WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it has selected six cities for technical assistance with sustainable design strategies under its Greening America’s Communities (GAC) program. The 2016 cities chosen for assistance…
Rhode Island Receives Over $1.2 million in EPA Brownfields Funding
BOSTON – EPA is awarding a total of $1,220,000 in Brownfield Grant funding to Rhode Island entities. The grants being awarded to Rhode Island are funded…
EPA Honors Winners of the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and…
EPA Water Research Webinar Focuses on Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) is a term which encompasses a vast array of chemicals such as pharmaceuticals, perfluoroalkyl substances, and surfactants, as well as microorganisms such as Mycobacteria and Legionella. These contaminants end…
EPA Acts to Reduce Regional Haze in Utah and Improve Visibility in National Parks
Denver, Colo., June 1, 2016—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a final determination to partially approve and partially disapprove the state of Utah’s regional haze plan to reduce haze-forming emissions affecting Arches, Canyonlands…
EPA Announces $55.2 Million to Assess and Clean Up Contaminated Sites
WASHINGTON – At an event at a former brownfield site in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced today the selection of 218 new grant investments totaling $55.2 million to 131 communities across…
The EPA Proposes Updated Rules for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities
Stormwater discharges from construction activities can significantly impact water quality. As stormwater flows over a construction site, it can pick up pollutants like sediment, debris, and chemicals and transport them to nearby storm sewer systems or directly…
EPA Honors Winners of 2015 Campus RainWorks Challenge
In 2015, seventy-seven student teams from 26 states submitted green infrastracture designs for the fourth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge. These projects show how managing stormwater at its source can benefit the community and environment by reducing the…
Penske Truck Leasing Captures Fourth Straight SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award
READING, Pa., April 22, 2016—Penske Truck Leasing is celebrating Earth Day this year with its fourth straight SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award. The company is one of seven organizations, and the only transportation corporation, being accorded with this…
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Is First U.S. Airport To Receive EPA Climate Leadership Award
DFW AIRPORT, Texas, April 22, 2016—Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is pleased to announce it is the first U.S. airport to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leadership Award for Greenhouse Gas Management. "DFW is honored…
