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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Connecticut
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (June 5, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $8,800,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in Connecticut while advancing environmental justice.
EPA Region 7 Presents $700K Check to Marion-Ralls Regional Port Authority in Missouri After Selection for Brownfields Grant
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 5, 2023) – Today, at the Community Room at Home
Chair Rodgers on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan: “It Will Make Life More Expensive Across the Board”
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."
THURSDAY: EPA to host community meetings for Memphis residents
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 6, 2023) - On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host community meetings to share information about two actions to address a chemical, ethylene oxide (EtO), released from commercial sterilizers, including Sterilization Services of TN (SST) located at 2396 ...
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Legislative Solutions to Bolster Preparedness and Response for All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats."
EPA, Rep. Troy Carter Announce Grant for La. DEQ Air Monitoring Project in St. James Parish
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (June 5th, 2023) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a grant funded through the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing In America agenda, ...
EPA Joins Environmental and Community Leaders to Help Design Inter-American University’s Role as New Technical Center for Environmental Justice in PR and USVI
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a listening session with a group of community leaders and environmental entities in Puerto Rico to forge the path forward for the selection of the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC). The ...
EPA to Host Ethylene Oxide Virtual Meeting in Henrico, June 20 at 6 p.m.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (June 6, 2023) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting for residents of Henrico County, Virginia to share information about health risks from the chemical, ethylene oxide or EtO. The community meeting will take place virtually on June 20 at 6 p.m. During ...
EPA Announces $500,000 of Brownfields Funding to Revitalize Sites in Brooke and Hancock County, West Virginia
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (June 5, 2023) – Communities in Brooke and Hancock County, West Virginia will benefit from a $500,000 Brownfields assessment grant to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC).
EPA Region 7 Presents $2M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 6, 2023) – Today, at the Elkem-Carbide brownfield site in Keokuk, Iowa, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $2 million ceremonial check to the City of Keokuk as a Brownfields Cleanup Grant selectee. This grant program is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Anheuser-Busch, LLC required to improve safety at Fort Collins Brewery
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Denver (June 5, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Community Bulletin On June 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Representative Brittany Pettersen and Representative Joe Neguse will host a virtual information session about regional grant opportunities through the EPA Clean School Bus Program. The EPA is accepting applications for this ...
Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont on June 6, 2023
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: BOSTON – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. Areas predicted to exceed the Federal air quality standard for 24-hour particle pollution level concentrations on June 6 are: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire (central, south and western parts of the state), Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Chair Rodgers on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan: “It Will Make Life More Expensive Across the Board”
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $115 million in Funding to Respond to the Drinking Water Emergency in Jackson, Mississippi
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (June 6, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Jackson, Mississippi will receive $115 million to support critical water infrastructure investments that will help ensure safe and reliable drinking water for residents. The funding comes from ...
Anheuser-Busch, LLC Required to Improve Safety at Eleven Breweries, including Fairfield, CA Facility
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Anheuser-Busch will pay $537,000 in penalties ...
Chair Rodgers on Ensuring AM Radio Availability for Americans in New Cars
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Listen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio."
Anheuser-Busch, LLC Required to Improve Safety at Eleven Breweries
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC resolving violations of the Clean Air Act’s chemical accident prevention requirements and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Anheuser-Busch will pay $537,000 in penalties ...
Environment Chair Johnson: “The Biden EPA Insists on Regulating Reliable Sources of Energy Out of Existence”
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."
Environment Chair Johnson: “The Biden EPA Insists on Regulating Reliable Sources of Energy Out of Existence”
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability."