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James Sherk, the director of the Center for American Freedom at the America First Policy Institute, expressed concerns about a proposal that could have major implications for auto workers in an opinion piece July 18 published in the Detroit News.
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Fox: 'Many state and Tribal partners share EPA's goal of protecting our nation's waterways'
The Environmental Protection Agency submitted a proposal to streamline and clarify requirements for states and Tribes to protect waterways from discharges of “dredged or fill material” without a permit.
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Becker: 'Many of our urban, rural and Tribal communities have identified solutions to the environmental challenges they face'
On July 13th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that applications where open for a $10 million grant opportunity to support environmental justice.
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Protect the Public’s Trust Director Chamberlain: 'Despite the Biden Administration’s claims to the contrary, the revolving door is spinning faster than ever'
In a press release from July 19, Michael Chamberlain, the Director at “Protect the Public’s Trust, questioned the so-called “revolving door” move of Casey Katims, who recently left the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to join the U.S. Climate Alliance (USCA).
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Regan: 'The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund will spur private investment into clean technology projects'
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a historic $20 billion in grant competitions to create a national clean financing network launched by the Biden-Harris administration as part of the Investing in America Agenda.
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Administrator Freedhof: 'The data we’ll receive from this final rule will help us to better evaluate and address the health risks from the remaining uses and types of asbestos'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is continuing its work to address exposure to this known carcinogen and strengthen the evidence that will be used to further protect people from this hazardous chemical, announced a final rule on July 6, 2023 that will require comprehensive reporting on all six fiber types of asbestos. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a further measure to safeguard the public from asbestos exposure by finalizing a rule that mandates comprehensive reporting.
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EPA Regional Director Cash: 'Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration, EPA will be making the single largest investment in Brownfields in history'
On July 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $13.7 million investment aimed at cleaning up brownfield sites in Massachusetts. These investments will go to 16 organizations will benefit 14 communities across the state.
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Raimondo: 'To tackle the urgent threat that climate change poses, we need all hands on deck'
The federal government is investing $60 million to support small businesses that are developing technologies designed to increase coastal resilience to climate change. The program partners companies with business accelerators to develop technologies and bring them to market.
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Vilsack: Working forests 'are critical to the health of our planet and the livelihoods of millions of Americans'
The federal government is investing $188 million to conserve thousands of acres of working forestland across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last month. The funding will support 34 projects in 22 states and one territory to sustain more than 245,000 acres of working forests.
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EPA's Cash: Technical assistance center will help 'advance environmental justice across the region'
Communities in the six New England states and 10 New England tribes are eligible to compete for a federal grant program offering $10 million to help address environmental and energy justice concerns, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 press release said.
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Director of EPA Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division: 'Reducing exposure to lead-based paint... is a top priority for EPA'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued fines against nine Springfield, MO, home renovation companies for violating regulations aimed at reducing exposure to lead-based paints.
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Chamber's Byers: EPA emissions proposal 'must be based on transparent and realistic analysis of potential regulatory impacts'
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has published an analysis critical of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal for new carbon-emission standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The analysis by the Chamber's Global Energy Institute determined the EPA used a flawed methodology in its cost-benefits calculations.
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Millender: 'This will better protect U.S. communities from forever chemicals'
A new Center for American Progress report titled "The Biden Administration's Move To Regulate Forever Chemicals in Water Is a Win for Public Health and Infrastructure" sheds light on the need for federal oversight of these persistent chemicals in drinking water, as they pose severe health risks and have permeated the environment.
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Emrah Gultekin: 'With the 2020 wildfires, it became very personal'
A Silicone Valley startup has merged generative artificial intelligence and computer vision to create an effective tool firefighters can use to fight wildfires.
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EPA administrator: Infrastructure law 'more than tripled funding' for Brownfields Job Training Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) issued a news release to unveil $1 million in Brownfields job training funds from two Florida-based organizations.
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Guzman: EPA works toward 'expeditious and safe defueling and closure of the Red Hill fuel storage facility'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the finalization of an administrative consent order with the U.S. Department of the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency to safely defuel and close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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Freedhoff: EPA knows ‘exposure to PCE is dangerous for people’s health’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a ban on most uses of perchloroethylene (PCE), a chemical known to pose serious health risks including neurotoxicity and cancer.
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Gettle: Being prepared, having a plan 'imperative during hurricane season'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sharing federal preparedness tips and services to help communities along the eastern coast of the United States prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.
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Vilsack: Biden administration remains 'committed to supporting the wood products and wood energy economies'
The Biden-Harris administration announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest more than $43 million in expanding and promoting the various uses of wood.
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Ortiz: 'Brownfields funding will help Virginia communities leverage much needed resources'
The Biden-Harris administration announced the investment of $1.9 million to Virginia for the cleanup and preservation of Brownfield sites.
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