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- EPA Celebrates Earth Week and Agency Efforts to Prevent Plastic Pollution April 26, 2024WASHINGTON – Today, April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is wrapping up Earth Week by highlighting the work the agency is doing to prevent plastic pollution. “Plastic waste is growing and so is the impact it has on public health and the environment,” said Cliff Villa, EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Mana […]
- EPA settles with Rhode Island corporation for hazardous waste violations April 25, 2024BOSTON (April 25, 2024) – Interplex Engineered Products, a manufacturer of electrical conductors located in East Providence, Rhode Island, will pay a fine of $59,044 as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relating to alleged violations of hazardous waste management laws. Under the settlement, the company has agreed to pay a pen […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants April 25, 2024WASHINGTON – Today, April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants in order to protect all communities from pollution and improve public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity. These rules, finalized under separate authorities including the Cl […]
- EPA Announces a $425,000 Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Grant to Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation April 25, 2024DALLAS, TEXAS (April 25, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is receiving $425,616 to advance their goal of cultivating a society of individuals with a deep understanding of the dynamic interdependencies between human and natural systems. This project will develop the n […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition April 24, 2024WASHINGTON — 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 Agenda, EPA will awar […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition April 24, 2024DENVER (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 in America Agenda, […]
- EPA, CalEPA Release Plan for Joint Enforcement Work to Protect California Communities Overburdened by Pollution April 24, 2024LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) today released a two-year action plan to collaboratively address environmental justice issues across California by enforcing laws that protect public health and the environment. In 2021, EPA and CalEPA signed a five-year, first-of-its-kind […]
- EPA Announces Bonneville Environmental Foundation to Receive $56M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Idaho April 23, 2024SEATTLE (April 23, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Bonneville Environmental Foundation has been selected to receive $56,540,000 through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar. This […]
- EPA Announces Oregon Department of Energy to Receive $86M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Oregon April 23, 2024SEATTLE (April 23, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon Department of Energy has been selected to receive $86,600,000 through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar. This award i […]
- A EPA anuncia uma coleção on-line de recursos sobre justiça ambiental April 23, 2024WASHINGTON — Hoje, 23 de abril, a Agência de Proteção Ambiental dos EUA (EPA, na sigla em inglês) anunciou a Central de Justiça Ambiental (em inglês, Environmental Justice Clearinghouse), uma coleção on-line inédita de recursos relacionados à justiça ambiental. Liderada pela Ordem Executiva do Presidente Biden sobre a Revitalização do Compromisso da Nossa Na […]
- EPA(美國國家環境保護局)發布線上環境正義資源集合 April 23, 2024華盛頓特區—今天(4 月 23 日),EPA 宣布成立 Environmental Justice Clearinghouse(環境正義資訊交換中心),這是首個集結所有環境正義相關資源的線上中心。根據拜登總統重振國家對全民環境正義承諾的行政命令,環境正義資訊交換中心將協助大眾在線上取得聯邦與非聯邦資源,以此作為拜登與賀錦麗政府遠大的環境正義計畫的舉措之一。 「推動拜登與賀錦麗政府的遠大環境正義計畫,需要大家一同決心締結更穩固的關係,以及解決方案導向的計畫。環境正義資訊交換中心提供開創性的資源指南,旨在幫助我們實現全機構共同的環境正義目標。」—The Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights(環境正義與外部公民權利辦公室)首席副總德瑞莎·賽 […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will Receive $156,120,000 to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice April 23, 2024DALLAS, TEXAS (April 23, 2024) - As the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has been selected to receive $156,129,000 through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged commun […]
- EPA Finalizes Stronger Chemical Risk Evaluation Process to Protect Workers and Communities April 23, 2024WASHINGTON – Today, April 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule that strengthens its process for conducting risk evaluations on chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These improvements to EPA’s processes advance the goals of this important chemical safety law, ensure that TSCA risk evaluations comprehensively […]
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Virginia Department of Energy to Receive More Than $156 million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Virginia April 23, 2024PHILADELPHIA (April 23, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Virginia Department of Energy has been selected to receive more than $156 million through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential s […]
- EPA Announces $124M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Alaska April 23, 2024SEATTLE (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 benefit from distribu […]
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