News from April 2023
EPA begins groundwater contamination investigation at Spring Well Field Superfund site in Spring Park, Minnesota Park Municipal
By EPA Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
News Release: Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin an investigation to determine the scope of groundwater contamination at the Spring Park Municipal Well Field Superfund site in Spring Park, Minnesota.
Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information on Ensuring Safe, Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Energy Regulation
By EPA Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) last week requested information...
Biden-Harris Administration Selects Blacks in Green to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Blacks in Green has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). Blacks in Green will receive at least $10 million to help communities across Region 5 access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information on Ensuring Safe, Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Energy Regulation
By EPA Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) last week requested information...
Biden-Harris Administration Selects the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across the Caribbean Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Inter-American University of Puerto Rico has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive about $10 million over the next five years to help communities across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. T
EPA awards $1.8 million to help restore Maryland Coastal Bays under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Maryland Coastal Bays will receive $1.8 million in restoration funds as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to estuaries of national significance, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut on April 14, 2023
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone, commonly referred to as "smog."
Wichita State University to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Midwest Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Wichita State University to serve as a new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help Midwestern communities access funding opportunities to advance environmental justice.
Biden-Harris Administration Selects WE ACT to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 2 Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (WE ACT for Environmental Justice) has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive about $10 million over the next five years to help communities across the Region access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
National Wildlife Federation selected to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice.
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the National Wildlife Federation has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTACs) that will receive at least $10 million to help communities across the EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region access funds from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
EPA Outlines Expedited Efforts to Investigate and Address Contamination at Lower Neponset River Superfund Site
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today in Mattapan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator David Cash met with U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, City of Boston officials, and local residents to discuss EPA's ongoing efforts to expedite assessment and cleanup work associated with the Lower Neponset River Superfund site.
Biden-Harris Administration Selects University of Minnesota to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Region 5 Access Historic Investments and Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that University of Minnesota has been selected to serve as an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC).
EPA begins groundwater contamination investigation at Spring Well Field Superfund site in Spring Park, Minnesota Park Municipal
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin an investigation to determine the scope of groundwater contamination at the Spring Park Municipal Well Field Superfund site in Spring Park, Minnesota.
EPA Fines Two Companies for Clean Water Violations at Hotel Construction Site in Luquillo, Puerto Rico
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has taken an enforcement action against Northshore Management Corporation and Luquillo Hotel Company, LLC for failure to comply with permit notification requirements under the Clean Water Act
University of Connecticut Selected as a Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the University of Connecticut (UCONN) has been selected to serve as an "Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center" (EJ TCTAC) that will receive at least $10 million to help communities across the New England region and elsewhere access funds from President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This includes historic investments to advance environmental justice.
EPA Selects University of Washington and Willamette Partnership to Serve as Technical Assistance Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the University of Washington and the Willamette Partnership are among 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) across the nation selected to receive a total of more than $177 million to help remove barriers and improve access for communities with environmental justice concerns.
EPA Establishes First Pesticide Tolerance for Hemp
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established the first pesticide tolerance for hemp.
EPA Proposes Registration of New Pesticide for Use on Rice
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released for public comment its proposed registration decision for granular pesticide products containing the new active ingredient pyraclonil to control weeds in water-seeded rice in California.
EPA Holding Virtual Preparatory Meeting for SACC Review of Draft Documents Related to Cumulative Risk Assessment Under TSCA
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
On April 24, 2023, EPA will hold a virtual public preparatory meeting for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) members, ad hoc reviewers, and the public to comment on and ask questions regarding the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions to be used for the May 8-11, 2023, review of two draft documents related to cumulative risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Comer Requests GAO Review Improper Payments in Medicaid Program
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro initiate a review of the high number of improper payments in the Medicaid program.