Environmental Protection

The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission is one of five regional organizations in the state to receive a state grant to help communities meet stormwater management requirements. The Haverhill-based Commission received $65,000 after…

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By Joseph Otis Minott This time of year, many of us make New Year's resolutions committing to do more to improve ourselves and the world around us. Many of these resolutions focus on tackling climate…

By MATTHEW DALY, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden faces a steep road to achieving his ambitious goal of halving global warming greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, amid a legislative deadlock that has blocked a $ 2…

Stephen Levin, former member of the city council and now CEO of Solar One. Photo courtesy of Solar One Stephen Levin, who represented the 33rd City Councile District, which has stretched from Boerum Hill to Greenpoint for 12 years, is…

Orange County Assistant District Attorney Kelly Ernby, a political hopeful who ran for the State Assembly as a Republican, has died aged 46. Ernby died on Sunday. The cause of death was not mentioned in a statement from the…

New Jersey, United States, - Market Research Intellect has been analyzing the medical wastewater treatment plant technology and markets since 2018. Since then, through the analysis of the research of the companies, we have been very…

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New York City is purchasing 184 Mustang Mach-E SUVs for law enforcement and emergency response in the largest all-electric vehicle purchase to date, city officials said on Wednesday.The vehicles, which will arrive in the Big Apple by June…

Perhaps not as glamorous as Times Square's crystal ball, but something else falls at the start of the new year: the threshold for the mandatory separation and recycling of food waste by certain industrial and commercial facilities in…

People working in agriculture can play a key role in science-based conservation efforts, a team of researchers said.Photo: Pixabay / amiraimerInsects all over the world are going through increasingly difficult times, but they can receive a…

BILLING - Among Montana schools that have met the state program deadline, most have high levels of lead in school drinking water. In early 2020, the state of Montana for the first time required all public schools…

After years with a cleanup plan in limbo, a contaminated groundwater plume that sits beneath a Garfield neighborhood and remains a threat to infiltrate basements will begin to be dealt with with federal bill money on infrastructure…

A hectic 2021 is drawing to a close, but the New Year is already bringing several top priorities to the fore in Manatee County.Authorities continue efforts to permanently shut down the former Piney Point fertilizer plant, make progress in…

The land was once home to the Carter Carburetor Corporations plant, but was abandoned for over 30 years. The Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis has strived to transform an environmental hazard into a vision of!-->!-->…

HOUGHTON - Last weekend it looked like typical Copper County winter weather had finally come. Temperatures were below zero, snow removal trucks were out in force, and fresh snow…

CHALMETTE, Louisiana (AP) - Federal regulators have announced plans to have Louisiana and a suburban New Orleans fuel plant clean up emissions that have violated air quality standards since at least 2013 .The Environmental Protection…

23 investors with $ 4.1 billion write to 50 companiesCall for transparency on volumes, elimination planAhead of stricter rules, threat of cleaning costsLONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuters) - Investors with $ 4.1 trillion in assets urge the world's…

Raising awareness of the environment and the overwhelming need to ensure its protection for the survival of mankind should be the main focus of education in schools, as children need to know the situation from an early age, said…

United States: CASAC reports that a lower NAAQS for PM2.5 is on its way; It can't come too soon…

Key points to remember Ethylene Oxide (EO) remains a high priority for the Biden Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from both a risk perspective and environmental justice. Expect this spotlight to carry on into the next year and…

The Bezos Earth Fund said today it has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars to organizations working on environmental justice, land conservation and climate change - grants that could mark a shift in philanthropic dollars for efforts…

Published on: 12/05/2021 - 02:40Amended: 12/05/2021 - 02:39 Comfort Point (United States) (AFP) - Former shrimp trader Diane Wilson watches in disgust as a Taiwan-owned factory in Texas…

“I've found my calling,” says Freeland, a retired septic system consultant who prefers to go through Uncle Buddy or The Shit Whisperer, over the phone. For most of us, however, septic tanks and leaching…

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would not authorize the expansion of the Wheelabrator Saugus ash dump as is currently proposed according to a letter from Commissioner Martin Suuberg. The letter cited the…

The Daily Pennsylvanian is a non-profit, student-run organization. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Penn biologists led a research team…

Pennsylvanians take pride in the beauty the state offers, through millions of acres of forest, rolling hills and, this time of year, stunning fall scenery. But anyone who has taken the state's roads to reach these destinations will have…

Austin, Texas and Philadelphia are the next cities to join Beyond 34: Scaling Circularity for a Sustainable Economy, the multi-stakeholder initiative of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Austin and Philadelphia were chosen…

HONOLULU (AP) - Citing threats to drinking water in Honolulu, the Sierra Club of Hawaii and other groups on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden and military leaders to shut down tanks which constitute a large reserve of fuel for…

November 23 — Scientific study required when reviewing environmental laws and regulations.When it comes to our lakes, rivers and streams, there have been decades of studies, most of which have found the same disheartening…

ROSWELL - Roswell Village Council has voted to allow the Tuscarawas County Water and Sewer District to proceed with the planning and engineering of a sanitary sewer system for the village.Thursday's vote was unanimous by the five board…

There seems to be a new wave of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) spreading about EVs these days. And it's either by "environmental groups" or other groups pushing environmental groups to "lead the charge" against electric vehicles.…

WAPPINGERS FALLS - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos…

Welcome to Tuesday's show on energy and the environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-inscription.Today we look at the Biden administration's!-->…

The Department of Natural Resources (MNR) accepts applications for projects that reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality and human health. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 7, 2022 with…

Download PDF President Biden is expected to sign the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("Act") this week. An important part of the law addresses a number of issues related to energy, water and the environment. Examples include:…

Medan, Indonesia - As the COP26 climate change conference continues into its second and final week in Glasgow, a commitment signed by more than 100 countries to reverse deforestation by the end of 2030 has been widely acclaimed. Brazil,…

By GARY COSBY JR., The Tuscaloosa NewsTUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) - The late Vivian Malone Jones stands in University of Alabama history as the first black person to graduate from the Tuscaloosa campus. The 1965 graduate also had strong ties…

The Crestone Eagle • November 2021 by Zaylah Pearson Bon For more than two decades, the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) has staunchly advocated for the protection of approximately 3.1 million acres of…

VideotranscriptionBacktranscriptionBiden joins world leaders in commitment to end deforestationPresident Biden said the United States will contribute to an effort among more than 100 countries to end deforestation by 2030, aimed at…

A destination committed to sustainable development for decades, and even more since the accession of HSH Prince Albert II in 2005, the Principality of Monaco has a strong policy in this area both nationally and internationally. The…

Environmental groups are launching a new effort to hold Governor Tom Wolf accountable for his earlier promises to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. Wolf announced his intention to reduce methane leakage in early 2016.…

Yesterday, a coalition of environmental and animal rights groups called on the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to drop a "friendly" deal with factory farm owners and start to enforce regulations on atmospheric…

Bin sensors have been installed on campus since February 2021 to revamp the way the University of Idaho handles waste and reduces emissions. They became the second program in the United States to implement trash sensors on campus,…

October 25 (Reuters) - A Democratic proposal to impose a methane royalty on U.S. oil and gas producers is unlikely to be included in the party's massive spending bill in Congress amid opposition in its own ranks, two sources close to the…

One problem faced by many opponents of the Central Maine Power Corridor is the lack of a comprehensive environmental impact assessment. The Environmental Protection Agency requested and received one for an earlier effort in New…

MIDDLETOWN - The Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association recently presented the organization's annual environmental awards at the Tyler Arboretum in Media Barn. The awards, which celebrate commitment to the environment and local…

A blame rejection exerciseThe transactions that created Chemours and reinvented DuPont laid the groundwork for a blame-free exercise that has made it difficult for regulators and others to hold anyone accountable for decades of…

Fairfield and Bridgeport have teamed up to preserve the spit of sand straddling the town line in an effort to further protect the tidal Ash Creek estuary and the homes surrounding it. Officials and experts believe that if the…

"It is not clear from the draft EIA whether the maximum treatment of 15,000 acres of mountain sagebrush over two years will quickly meet the desired project conditions or whether the target is 76,500 acres (5,100 acres per year for 15…

When a tanker truck full of diesel fuel spilled onto a Revere roundabout on Wednesday, it dumped 10,000 gallons of its contents on the street. With no injuries reported at Brown Circle, attention quickly shifted to how to keep the fuel…

To encourage low-carbon travel, Huainan in Anhui Province has set up a public bicycle rental service system covering 300 sites, 10,000 bicycles and 12,000 lockers in the main sections of the city. urban area. Local residents!-->…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwZCLIY4Fec The need for New Jersey, like the rest of the world, to act more urgently to tackle and adapt to climate change was a recurring theme during an online panel discussion hosted by NJ Spotlight…

FAIRFIELD - After the Maine Department of Environmental Protection discovered high levels of "permanent chemicals" known as PFAS in the Industrial Road fish ponds in Fairfield, the city recommends that people do not eat the fish from…

LYMAN - The Pacific Street Textile Factory closed 16 years ago, with no redevelopment of the 50-acre…

On October 5, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly bill 1344. The bill will prevent opponents of syringe service programs (SSPs) from suing them under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). It comes in…

BERLIN, Oct. 7 (Reuters) - With final approval from his German plant in a few weeks, Elon Musk of Tesla (TSLA.O) will make an appearance in the small town of Gruenheide this Saturday to host a regional fair.Despite pandemic-related…

Once again, developers and other interested parties are grappling with yet another district court ruling regarding the definition of United States waters. On August 30, 2021, the Arizona Federal District left the Trump administration from…

Yates to get grant focused on lake health YATES COUNTY - The office of US Congressman Tom Reed has announced that Yates County will receive a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant of $ 195,227 provided by the Great Lakes Commission.…

It's no secret that Pennsylvania, or parts of it, looks sick.York County, for example, is consistently among the state's leaders in poor air quality, recording the most days per year with unhealthy levels of ozone and particulate…

Old Lyme - The Open Spaces Commission is seeking public support to spend up to $ 400,000 for approximately 35 acres of forest land which they believe will provide better access to existing trail systems.Officials last week said the!-->…

They gathered in the tens of thousands across Florida on Saturday, motivated by the urgency of a constitutional right that they see threatened by the Legislature, which is expected to copy a restrictive abortion law in Texas, and the…

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has announced the start of fall gun hunting seasons. Starting October 2, the turkey gun hunting season begins and continues through October 30 and the…

A New Zealand offshore mining company has lost its Supreme Court bid to overturn a ruling preventing it from mining millions of tonnes of ferrous sand off the coast of South Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. Zealand.Thursday's…

BEIJING - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - On September 28, 2021, SEE (Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology) co-organized and participated in the CBD COP15 NGO Parallel Forum in Kunming, as one of the eight parallel forums of the 15th…

The preliminary environmental impact assessment report of the Lithium Prospecting and Exploration Program identified "some risks" in the eight potential zones in the north and center of the country, but still recognized…

Nearly one in three Americans has experienced a climate disaster in the past summer. One of the first signs of a downturn, at least for me, is what's called Climate Week, which took place last week on the sidelines of the United Nations…

HARRISBURG (AP) - A Pennsylvania state Senate committee on Tuesday approved legislation to use federal coronavirus relief aid to revive a long-running program designed to help…

The Arizona State Democratic Party overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Saturday that criticizes the senator. Kyrsten SinemaKyrsten Sinema Budget deadlock marks critical turning point in Biden's presidency Democrats urge Biden to go all…

Driscoll takes on Mhariel Powers in the general election.Member of the Saint Petersburg City Council Gina Driscoll published the first announcement of his re-election campaign on Monday. The 30-second spot is shown on television and…

CITY OF PLUS-HEAD - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment on…

Do young German voters have the opportunity to lobby politically for their own interests? While I would like to answer this question with "yes", the honest answer, unfortunately, is "no". In Germany, older voters decide the country's…

The incinerator has been in Chester since 1992 and residents have criticized its presence since its inception. In addition to the DEP clearance process, opponents see an opportunity to reduce pollution at the plant by…

To concentrate Water and waste collection - September 21 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cancels its guidance document: "Applying the Supreme Court's Maui County v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the…

Thousands of acres of Atlantic white cedar - once an integral part of the early Jersey Shore settlers - have been decimated by climate change, storm surges and sea level rise, but a new state initiative aims to rebuild these coastal…

A longtime EPA expert adviser on aviation issues and a vocal critic of the Trump administration is The choice of President Biden to head the agency's scientific office. Chris Frey, whose pending appointment as EPA Deputy Administrator…

PHOTO SUBMITTEDAn aerial view of the Covanta factory in Chester. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection held a virtual hearing on Wednesday in which members of the public urged the agency not to renew the Title V operating…

Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, DC, United States, May 10, 2021. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly / File PhotoNEW YORK, Sept. 22 (Reuters) - US President Joe Biden's…

Six of the seven projects are in the newly designated Florida Wildlife Corridor (Tallahassee / September 21, 2021-NSF) - Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet have approved seven Florida Forever conservation land…

As temperatures continue to rise due to greenhouse gas emissions, a new US Environmental Protection Agency report by career scientists shares grim news: Expect more death.The number of deaths found in the EPA's analysis correlates with the…

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - New Mexico is now the nation's second-largest oil-producing state, and environmental officials say more needs to be done to curb pollution from the industry. They are proposing another set of rules as part of…

WASHINGTON - As long as people lived in the parched western landscape of Texas, they worried about when the rain would come.Today, water, a scarce resource sought after by farmers, oil drillers and city planners in the western half of…

New York needs more federal funds to tackle the pesky mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus, US Senator Chuck Schumer said on Sunday. Schumer (DN.Y.) said…

In August 2015, Steve Benally walked out of his Halchita, Utah, Navajo Nation home and heard a warning: do not use the water. The Gold King mine near Silverton, Colorado, had dumped toxic sewage into the Animas River watershed. The big…

EAST ORANGE, NJ - Residents near a small neighborhood park in New Jersey woke up earlier this month to the roar of heavy machinery: A grassy field they had been begging authorities to fix for years was finally in the process of getting a…

New Jersey has been a leader in solving the most important environmental issues of the day. Decades ago, for example, four years before the enactment of CERCLA, the state's Spill Compensation and Control Act prohibited the illegal…

Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Sea lamprey attached to a lake trout. These parasites attach themselves to fish and suck the blood of fish. Only one in seven fish can survive a sea lamprey attack. The…

As fires raged in Jerusalem in July and August this year, it was an event all too familiar to locals, but one that became increasingly exacerbated. The smell of smoke lingering longer in the city and dark clouds invading the…

"It's been a long time coming" by Trish Rudder About 50 people attended the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT) celebration on Friday, September 10 to applaud the trailhead remediation - the cleanup of the contaminated patch of land north of…

Herschel vineyard and Jeff Littlejohn have teamed up again, this time creating the go-to lobbying team for companies looking to navigate Florida's complex regulatory environment. Vinyard and Littlejohn train the Florida government business…

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People who say they have been waiting hours for a gasoline truck to show up are seen at a gas station in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on August 31, 2021. REUTERS / Leah MillisNEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4…

New York, September 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Reportlinker.com announces the publication of the report "Forecast of the Middle East and Africa Environmental Consulting Services Market to 2028 - Impact and Analysis of COVID-19 - by…

STATEN ISLAND, NY - City and state agencies have agreed to come to the table to work on a solution to the extreme flooding that is occurring on a service road along the Staten Island Expressway in Meiers Cornersf.Sheraden Avenue, one block…

IARN - When the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael Regan, attended his confirmation hearings before the United States Senate, he was asked directly if he had intends to bring back the…

BRIDGEPORT - After more than two decades, the city is moving forward with improvements to the intersection of Seaview and Boston avenues and Bond Street that were originally connected to a proposed office park at the neighboring Remington…

So our state's DEP - that is, the Department of Environmental Protection - confirmed that Central Maine Power, in fact, had clear cut a scar almost twice the size of they didn't claim it. In CMP's fury to tear apart the forest of western…

Photo / Steven Rubin for Public Herald Susie Beiersdorfer stands next to the Duck Creek Energy well platform in Tod Homestead Cemetery in Youngstown. She is an…

SALEM - An environmental group is suing Oregon and the federal government for failing to develop plans to…

Miami-Dade County, in partnership with Florida Power and Light Company (FPL), Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Group, will be docked in PortMiami by fall 2023, according to a press release. Cruise Terminal F, currently…

ALLIANCE - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting to discuss the city's plan to build a new sewer pipeline. The information session will take place on August 17 at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Court of Alliance. A…

The first human case of West Nile virus infection in Los Angeles County for the year has been reported, health officials said on Tuesday. The patient, who has only been described as a South Bay resident, was hospitalized with…

Corn is harvested from Kenison Farms in Levan, Utah on October 5, 2013. REUTERS / Jim UrquhartWASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Reuters) - A trade group representing some of America's largest bakery companies urges the Biden administration to reduce its…

Download PDF The American Water Works Association ("AWWA") sent a letter on July 19 to the Chairman and Senior Member of the Rules Committee of the United States House of Representatives, asking him to support an amendment ("Amendment…

Blackspace Oklahoma is a local nonprofit organization that provides support and education to the African American community. Through a partnership with Oklahoma City Public Schools, the group targeted Douglass High School and Martin Luther…

Over seven years ago, the water crisis in Flint began when state officials changed Flint's water source to save money, without worrying about people's health. These same officials also failed to properly treat the city's water, leading to…

Juan Flores is a longtime resident of Galena Park, an eastern suburb of Houston, who "smelled all kinds of chemicals" in the air of nearby industrial facilities. “I'm probably going to get cancer as I get older just…

When the cane fields burn and the skies darken over the Everglades, mothers bring the children back inside. It should tell you everything you need to know. As sugar farmers burn acre after acre to facilitate each harvest, month after…

A satellite view of a former landfill in South Hero where authorities found high levels of PFAS. The chemicals were detected in monitoring wells placed around the perimeter of the site. Illustration of VTDigger; Google Earth / US…

A Michigan congresswoman said a federal bill requiring drinking water limits for the family of chemicals known as PFAS, which had been found in high national limits in parts of the counties of Bucks, and Montgomery, could move forward…

Report that PFAS chemicals were used in hydraulic fracturing operations in New Mexico "highlights how important it is for regulators to know what's in industrial wastewater," Maddy said Hayden, spokesperson for the New Mexico Department…

The town of Chautauqua has filed its own complaint against fire-fighting foam companies that allegedly contaminated the water of residents of the village of Mayville. In early…

The Baker administration supports efforts to have the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designate the Lower Neponset River as a Superfund site for environmental cleaning. This is the latest work in years between the EPA, the…

News photo by Julie Riddle Waste tires partially fill a truck at the Alpena resource recovery facility in June.ALPENA - Michigan has a scrap tire problem, but Alpena could help solve the problem.By mid-2023, Alpena could rid the state of…

CONNECTICUT - Storm damage and full parking lots resulted in the closure of several state parks to new visitors on Saturday by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.These parks, with the times at which closures were…

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is asking people to be on the lookout for sick songbirds in the area after reports of the problems from other parts of the country. DEEP recommends…

July 8, 2021 Green teams at the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies step up response to face accelerating global crises Posted in: Home page News, Research, Science and Technology…

A recently published review of leading scientific literature suggests that ethanol-based fuels widely available at gas stations like E10, E15 or E85 result in less toxic vehicle emissions and pose a lower risk to human health.…

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