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The Biden-Harris administration announced more than $13.7 million for cleanup and assessment at polluted Brownfields sites in Massachusetts.
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Huey: Clean Water Act revision a ‘victory against federal overreach’
Alicia Huey, chair of the National Association of Home Builders, recently expressed her support for the Supreme Court ruling that diminished federal control over water resources.
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Garcia: New York, New Jersey metro areas ‘showing up as real local climate leaders’
Four metropolitan areas in New York state are receiving $1 million each from the federal government to develop ways to cut climate pollution and create clean-energy economies.
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House Republicans to EPA: 'China has a stranglehold on the critical minerals supply chain'
Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and 150 other House Republicans have written a letter to Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), expressing their concerns regarding potential adverse consequences associated with enforcing regulations on the vehicle choices made by American citizens.
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Regan: New online tool could 'reduce exposure to toxins, strengthen community resilience, and increase environmental justice'
Coastal communities, regions and states can use new data visualization to determine projected sea-level rise near hazardous waste facilities in coastal flood zones.
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FEMA provides $160 million for more than 400 projects related to climate resiliency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided $160 million for more than 400 projects and activities that will build climate and disaster resiliency.
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Granholm: 'Less pollution, cleaner air and more jobs are the upshots' of infrastructure investments
Twelve projects that will increase and improve the U.S.'s carbon-management capabilities are getting more than $250 million in federal funds.
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Cash: 'Cleaning up Superfund sites is a top priority for EPA here in New England'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $48 million settlement to clean up a Massachusetts Superfund site.
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Regan: 'EPA is delivering on its mission to reduce harmful pollution'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed tougher carbon dioxide emissions standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants.
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Kerry: Innovation key to creating 'more modern, resilient and prosperous food systems'
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry called for urgent climate action by partnering and accelerating investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation during the final day of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM) for Climate Summit.
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NAM VP Brandon Farris: 'The U.S. cannot afford to shut down more than half of our power generation'
On May 11, Brandon Farris, vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) argued that proposed emissions regulation is impractical as it would necessitate rapid deployment of underdeveloped technologies or shutting down more than half of the country's power plants, thus posing a serious risk to the economy and energy security.
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Starfield: 'EPA is taking action to address PFAS violations'
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken its first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at the Chemours Company's Washington Works facility in West Virginia.
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan: 'We are transforming our nation's infrastructure for the better'
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking technical input on the technologies needed for planned programs to invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act for port upgrades and zero-emission vehicles to reduce pollution around the nation's ports, schools, and truck routes
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EPA South Central Region Administrator: 'EPA is moving with urgency to combat the climate crisis'
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comments on a proposal to give the state of Louisiana primary responsibility for regulating carbon dioxide sequestration wells, an EPA press release says.
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McCabe: 'Tackling the climate crisis demands a sense of urgency'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Massachusetts will be taking part in the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program.
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Regan: EPA focused on 'protecting Americans from fuel supply challenges'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow gasoline blended with 15% ethanol to be sold this summer.
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EPA invests $41 million to address wastewater challenges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invested $41 million in new technical assistance to help communities address wastewater challenges.
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Cash: ‘Cape Cod's Sole Source Aquifer is a public health resource that must be protected’
The Environmental Protection Agency contends a proposed machine gun range may contaminate the Cape Cod Aquifer.
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EPA proposal to distribute $20 billion raises ethics concerns
A recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its plan to distribute $20 billion from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) has raised ethics concerns.
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Regan: EPA is 'making significant progress to protect public health'
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Asthma Program has been named the winner of the 2023 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management.
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