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  • Duwamish job training initiative produces 14 graduates funded by EPA program (WA)

    18 June 2013, 4:52 pm
    EPA program offers job training to communities impacted by Superfund cleanups(Seattle—June 18, 2013) On Tuesday, June 18, 14 men and women will graduate from the EPA Superfund Job Training Initiative with skills and certifica...
    EPA program offers job training to communities impacted by Superfund cleanups(Seattle—June 18, 2013) On Tuesday, June 18, 14 men and women will graduate from the EPA Superfund Job Training Initiative with skills and certifications that make them eligible for jobs associated with the Lower Duwamish W...
  • Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Family Fun Activities Set for Installation of EPA Solar-Powered Air Moni...

    18 June 2013, 11:46 am
    DURHAM, NC – A ribbon-cutting ceremony for an innovative solar-paneled air monitoring system, incorporated into a park bench made from recycled milk jugs, will be held at 10 a.m. June 22 at Durham County Library South Region...
    DURHAM, NC – A ribbon-cutting ceremony for an innovative solar-paneled air
    monitoring system, incorporated into a park bench made from recycled milk jugs,
    will be held at 10 a.m. June 22 at Durham County Library South Regional. The
    prototype monitoring system developed by the U.S. Environment...
  • U.S. EPA Announces $5 Million in S.F. Bay Watershed Restoration Grants Available (CA)

    17 June 2013, 2:48 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is now accepting proposals for nearly $5 million dollars in grants intended to protect and restore San Francisco Bay watersheds, wetlands and prevent polluted runoff. Projec...
    SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is now accepting
    proposals for nearly $5 million dollars in grants intended to protect and
    restore San Francisco Bay watersheds, wetlands and prevent polluted runoff.
    Projects funded under this award will receive between $800,00...
  • U.S. EPA and Federal Partners Celebrate Four-Years of Partnership - $539 Million to Support Communit...

    17 June 2013, 2:48 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), today released a summary of accompl...
    SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), today released a summary of accomplishments under the Pacific Southwest Region’s Federal Partnership for Sustainab...
  • EPA Report Details How Development Can Impact Public Health, Environment (HQ)

    17 June 2013, 1:36 pm
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive review to date on how the built environment – the way we build our cities and towns – directly affects our environment and public health. The r...
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most
    comprehensive review to date on how the built environment – the way we build
    our cities and towns – directly affects our environment and public health. The
    report was announced by EPA Acting Administrator Bob Percias...
  • EPA to Host Green Street Design Workshop in Joplin, Mo. (MO)

    17 June 2013, 1:07 pm
    Environmental NewsNEWS MEDIA ADVISORY(Lenexa, Kan., June 17, 2013) - EPA will host a green street design workshop and meetings that will provide Joplin, Mo., with technical assistance to consider “green complete s...
    Environmental News
    NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
    (Lenexa, Kan., June 17, 2013) - EPA will host a green street design workshop
    and meetings that will provide Joplin, Mo., with technical assistance to
    consider “green complete street” options for the city’s 20th Street Corridor
    from Main Street to Hi...
  • EPA Announces "Cleanup Complete" at Sheboygan River Area of Concern (WI)

    14 June 2013, 1:43 pm
    SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the completion of all dredging and habitat restoration projects required to remove the Sheboygan River "Area of Concern" from a list of toxic hot spots ident...
    SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the
    completion of all dredging and habitat restoration projects required to remove
    the Sheboygan River "Area of Concern" from a list of toxic hot spots identified
    in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
    "T...
  • St. Louis Community College Selected to Receive $199,994 Environmental Workforce Development and Job...

    13 June 2013, 5:08 pm
    Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Lenexa, Kan., June 13, 2013) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 today announced that St. Louis Community College (SLCC) has been selected to receive $199...
    Environmental News
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    (Lenexa, Kan., June 13, 2013) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
    today announced that St. Louis Community College (SLCC) has been selected to
    receive $199,994 to train unemployed and underemployed residents of St. Louis
    in hazardous ...
  • Two California Cities and an Arizona University Receive Grants for Environmental Workforce Developme...

    13 June 2013, 4:55 pm
    (06/13/13) SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 16 grantees for a total award of $3.2 million through the agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job...
    (06/13/13) SAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    is announcing the selection of 16 grantees for a total award of $3.2 million
    through the agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training
    (EWDJT) program. The grants support local work to recruit, trai...
  • Six California Companies Included in $2 Million EPA Award to Small Businesses (CA)

    13 June 2013, 4:47 pm
    (06/13/13) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced more $2 million to 25 small businesses nationwide to develop new environmental technologies that will help protect people’s health an...
    (06/13/13) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today
    announced more $2 million to 25 small businesses nationwide to develop new
    environmental technologies that will help protect people’s health and the
    environment. California leads the nation with six companies selected...
  • EPA Announces Rose State College in Oklahoma as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Recipie...

    13 June 2013, 3:38 pm
    (Dallas – June 13, 2013) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing Rose State College in Oklahoma as a recipient of the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program....
    (Dallas – June 13, 2013) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    is announcing Rose State College in Oklahoma as a recipient of the
    Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program. The
    grants support local work to recruit, train, and place unemployed individ...
  • EPA Announces Southern University in Shreveport, LA, as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant...

    13 June 2013, 3:34 pm
    (Dallas – June 13, 2013) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing Southern University in Shreveport, LA, as a recipient of the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT...
    (Dallas – June 13, 2013) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    is announcing Southern University in Shreveport, LA, as a recipient of the
    Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program. The
    grants support local work to recruit, train, and place unemployed...
  • EPA Provides $200,000 Grant to Fortune Society for Green Jobs Training (NY)

    13 June 2013, 3:14 pm
    (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Fortune Society of New York a $200,000 grant to support the organization’s program to recruit, train and place formerly incarcerated people in gree...
    (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the
    Fortune Society of New York a $200,000 grant to support the organization’s
    program to recruit, train and place formerly incarcerated people in green jobs
    assessing and cleaning up brownfields and other contaminated sites...
  • United States and Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in...

    13 June 2013, 2:59 pm
    (Dallas – June 13, 2013) WASHINGTON – Today the United States and the state of Arkansas filed a joint enforcement action against ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) in federal district c...
    (Dallas – June 13, 2013) WASHINGTON – Today the United States and the state
    of Arkansas filed a joint enforcement action against ExxonMobil Pipeline
    Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) in federal district court in
    Little Rock, Ark. The complaint addresses ExxonMobil’s unlawful ...
  • EPA Provides Smart Growth Assistance to North Kingstown, R.I. (RI)

    13 June 2013, 2:55 pm
    (Boston, Mass. – June 13, 2013) – North Kingstown, R.I. is one of only three U.S. communities which will be the recipient of technical assistance from EPA to help apply smart-growth approaches to improve their econom...
    (Boston, Mass. – June 13, 2013) – North Kingstown, R.I. is one of only three U.S. communities which will be the recipient of technical assistance from EPA to help apply smart-growth approaches to improve their economy and create jobs while protecting health and the environment. The other two areas ...
  • EPA Announces More Than $3 Million in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants to...

    13 June 2013, 2:33 pm
    WASHINGTON –Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of 16 grantees for a total award of $3.2 million through the agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT...
    WASHINGTON –Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
    the selection of 16 grantees for a total award of $3.2 million through the
    agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) Program.
    The grants support local work to recruit, train, and place un...
  • EPA Announces Florida State College at Jacksonville as Workforce Development and Job Training Grant...

    13 June 2013, 2:32 pm
    (ATLANTA – June 13, 2013) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Florida State College at Jacksonville, Fla. as a recipient of the agency's Environmental Workforce Development...
    (ATLANTA – June 13, 2013) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Florida State College at Jacksonville, Fla. as a recipient of the agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program. The grant supports local work to recruit, train, ...
  • MassDOT and Contractor Fined for Clean Water Violations (MA)

    13 June 2013, 1:53 pm
    (Boston, Mass. – June 13, 2013) – The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation (MassDOT) and a company hired by them under contract, J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc., will pay a penalty of $55,000 in sett...
    (Boston, Mass. – June 13, 2013) – The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation
    (MassDOT) and a company hired by them under contract, J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc.,
    will pay a penalty of $55,000 in settlement for EPA allegations that they
    violated a Clean Water Act Permit at a road construction project ...
  • EPA Offers Smart Growth Assistance to Rhode Island; Mississippi County, Arkansas; Kelso, Washington...

    13 June 2013, 1:46 pm
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will offer technical assistance to three areas of the country to help improve their economy and create jobs while protecting health and the environment thr...
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that
    it will offer technical assistance to three areas of the country to help
    improve their economy and create jobs while protecting health and the
    environment through the use of smart growth strategies.

    Many communi...
  • Workers in Alaska and Washington to receive training for environmental safety and cleanup jobs (WA)

    13 June 2013, 1:01 pm
    (Seattle - June 13, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $400,000 in federal job training grants to the City of Tacoma and Zender Environmental, Alaska through the EPA Environmental Workforce Developm...
    (Seattle - June 13, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding
    $400,000 in federal job training grants to the City of Tacoma and Zender
    Environmental, Alaska through the EPA Environmental Workforce Development and
    Job Training program.
    EPA’s Environmental Workforce Developm...

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