EPA Reaches Settlement with Greenidge Generation LLC on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Ash Regulations

February 6, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Ash (Coal Combustion Residuals) program with the Greenidge Generation LLC, an electrical generating plant in Dresden, New York. This settlement, the first under EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives, commits Greenidge to […]

WWF women scientists on conservation and connecting to nature

February 5, 2024 / by Jason Patlis / Conservation, Global News, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund For International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th, we asked some of our female scientists why they decided to pursue a career in conservation science and what keeps them inspired. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/wwf-women-scientists-on-conservation-and-connecting-to-nature

EPA to Host Turner Station Community Meeting to Share Information on Efforts to Improve Sparrows Point and Bear Creek

February 2, 2024 / by Region 03 / Africa, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed cleanup plan for the Bear Creek Superfund Site and important efforts EPA is making to address environmental justice concerns in the Turner Station community.   “Turner Station is an important community, […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Communities from PFAS and Other Emerging Chemicals of Concern

February 1, 2024 / by Land and Emergency Management OLEM / Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest efforts to protect communities and the environment from the health risks posed by certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are widely used, long-lasting chemicals that break down very slowly over time, and they have been used […]

EPA Region 7 Presents $458K Check to Cornerstones of Care for Brownfields Job Training Grant in KCMO

February 1, 2024 / by Region 07 / Climate, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $458,358 check to Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose and Build Trybe Director Theo Bunch during a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo by U.S. EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 1, 2024) – Today, […]

Hard truths about inclusive conservation

January 31, 2024 / by Jason Patlis / Conservation, Global News, South America, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Shifting norms and changing perspectives within the conservation community may be difficult, but it’s worth it. Indeed, conservation may be destined to fail without it. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/hard-truths-about-inclusive-conservation

For a scientist and mom, successful conservation takes a village

January 30, 2024 / by Jason Patlis / Conservation, Global News, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Conservation requires people from all over to contribute at the level they can to get the job done. We’re meeting people where they are, accepting their values, and making space for their priorities. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/for-a-scientist-and-mom-successful-conservation-takes-a-village

United States Reaches Agreement with Guam Waterworks Authority Requiring Investment in Sewer System Infrastructure

January 30, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Climate, North America, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) agreed to a consent decree with the United States to improve the quality of its sewer system, estimated to cost approximately $400 million, to address unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage and other violations of the Clean Water Act. The Government of […]

EPA Recognizes Vermont Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators for Excellence

January 29, 2024 / by Region 01 / Europe, Fresh Water, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Jan. 29, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office recently awarded four 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to Vermont wastewater treatment plant operators to recognize them for their commitment to improving water quality. The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in […]

EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties

January 25, 2024 / by Air and Radiation OAR / North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (Jan. 25, 2024) – The leaders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Energy announced a joint letter asking for the nation’s leading utility companies to make energy and water use data freely available to the […]

Hood Canal property owners penalized $250,000 for illegal bulkhead replacement resulting in Chinook salmon deaths

January 22, 2024 / by Region 10 / Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SEATTLE (January 22, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Joan Bayley, Philip Bayley, and Big D’s Beach Cabin LLC of Union, Washington have been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to pay a $250,000 penalty and provide $33,492 […]

Southside Chattanooga Lead Site press event showcases cleanup progress through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment

January 22, 2024 / by Region 04 / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January 22, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighted the cleanup progress at the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site (SSCL) and over $56 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds issued by the Biden-Harris Administration to accelerate the cleanup. “Southside Chattanooga Lead is one […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites (Butte, Montana)

January 17, 2024 / by Region 08 / Lands, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Butte, Montana — The EPA site team would like to share that the agency’s headquarters has just released new national guidance for soil-lead contamination at Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites. This new guidance lowers the screening level for lead in soil at residential […]

EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

January 17, 2024 / by Region 07 / Lands, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential […]

Swinerton Builders Reaches Agreement to Address Clean Water Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm at Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

January 17, 2024 / by Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OECA / Climate, Fresh Water, Lands, North America, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department today announced that Swinerton Builders has agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty – divided between the United States, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and State of Illinois – to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

January 17, 2024 / by Region 08 / Lands, North America, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup […]

EPA kicks off in-person regional roadshows to help communities access historic Investing in America funding for local climate and environmental justice solutions

January 17, 2024 / by Air and Radiation OAR / Climate, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON –  As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community, Equity & Resiliency initiative, a groundbreaking effort to help communities across the nation navigate EPA’s Inflation Reduction Act investments and other new funding opportunities made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, EPA will host the […]

Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

January 17, 2024 / by Headquarters / Lands, Oceans, Species

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup under […]

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