Army and EPA to host Community Engagement Sessions on Joint Recommended Preferred Approach to Reduce Flood Risk in Yazoo Backwater Area
April 21, 2023 VICKSBURG, Miss.– (April 21, 2023) The U.S Department of the Army (Army) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host community sessions on May 4-5,2023, to present and receive feedback on their joint recommended preferred approach to flood risk reduction in the Yazoo Backwater Area (YBA). These community sessions are part of […]
EPA Recognizes Hastings, Nebraska, for Clean Water Infrastructure Innovation
City of Van Buren/Deer Run Reorganized Common Sewer District project in Missouri receives honorable mention April 20, 2023 LENEXA, KAN. (APRIL 20, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 20 clean water infrastructure projects for innovation, including the City of Hastings, Nebraska, through EPA’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF […]
EPA Offers Critical Training to Curb Violations at Construction Sites Releases Spanish Language Version of Training Course Materials
April 20, 2023 NEW YORK – On April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a training session in Mayaguez for people who conduct inspections of construction sites in Puerto Rico. These inspectors must ensure that construction projects have proper coverage from an EPA general permit and take certain steps to protect local waters. […]
La EPA ofrece evento de capacitación para frenar las infracciones en los proyectos de construcción y publica la versión en español de los materiales del curso
April 20, 2023 NUEVA YORK – La Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) llevará a cabo un evento de capacitación en Mayagüez para ingenieros y personas que llevan a cabo inspecciones de lugares de construcción en Puerto Rico. Estos inspectores deben asegurarse de que los proyectos de construcción tengan la cobertura […]
EPA Announces $191 Million WIFIA Loan to Wichita, Kansas to Improve Water Quality in Mississippi River Basin
This loan is part of a $37 billion investment in water infrastructure through WIFIA April 20, 2023 WASHINGTON (April 20, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $191 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Wichita, Kansas to support its Biological Nutrient Removal Improvements Program. […]
EPA’s Research Vessel Lake Guardian Begins 40th Annual Sampling of Great Lakes
April 18, 2023 CHICAGO (April 18, 2023) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s largest research vessel, the Lake Guardian, has begun its annual spring sampling survey of water quality and biological life in the Great Lakes. This year marks the 40th anniversary of EPA’s spring and summer water quality surveys in the Great Lakes. In 1983, EPA […]
Vermont Organization Selected as Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England and USA to Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America April 17, 2023 BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Montpelier, Vermont-based Institute for Sustainable Communities has been selected to serve as an “Environmental Justice Thriving […]
University of Connecticut Selected as a Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice
EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America April 17, 2023 BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the University of Connecticut (UCONN) has been selected to serve as an “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities […]
EPA multa a dos empresas por violaciones a la Ley de Agua Limpia en proyecto de construcción de hotel en Luquillo, Puerto Rico
April 17, 2023 PUERTO RICO — La Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en ingles anunció hoy que ha tomado acción contra Northshore Management Corporation y Luquillo Hotel Company, LLC por incumplimiento a los requisitos de notificación de permisos bajo la Ley de Agua Limpia. Las empresas pagarán una multa […]
EPA Fines Two Companies for Clean Water Violations at Hotel Construction Site in Luquillo, Puerto Rico
April 17, 2023 PUERTO RICO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has taken an enforcement action against Northshore Management Corporation and Luquillo Hotel Company, LLC for failure to comply with permit notification requirements under the Clean Water Act. The companies will pay a total fine of $30,000 for the violations, which […]