Global Climate Changes

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

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:00:05 +0000

(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 to Cleanup Land in Maine and Massachusetts (ME, MA)

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

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:00:04 +0000

(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 Green Partnership (NY)

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

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:00:02 +0000

(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 (RI)

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

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:00:02 +0000

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 Gift of Savings with Energy Star (HQ)

Connecticut Holding Company Pays Fine for PCB Violations (CT)

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:00:05 +0000

(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)