EPA Grants Will Help Communities to Cleanup Land in Maine and Massachusetts (ME, MA)

(Boston, Mass. – Oct. 15, 2010) – The City of Lowell, Mass., the Town of Sanford, Maine, and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, based in Chicopee, Mass., will receive EPA grants of approximately $175,000 each to foster clean up of sites known as “brownfields” which may be contaminated by … Source:EPA Grants Will Help Communities [...]

EPA and New York Harbor School Establish Ground-Breaking Green Partnership (NY)

(New York, N.Y.) The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School today marked its official move to the school’s new location on Governor’s island by signing an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work together. The college preparatory, public high school committed to a n… Source:EPA and New York Harbor School Establish Ground-Breaking [...]

EPA Technical Assistance Will Help Rhode Island Communities with Sustainable Growth and Development (RI)

(Boston, Mass. – October 18, 2010) – Recognizing local governments' challenges in addressing infrastructure constraints, protecting water quality, setting development standards and creating options for housing and transportation, EPA has chosen the KeepSpace Program in Rhode Island as one of eight r… Source:EPA Technical Assistance Will Help Rhode Island Communities with Sustainable Growth and Development [...]

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Savings with Energy Star (HQ)

WASHINGTON – With the help of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program, finding the perfect gift that gives more is easy. Energy Star qualified products save energy and money, and with more than 60 product categories to choose from, it is a simple way to help your friends… Source:This Holiday Season, Give the [...]

Connecticut Holding Company Pays Fine for PCB Violations (CT)

(Boston, Mass. – October 21, 2010) - The owner of an inoperative Bridgeport, Conn. brass facility has agreed to pay $52,000 for violating federal regulations covering the disposal, use, storage and marking violations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The Fairfield-based Connecticut Transfer and R… Source:Connecticut Holding Company Pays Fine for PCB Violations (CT)

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