Purple Martins Thrive Again in New York’s Niagara River Area of Concern
EPA and New York State’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project helps restore habitat at Buckhorn Island State Park January 6, 2022 Purple martins above Grass Island, Buckhorn Island State Park, Niagara River. Photo Credit: Celeste Morien CHICAGO (Jan. 6, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and […]
EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments
Agency actions address the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, protect the health of communities, and restore the role of science December 28, 2021 WASHINGTON (Dec. 28, 2021) — In 2021, under the new leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration and Administrator Michael S. Regan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took significant steps forward in tackling the […]
EPA’s New Report Shows How Climate Change is Influencing Seasonal Events in the U.S. and Impacting Peoples’ Health and Environment
December 21, 2021 WASHINGTON (Dec. 21, 2021) – Today, EPA is issuing a new report, Seasonality and Climate Change: A review of observed evidence in the United States, showing how climate change is affecting seasonal events and processes across the United States. Longer growing seasons, more heat waves, earlier snowmelt, and changes in leaf and […]
EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents
Agency also fines Indian Village Mobile Home Park for failing to comply with previous order December 28, 2021 THERMAL, Calif. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued three emergency orders under the Safe Drinking Water Act to different mobile home park public water systems located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe’s Reservation […]
EPA Expands TRI Reporting Requirements for Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Glycol by Requiring Reporting for 29 Sterilization Facilities
December 27, 2021 WASHINGTON (Dec. 27 2021) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to expand the scope of Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements to include certain contract sterilization facilities that are not currently reporting on ethylene oxide (EtO) releases. Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the EPA […]
EPA Announces $81 Million WIFIA Loan to Upgrade Water Infrastructure in Sacramento, California
Nationally, 66 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $27 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 76,000 jobs December 21, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an $81 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Sacramento County Water Agency in northern California. The financed project will modernize water infrastructure […]
EPA Invites Philadelphia to apply for $260 million to help modernize city’s water infrastructure
WASHINGTON (December9, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Philadelphia is among 39 municipal organizations invited to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans for a $260 million water infrastructure improvement project. Overall, EPA anticipates that, as funds become available, $6.7 billion in WIFIA loans will help finance more […]
EPA Announces $105 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Infrastructure in Sarasota County, Florida
Nationally, 67 WIFIA loans are financing $27 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 77,000 jobs December 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $105 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Sarasota County, Florida. The financed project will upgrade water infrastructure to support population growth and water […]
EPA Announces $22 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in Erie County, New York
Nationally, 65 WIFIA loans are financing over $26 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating over 75,000 jobs December 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $22 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Erie County Water Authority in upstate New York. This low-interest loan will finance infrastructure […]
EPA Awards United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc $1,087,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water
December 13, 2021 DALLAS – (Dec. 13, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $1,087,000 to United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc (USET) to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare facilities. The funding will help protect children and advance the federal action plan to reduce childhood lead […]