EPA Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member and long-time whistleblower advocate Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)