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EPA selects Groundwork Denver to receive $178,000 Brownfields job training grant to build a skilled environmental workforce in Sheridan, Colorado

DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of Groundwork Denver to receive $178,000 in grant funding for an environmental job training program in Sheridan, Colorado.

EPA Reaches Settlements with Six Missouri Renovators for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

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EPA Strengthens Key Power Plant Rule to Reduce Smog this Summer and Improve Air Quality for Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON (March 15, 2021) — Today, the U.S.

WaterSense Challenges Homeowners: Take 10 Minutes to Find and Fix a Leak this Week

WASHINGTON  – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program and its partners are encouraging all Americans to participate in the 13th annual Fix a Leak Week, March 15 through 22, by taking 10 minutes  to find and fix water leaks.

Quincy, Mass. Dredging Company to Pay Penalty for Violations of the Ocean Dumping Act

BOSTON – Under a recent settlement with the U.S.

Depot closure, empty returns snarling NY-NJ port truckers

[caption caption="The Port of NY-NJ is chock full with imports, limiting space for empty containers and forcing drivers to make unproductive truck moves. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The sudden closure of a major storage yard near the Port of New York and New Jersey has forced truckers to scramble for new places...

EPA Selects Three New York City Organizations for Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities

NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that three New York City entities are among 18 organizations to receive a total of $3.3 million in grants for environmental job training programs across the country.

EPA Selects PUSH Buffalo to Receive $200,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities

NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) of Buffalo is one of 18 organizations to receive a total of $3.3 million in grants for environmental job training programs across the country.