News from May 2023
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
EPA Announces Phase 2 Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students
By Alyssa Marie Dasal | 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 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 Takes Next Step in the Endangered Species Act Review of Three Neonicotinoids
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing new analyses identifying federally endangered or threatened (listed) species that it predicts face the greatest risks from clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam, part of a group of insecticides known as neonicotinoids used on a variety of crops, turf, and ornamentals, and for other residential and commercial indoor and outdoor uses.
Upcoming Virtual Public Meeting on Formaldehyde Studies
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public meeting.
EPA Plans to Extend Compliance Date for Regulation of DecaBDE to Ensure Continuity of Nuclear Power Supply Chain
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its intent to extend the January 6, 2023 compliance date on the prohibition on the processing and distribution of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) for use in wire and cable insulation in nuclear power generation facilities, and decaBDE-containing wire and cable insulation.
Apply by June for $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants that Advance Environmental Justice
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for two new grant opportunities to support states and Tribes in providing technical assistance to businesses seeking to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices.
Chairs Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on FY 2024 EPA Budget
By EPA Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
On behalf of the Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2024 Environmental Protection Agency Budget.
Ahead of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization, Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Request Details From PHMSA Regarding its Pipeline Safety Programs
By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Tristan Brown, Acting Administrator for the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...