Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration is betting that new China tariffs will be politically popular, even if they could slow the transition from fossil fuels. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/climate/biden-china-tarrifs-evs-climate.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Puerto Rico recibirá $28.6 millones para reemplazar tuberías de plomo para lograr agua potable segura La EPA anuncia la última ronda de financiamiento del compromiso del presidente Biden para reemplazar todas las tuberías de plomo del país, protegiendo así la salud pública y ayudando a abastecer agua […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NAMPA, Idaho – Today, Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe announced a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Toxics Reduction Lead Grant for $3.5 million to the City of Nampa, a project funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant is for a stormwater treatment project […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (MAY 7, 2024) – On Monday, May 6, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister joined representatives from the African American, Hispanic, and refugee communities, as well as local nonprofit and governmental organizations working to address environmental justice concerns in Omaha, Nebraska, on an environmental justice tour […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that more than 200 Tribes, plus American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, have published climate action plans with financial support made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The planning process […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that more than 200 Tribes, plus American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, have published climate action plans with financial support made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The planning process […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that will help protect water quality where Tribes hold and assert rights to aquatic and aquatic-dependent resources. For the first time, this action establishes a clear and consistent national framework for EPA […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Governo Biden-Harris anuncia US$ 3 bilhões para substituição de tubos de chumbo para promover água potável segura como parte da agenda de investimento nos Estados Unidos EPA anuncia última rodada de financiamento para o compromisso do presidente Biden de substituir todos os canos de chumbo do país, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/energy-environment/solar-panels-polysilicon-domestic.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing in America […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER (April 24, 2024) — Today, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (April 23, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference have each been selected to receive $62,450,000 through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/climate/earth-day-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment April is typically hot in South and Southeast Asia, but temperatures this month have been unusually high. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/world/asia/heatwave-india-bangladesh.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ as well as $1 billion through President Biden’s Investing in America […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The country, along with India, is still building power stations that run on coal. Elsewhere, retirements of older plants have slowed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/coal-plants-china.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As they look to contain an increasingly aggressive China, the United States and Japan announced dozens of new agreements, including on military, economic, climate and space matters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/politics/biden-japan-agreements.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Hoy, 10 de abril, la Administración Biden-Harris emitió la primera norma nacional de agua potable legalmente exigible para proteger a las comunidades de la exposición a sustancias dañinas perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas (PFAS), también conocidas como “productos químicos para siempre”. La exposición a PFAS se ha relacionado […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians in Glenn County, Calif., that requires the Tribe to take immediate action to address issues with its drinking water system and […]