La EPA ofrece una oportunidad de capacitación laboral gratuita en New Bedford
BOSTON – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. ofrece capacitación laboral gratuita a través del programa de Iniciativa de Capacitación Laboral del Superfund (SuperJTI) para las personas de New Bedford y sus alrededores. Después del aprendizaje de las habilidades técnicas, además de los componentes de salud y seguridad básica para los sitios de construcción, los graduados podrán desempeñarse en los puestos de trabajo disponibles con los contratistas ambientales.
Es la primera vez que la EPA ofrece un Programa de Capacitación Laboral de SuperJTI en Nueva Inglaterra, y la elección de hacerlo en New Bedford refleja el compromiso de la EPA de identificar y abordar las necesidades de las comunidades desatendidas y más afectadas.
«La EPA se complace en responder los pedidos de la comunidad ofreciendo este programa de habilidades laborales para capacitar a los residentes del área de New Bedford con el fin de que consigan trabajos ambientales bien remunerados. Esto es especialmente importante en comunidades como New Bedford, que se encuentra muy afectada por el problema de la contaminación ambiental», declaró David W. Cash, administrador regional de Nueva Inglaterra para la EPA. «Este programa les brindará a los participantes diversas certificaciones sin cargo y los preparará para profesiones relacionadas con el trabajo de limpieza ambiental».
«Aplaudo a la EPA por ofrecerles a los residentes del área de New Bedford la oportunidad de aprender y perfeccionar las habilidades necesarias para el trabajo de limpieza en nuestras comunidades y para luchar contra la crisis climática», expresó Edward Markey, senador de EE. UU. «Las familias de New Bedford conocen muy de cerca las amenazas y los daños relacionados con la contaminación, y la realidad de tener un sitio Superfund en su patio trasero. Mientras trabajamos para asegurar la financiación y los recursos necesarios para resolver la injusticia ambiental, la nueva oportunidad de capacitación laboral gratuita de la EPA será una bendición para los trabajadores y la economía portuaria de la costa sur».
SuperJTI es un programa nacional de preparación laboral para la remediación ambiental que ofrece capacitación y oportunidades de empleo de forma gratuita a los ciudadanos que viven en las comunidades afectadas por los sitios Superfund. SuperJTI les brinda a las personas desempleadas y subempleadas las habilidades técnicas y la capacitación especializada que necesitan para trabajar en una gran variedad de proyectos de remediación y construcción ambiental, así como en la limpieza de un sitio Superfund.
Los graduados de los programas de SuperJTI obtienen las siguientes certificaciones:
Operaciones con residuos peligrosos y respuesta ante situaciones de emergencia (40-hr HAZWOPER)
Capacitación de 10 horas sobre construcción de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional
RCP/primeros auxilios
Preparación laboral
Trabajos con plomo
Eliminación del asbesto
Seguridad en la construcción de la OSHA
Señalización
Las personas interesadas en esta oportunidad de capacitación laboral deben asistir a una sesión informativa de 60 minutos, que se ofrece en los siguientes horarios en la casa central de la Biblioteca Pública de New Bedford, 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (accesible por NB1, cerca de la parada de SRTA Terminal/134 Elm St.).
Jueves 5 de octubre: 10:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m. o 4:30 p. m.
Viernes 6 de octubre: 10:00 a. m. o 1:00 p. m.
Miércoles 11 de octubre: 10:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m. o 4:30 p. m.
Jueves 12 de octubre: 10:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m. o 4:30 p. m.
«Estoy muy contento de que la EPA traiga el primer programa de capacitación de Super JTI de la región a New Bedford. Esto es sumamente importante, ya que necesitamos esta capacitación gratuita para que todos los residentes se capaciten como corresponde y consigan un trabajo bien remunerado aquí mismo, en nuestro puerto y nuestros vecindarios, y que las viejas empresas y las nuevas empresas que llegan para trabajar tengan como prioridad principal contratar a nuestros trabajadores locales capacitados», expresó John G (Buddy) Andrade, de la Asociación de Vecinos de Old Bedford Village. «Queremos agradecer al administrador de la Región 1, el Dr. David Cash, y a todo su equipo. Esto es algo muy esperado por muchos. Debo mencionar a aquellos que abogaron incansablemente por este programa, el difunto James Simmons y Edwin Rivera, expresidentes de la Coalición Hands Across the River, el difunto Charles Carmo y Eddie Johnson, expresidente y vicepresidente del Comité de Acción Minoritaria, y la difunta Gloria Williams, directora de Youth Build New Bedford».
Más información:
Inscríbase para obtener más información: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
Información general sobre Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
Es la primera vez que la EPA ofrece un Programa de Capacitación Laboral de SuperJTI en Nueva Inglaterra, y la elección de hacerlo en New Bedford refleja el compromiso de la EPA de identificar y abordar las necesidades de las comunidades desatendidas y más afectadas.
«La EPA se complace en responder los pedidos de la comunidad ofreciendo este programa de habilidades laborales para capacitar a los residentes del área de New Bedford con el fin de que consigan trabajos ambientales bien remunerados. Esto es especialmente importante en comunidades como New Bedford, que se encuentra muy afectada por el problema de la contaminación ambiental», declaró David W. Cash, administrador regional de Nueva Inglaterra para la EPA. «Este programa les brindará a los participantes diversas certificaciones sin cargo y los preparará para profesiones relacionadas con el trabajo de limpieza ambiental».
«Aplaudo a la EPA por ofrecerles a los residentes del área de New Bedford la oportunidad de aprender y perfeccionar las habilidades necesarias para el trabajo de limpieza en nuestras comunidades y para luchar contra la crisis climática», expresó Edward Markey, senador de EE. UU. «Las familias de New Bedford conocen muy de cerca las amenazas y los daños relacionados con la contaminación, y la realidad de tener un sitio Superfund en su patio trasero. Mientras trabajamos para asegurar la financiación y los recursos necesarios para resolver la injusticia ambiental, la nueva oportunidad de capacitación laboral gratuita de la EPA será una bendición para los trabajadores y la economía portuaria de la costa sur».
SuperJTI es un programa nacional de preparación laboral para la remediación ambiental que ofrece capacitación y oportunidades de empleo de forma gratuita a los ciudadanos que viven en las comunidades afectadas por los sitios Superfund. SuperJTI les brinda a las personas desempleadas y subempleadas las habilidades técnicas y la capacitación especializada que necesitan para trabajar en una gran variedad de proyectos de remediación y construcción ambiental, así como en la limpieza de un sitio Superfund.
Los graduados de los programas de SuperJTI obtienen las siguientes certificaciones:
Operaciones con residuos peligrosos y respuesta ante situaciones de emergencia (40-hr HAZWOPER)
Capacitación de 10 horas sobre construcción de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional
RCP/primeros auxilios
Preparación laboral
Trabajos con plomo
Eliminación del asbesto
Seguridad en la construcción de la OSHA
Señalización
Las personas interesadas en esta oportunidad de capacitación laboral deben asistir a una sesión informativa de 60 minutos, que se ofrece en los siguientes horarios en la casa central de la Biblioteca Pública de New Bedford, 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (accesible por NB1, cerca de la parada de SRTA Terminal/134 Elm St.).
Jueves 5 de octubre: 10:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m. o 4:30 p. m.
Viernes 6 de octubre: 10:00 a. m. o 1:00 p. m.
Miércoles 11 de octubre: 10:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m. o 4:30 p. m.
Jueves 12 de octubre: 10:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m. o 4:30 p. m.
«Estoy muy contento de que la EPA traiga el primer programa de capacitación de Super JTI de la región a New Bedford. Esto es sumamente importante, ya que necesitamos esta capacitación gratuita para que todos los residentes se capaciten como corresponde y consigan un trabajo bien remunerado aquí mismo, en nuestro puerto y nuestros vecindarios, y que las viejas empresas y las nuevas empresas que llegan para trabajar tengan como prioridad principal contratar a nuestros trabajadores locales capacitados», expresó John G (Buddy) Andrade, de la Asociación de Vecinos de Old Bedford Village. «Queremos agradecer al administrador de la Región 1, el Dr. David Cash, y a todo su equipo. Esto es algo muy esperado por muchos. Debo mencionar a aquellos que abogaron incansablemente por este programa, el difunto James Simmons y Edwin Rivera, expresidentes de la Coalición Hands Across the River, el difunto Charles Carmo y Eddie Johnson, expresidente y vicepresidente del Comité de Acción Minoritaria, y la difunta Gloria Williams, directora de Youth Build New Bedford».
Más información:
Inscríbase para obtener más información: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
Información general sobre Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
EPA Offering Free Job Training Opportunity in New Bedford
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering free job training under the Agency's Superfund Job Training Initiative (SuperJTI) program for people in New Bedford and the surrounding area. Graduates will be able to fill available jobs with environmental contractors after learning technical skills, as well as basic health and safety for construction job sites.
This is the first time EPA has offered a SuperJTI Job Training Program within New England, and by choosing to do this in New Bedford reflects EPA's commitment to identifying and addressing needs for overburdened and underserved communities.
"EPA is pleased to respond to community requests by offering this job skills program to train New Bedford-area residents for well-paying environmental jobs. This is especially important in communities like New Bedford which have been overburdened with environmental contamination," said EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash. "This program will provide participants with multiple certifications at no charge and prepare them for careers in environmental cleanup work."
"I applaud the EPA for providing New Bedford-area residents the opportunity to learn and hone the skills needed to clean up our communities and combat the climate crisis," said U.S. Senator Edward Markey. "New Bedford families know too well the threat and harms of pollution and the reality of having a Superfund site in their backyard. As we work to secure the funding and resources needed to remediate environmental injustice, the EPA's new, free job training opportunity will be a boon to workers and the South Coast harbor economy."
SuperJTI is a national environmental remediation job readiness program that provides free training and employment opportunities for citizens living in communities affected by Superfund sites. SuperJTI provides unemployed and underemployed individuals with the technical skills and specialized training needed to work on a broad range of projects in environmental remediation and construction, as well as the cleanup of a Superfund site.
Graduates of SuperJTI programs earn certificates in:
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (40-hr HAZWOPER)
10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration Construction Outreach
CPR/First Aid
Job Readiness Skills
Lead Worker
Asbestos Abatement
OSHA Construction Safety
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People interested in this job training opportunity must attend one 60-minute informational session, offered at the following times at the New Bedford Public Library Main Branch 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (accessible by NB1, near the SRTA Terminal/134 Elm St. stop).
Thursday, October 5--10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 6--10:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11--10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 12--10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 4:30 p.m.
"I'm very happy that EPA is bringing the first Super JTI training program in the Region to New Bedford. This is critically important as we need this free training so all residents can get the good training to get a good paying job right here in our harbor and neighborhoods, that the old and new businesses coming in and doing the work should make hiring our trained local workers a top priority," said John G (Buddy) Andrade from the Old Bedford Village Neighborhood Association. "We would want to thank Region 1 Administrator Dr. David Cash and his entire team; this is long time coming for many. I must mention those who advocated for this program tirelessly the late James Simmons and Edwin Rivera, Past Presidents Hands Across the River Coalition and the late Charles Carmo and Eddie Johnson Past President, Vice President Minority Action Committee and the late Gloria Williams Director of Youth Build New Bedford."
More Information:
Register and Learn more: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
General information on Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
This is the first time EPA has offered a SuperJTI Job Training Program within New England, and by choosing to do this in New Bedford reflects EPA's commitment to identifying and addressing needs for overburdened and underserved communities.
"EPA is pleased to respond to community requests by offering this job skills program to train New Bedford-area residents for well-paying environmental jobs. This is especially important in communities like New Bedford which have been overburdened with environmental contamination," said EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash. "This program will provide participants with multiple certifications at no charge and prepare them for careers in environmental cleanup work."
"I applaud the EPA for providing New Bedford-area residents the opportunity to learn and hone the skills needed to clean up our communities and combat the climate crisis," said U.S. Senator Edward Markey. "New Bedford families know too well the threat and harms of pollution and the reality of having a Superfund site in their backyard. As we work to secure the funding and resources needed to remediate environmental injustice, the EPA's new, free job training opportunity will be a boon to workers and the South Coast harbor economy."
SuperJTI is a national environmental remediation job readiness program that provides free training and employment opportunities for citizens living in communities affected by Superfund sites. SuperJTI provides unemployed and underemployed individuals with the technical skills and specialized training needed to work on a broad range of projects in environmental remediation and construction, as well as the cleanup of a Superfund site.
Graduates of SuperJTI programs earn certificates in:
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (40-hr HAZWOPER)
10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration Construction Outreach
CPR/First Aid
Job Readiness Skills
Lead Worker
Asbestos Abatement
OSHA Construction Safety
Flagging
People interested in this job training opportunity must attend one 60-minute informational session, offered at the following times at the New Bedford Public Library Main Branch 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (accessible by NB1, near the SRTA Terminal/134 Elm St. stop).
Thursday, October 5--10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 6--10:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11--10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 12--10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 4:30 p.m.
"I'm very happy that EPA is bringing the first Super JTI training program in the Region to New Bedford. This is critically important as we need this free training so all residents can get the good training to get a good paying job right here in our harbor and neighborhoods, that the old and new businesses coming in and doing the work should make hiring our trained local workers a top priority," said John G (Buddy) Andrade from the Old Bedford Village Neighborhood Association. "We would want to thank Region 1 Administrator Dr. David Cash and his entire team; this is long time coming for many. I must mention those who advocated for this program tirelessly the late James Simmons and Edwin Rivera, Past Presidents Hands Across the River Coalition and the late Charles Carmo and Eddie Johnson Past President, Vice President Minority Action Committee and the late Gloria Williams Director of Youth Build New Bedford."
More Information:
Register and Learn more: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
General information on Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
EPA Sta ta Oferese Opurtunidádi di Formason Prufisional Gratuitu na New Bedford
BOSTON – Ajénsia Merkanu di Pruteson Anbiental (EPA) sta ta oferese un formason prufisional gratuitu patrosinádu pa prugrama di Inisiativa di Formason Prufisional na Superfund *zonas puluídu* (SuperJTI) pa pesoas na New Bedford y árias vizinhu. Lisensiádus ta bai pode okupa trabadjus dispunivel na inprezas anbiental dispôs di adikiri konpiténsias tékniku, asin komu saúdi y siguránsa báziku pa trabadju na zonas di konstruson.
Kel-li é primeru bes ki EPA sta ta oferese un Prugrama di Formason Prufisional SuperJTI na New England y ter skodjedu faze-l na New Bedford ta rifleti inpenhu di EPA na identifikason y abordájen di nisisidádis di kumunidádis sobrikaregádu y mal asistidu.
"EPA ten prazer di da risposta a pididus di kumunidádi através di kel prugrama di konpiténsias prufisional li pa forma rizidentis di New Bedford y árias vizinhu pa trabadjus ben rimunerádu na duminiu anbiental. Kel-li é spisialmenti inportánti na kumunidádis sima New Bedford ki ten sidu sobrikaregádu ku kontaminason anbiental," afirma Administrador Rijional di EPA pa New England David W. Cash. "Kel prugrama li ta bai da partisipantis monti sertifikádus di grasa y pripara-s pa kareras na trabadjus ku linpeza anbiental."
"N ta aplaudi EPA pa traze rizidentis di New Bedford y árias vizinhu opurtunidádi di prende y aperfeisoa konpiténsias nisisáriu pa dispului nós kumunidádi y konbati krizi klimátiku," afirma Senador Merkanu Edward Markey. "Familias di New Bedford konxi dretu ti dimás amiásas y prigus di puluison y rialidádi di ten un zona Superfund (puluídu) na ses kintal. Sima nu sta ta trabadja pa garanti fundus y rikursus nisisáriu pa kuriji injustisa anbiental, novu opurtunidádi gratuitu di formason prufisional di EPA ta bai ser un benson pa trabadjadoris y ikunumia di zona portuária di South Coast."
SuperJTI é un prugrama nasional di priparason pa merkádu di trabadju rilasionádu ku riparason anbiental ki ta dispunibiliza formason prufisional gratuitu y opurtunidádis di inpregu pa sidadons ki ta vive na kumunidádis afetádu pa zonas Superfund (puluídu). SuperJTI ta dota individus dizinpregádu y mal inpregádu ku konpiténsias tékniku y formason spisializádu nisisáriu pa trabadja na un gama di prujetus na ária di rikuperason y konstruson anbiental, asin komu na linpéza di un zona Superfund (puluídu).
Lisensiádus di prugramas SuperJTI ta ganha sertifikádu na:
Operasons ku Rizidus Tóksiku y Rispostas di Imerjénsia (HAZWOPER - 40 ora)
Sensibilizason pa Dizinvolvimentu di Siguránsa na Trabadju y Administrason Sanitáriu (10 ora)
CPR (Rianimason)/Primerus Sukoru
Kopiténsias di Preparason Prufisional
Lideránsa
Abáti di Amiantu
Siguránsa di Konstruson OSHA
Sinalizason
Pesoas interesádu na kel opurtunidádi di formason prufisional debe partisipa di un seson informativu ku durason di 60 minutu, oferesidu na siginti orárius na Livraria Publiku di New Bedford Main Branch 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (asésu através di NB1, pertu di SRTA Terminal/134 Elm St. stop).
Kinta fera, 5 di Otubru--10:00 di palmanhan, 1:00 di tardi ô 4:30 di tardi
Sesta fera, 6 di Otubru --10:00 di palmanhan ô 1:00 p.m.
Kuarta fera, 11 di Otubru --10:00 di palmanhan, 1:00 di tardi ô 4:30 di tardi
Kinta fera, 12 di Otubru --10:00 di palmanhan, 1:00 di tardi ô 4:30 di tardi
"N sta txeu kontenti pamodi EPA sta ta traze primeru prugrama di formason Super JTI na Rijion pa New Bedford. Kel-li é ixtremamenti inportánti, sendu ki nu meste kel formason gratuitu li ki é pa tudu rizidenti pode konsigi un bon formason p-es pode ranja un bon trabadju ki ta pága dretu li mé na ária portuáriu y vizinhánsa y pa ki tudu inpreza antigu y novu ki sta ta entra na merkádu y ten trabadju, odja kontratason di nós funsionáriu lokal komu un prioridádi," afirma John G (Buddy) Andrade di Old Bedford Village Neighborhood Association (Asusiason Distrital di Old Bedford Village). "Nu kre agradese Administrador di 1º Rijion Dr. David Cash y tudu se ikipa; kel-li é txeu sperádu pa monti algen. N ten ki faze menson a kes ki inpenha inkansavelmenti pa rializason di kel prugrama li, falisidus James Simmons y Edwin Rivera, Antigus Prizidenti di Koligason Hands Across the River y falisidu Charles Carmo y Eddie Johnson Antigu Prizidenti, Visi Prizidenti di Kumison pa Ason Minoritáriu y falisida Gloria Williams Diretora di Youth Build New Bedford."
Más Informason:
Rijistra y Sabe más: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
Informason Jeral sobri Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
Kel-li é primeru bes ki EPA sta ta oferese un Prugrama di Formason Prufisional SuperJTI na New England y ter skodjedu faze-l na New Bedford ta rifleti inpenhu di EPA na identifikason y abordájen di nisisidádis di kumunidádis sobrikaregádu y mal asistidu.
"EPA ten prazer di da risposta a pididus di kumunidádi através di kel prugrama di konpiténsias prufisional li pa forma rizidentis di New Bedford y árias vizinhu pa trabadjus ben rimunerádu na duminiu anbiental. Kel-li é spisialmenti inportánti na kumunidádis sima New Bedford ki ten sidu sobrikaregádu ku kontaminason anbiental," afirma Administrador Rijional di EPA pa New England David W. Cash. "Kel prugrama li ta bai da partisipantis monti sertifikádus di grasa y pripara-s pa kareras na trabadjus ku linpeza anbiental."
"N ta aplaudi EPA pa traze rizidentis di New Bedford y árias vizinhu opurtunidádi di prende y aperfeisoa konpiténsias nisisáriu pa dispului nós kumunidádi y konbati krizi klimátiku," afirma Senador Merkanu Edward Markey. "Familias di New Bedford konxi dretu ti dimás amiásas y prigus di puluison y rialidádi di ten un zona Superfund (puluídu) na ses kintal. Sima nu sta ta trabadja pa garanti fundus y rikursus nisisáriu pa kuriji injustisa anbiental, novu opurtunidádi gratuitu di formason prufisional di EPA ta bai ser un benson pa trabadjadoris y ikunumia di zona portuária di South Coast."
SuperJTI é un prugrama nasional di priparason pa merkádu di trabadju rilasionádu ku riparason anbiental ki ta dispunibiliza formason prufisional gratuitu y opurtunidádis di inpregu pa sidadons ki ta vive na kumunidádis afetádu pa zonas Superfund (puluídu). SuperJTI ta dota individus dizinpregádu y mal inpregádu ku konpiténsias tékniku y formason spisializádu nisisáriu pa trabadja na un gama di prujetus na ária di rikuperason y konstruson anbiental, asin komu na linpéza di un zona Superfund (puluídu).
Lisensiádus di prugramas SuperJTI ta ganha sertifikádu na:
Operasons ku Rizidus Tóksiku y Rispostas di Imerjénsia (HAZWOPER - 40 ora)
Sensibilizason pa Dizinvolvimentu di Siguránsa na Trabadju y Administrason Sanitáriu (10 ora)
CPR (Rianimason)/Primerus Sukoru
Kopiténsias di Preparason Prufisional
Lideránsa
Abáti di Amiantu
Siguránsa di Konstruson OSHA
Sinalizason
Pesoas interesádu na kel opurtunidádi di formason prufisional debe partisipa di un seson informativu ku durason di 60 minutu, oferesidu na siginti orárius na Livraria Publiku di New Bedford Main Branch 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (asésu através di NB1, pertu di SRTA Terminal/134 Elm St. stop).
Kinta fera, 5 di Otubru--10:00 di palmanhan, 1:00 di tardi ô 4:30 di tardi
Sesta fera, 6 di Otubru --10:00 di palmanhan ô 1:00 p.m.
Kuarta fera, 11 di Otubru --10:00 di palmanhan, 1:00 di tardi ô 4:30 di tardi
Kinta fera, 12 di Otubru --10:00 di palmanhan, 1:00 di tardi ô 4:30 di tardi
"N sta txeu kontenti pamodi EPA sta ta traze primeru prugrama di formason Super JTI na Rijion pa New Bedford. Kel-li é ixtremamenti inportánti, sendu ki nu meste kel formason gratuitu li ki é pa tudu rizidenti pode konsigi un bon formason p-es pode ranja un bon trabadju ki ta pága dretu li mé na ária portuáriu y vizinhánsa y pa ki tudu inpreza antigu y novu ki sta ta entra na merkádu y ten trabadju, odja kontratason di nós funsionáriu lokal komu un prioridádi," afirma John G (Buddy) Andrade di Old Bedford Village Neighborhood Association (Asusiason Distrital di Old Bedford Village). "Nu kre agradese Administrador di 1º Rijion Dr. David Cash y tudu se ikipa; kel-li é txeu sperádu pa monti algen. N ten ki faze menson a kes ki inpenha inkansavelmenti pa rializason di kel prugrama li, falisidus James Simmons y Edwin Rivera, Antigus Prizidenti di Koligason Hands Across the River y falisidu Charles Carmo y Eddie Johnson Antigu Prizidenti, Visi Prizidenti di Kumison pa Ason Minoritáriu y falisida Gloria Williams Diretora di Youth Build New Bedford."
Más Informason:
Rijistra y Sabe más: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
Informason Jeral sobri Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
It’s Official: Air Across New Jersey Meets National Standards for Sulfur Dioxide
NEW YORK – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has approved the State of New Jersey’s request to redesignate Warren County, New Jersey as being “in attainment” with national health-based outdoor air quality standard for sulfur dioxide (SO2). For the first time since 1987, all of NJ is now designated as meeting the SO2 standard.
“This was a long time coming and is a testament to the collaborative efforts of state and federal agencies, as well as the commitment of industry stakeholders, in achieving cleaner air for the residents of Warren County, New Jersey,” said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “Air quality continues to improve across New Jersey, and it is great that we can deliver cleaner air to future generations of New Jerseyans.”
“This action is indeed a reflection of the longstanding commitment by New Jersey to hold out-of-state sources of air pollution, including coal fired power plants, accountable for impacts to downwind states,” said New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette. “The Murphy Administration thanks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for working collaboratively with us to improve air quality for all of New Jersey’s residents.”
In December 1987, EPA had designated portions of Warren County, New Jersey as nonattainment with SO2 air quality standards. The Warren County Nonattainment Area included the entire Townships of Harmony, Oxford, White, and Belvidere, and portions of Liberty and Mansfield Townships.
The initial nonattainment designation was primarily attributed to air pollution from large, upwind sources in Pennsylvania, including the Martins Creek and Portland Generating plants. Since that time, coal-fired units at these facilities have been permanently shut down, and oil-fired units no longer use high-sulfur fuels, which has dramatically cut SO2 emissions New Jersey has also implemented stringent measures, requiring the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel, further contributing to the area's improved air quality.
The Clean Air Act identifies two types of national ambient air quality standards for several key pollutants, among them SO2. Primary standards provide public health protection, including protecting the health of "sensitive" populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly. Secondary standards provide public welfare protection, including protection against decreased visibility and damage to animals, crops, vegetation, and buildings. Periodically, the standards are reviewed and sometimes revised, establishing new standards. NJ is still working to meet increasingly more stringent standards for the ozone, but the air quality trend in NJ for all measured pollutants is downward.
For more information about how EPA sets air quality standards and designates areas of the country as attaining or not attaining those standards, visit EPA’s web page.
For more information about what NJ is doing to control air pollution visit NJDEP’s web page
Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter and visit our Facebook page. For more information about EPA’s Sulfur Dioxide State Implementation Plan, visit our website.
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“This was a long time coming and is a testament to the collaborative efforts of state and federal agencies, as well as the commitment of industry stakeholders, in achieving cleaner air for the residents of Warren County, New Jersey,” said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “Air quality continues to improve across New Jersey, and it is great that we can deliver cleaner air to future generations of New Jerseyans.”
“This action is indeed a reflection of the longstanding commitment by New Jersey to hold out-of-state sources of air pollution, including coal fired power plants, accountable for impacts to downwind states,” said New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette. “The Murphy Administration thanks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for working collaboratively with us to improve air quality for all of New Jersey’s residents.”
In December 1987, EPA had designated portions of Warren County, New Jersey as nonattainment with SO2 air quality standards. The Warren County Nonattainment Area included the entire Townships of Harmony, Oxford, White, and Belvidere, and portions of Liberty and Mansfield Townships.
The initial nonattainment designation was primarily attributed to air pollution from large, upwind sources in Pennsylvania, including the Martins Creek and Portland Generating plants. Since that time, coal-fired units at these facilities have been permanently shut down, and oil-fired units no longer use high-sulfur fuels, which has dramatically cut SO2 emissions New Jersey has also implemented stringent measures, requiring the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel, further contributing to the area's improved air quality.
The Clean Air Act identifies two types of national ambient air quality standards for several key pollutants, among them SO2. Primary standards provide public health protection, including protecting the health of "sensitive" populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly. Secondary standards provide public welfare protection, including protection against decreased visibility and damage to animals, crops, vegetation, and buildings. Periodically, the standards are reviewed and sometimes revised, establishing new standards. NJ is still working to meet increasingly more stringent standards for the ozone, but the air quality trend in NJ for all measured pollutants is downward.
For more information about how EPA sets air quality standards and designates areas of the country as attaining or not attaining those standards, visit EPA’s web page.
For more information about what NJ is doing to control air pollution visit NJDEP’s web page
Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter and visit our Facebook page. For more information about EPA’s Sulfur Dioxide State Implementation Plan, visit our website.
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EPA Reaches Agreement with Navajo Tribal Utility Authority to Improve Wastewater Treatment
FLAGSTAFF – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two settlements with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to address non-compliance with its Clean Water Act wastewater programs. NTUA operates the Shiprock and Window Rock wastewater treatment plants, which discharge treated wastewater within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation.
The two treatment plants collect and treat sewage from five communities in the Navajo Nation, serving over 13,000 people. The Shiprock plant serves the community of Shiprock, and discharges treated water into the San Juan River, while the Window Rock plant serves the communities of Fort Defiance, St. Michaels, Tse Bonito, and Window Rock and discharges treated wastewater into Black Creek.
“Through these compliance orders, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority will work to improve the operation and maintenance of its UV disinfection systems at the Shiprock and Window Rock treatment plants,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. “EPA is working with the Authority to ensure wastewater discharges meet the highest standards, protecting the San Juan River and Black Creek and safeguarding the health of Navajo Nation communities.”
Following an August 2021 inspection of the Shiprock plant, EPA determined that NTUA’s wastewater treatment did not comply with federal Clean Water Act regulations. The plant discharged wastewater that exceeded the permitted limit for E. coli concentrations. These exceedances were caused by inadequate operation and maintenance of the ultraviolet disinfection system.
After completing a November 2021 inspection, EPA similarly determined inadequate operation and maintenance of the ultraviolet disinfection system at the Window Rock plant caused multiple exceedances of the limit for E. coli concentrations between April 30, 2020, and June 30, 2022.
Wastewater with high concentrations of E. coli discharged into waters such as the San Juan River and Black Creek poses risks to public health. Coming into contact with water containing elevated levels of E. Coli can cause illnesses that induce vomiting and diarrhea and may indicate the presence of other disease-causing viruses and bacteria.
Learn more about EPA enforcement requirements and wastewater management under the Clean Water Act on EPA’s Water Enforcement webpage.
For more information on reporting possible violations of environmental laws and regulations, visit EPA’s enforcement reporting website.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
The two treatment plants collect and treat sewage from five communities in the Navajo Nation, serving over 13,000 people. The Shiprock plant serves the community of Shiprock, and discharges treated water into the San Juan River, while the Window Rock plant serves the communities of Fort Defiance, St. Michaels, Tse Bonito, and Window Rock and discharges treated wastewater into Black Creek.
“Through these compliance orders, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority will work to improve the operation and maintenance of its UV disinfection systems at the Shiprock and Window Rock treatment plants,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. “EPA is working with the Authority to ensure wastewater discharges meet the highest standards, protecting the San Juan River and Black Creek and safeguarding the health of Navajo Nation communities.”
Following an August 2021 inspection of the Shiprock plant, EPA determined that NTUA’s wastewater treatment did not comply with federal Clean Water Act regulations. The plant discharged wastewater that exceeded the permitted limit for E. coli concentrations. These exceedances were caused by inadequate operation and maintenance of the ultraviolet disinfection system.
After completing a November 2021 inspection, EPA similarly determined inadequate operation and maintenance of the ultraviolet disinfection system at the Window Rock plant caused multiple exceedances of the limit for E. coli concentrations between April 30, 2020, and June 30, 2022.
Wastewater with high concentrations of E. coli discharged into waters such as the San Juan River and Black Creek poses risks to public health. Coming into contact with water containing elevated levels of E. Coli can cause illnesses that induce vomiting and diarrhea and may indicate the presence of other disease-causing viruses and bacteria.
Learn more about EPA enforcement requirements and wastewater management under the Clean Water Act on EPA’s Water Enforcement webpage.
For more information on reporting possible violations of environmental laws and regulations, visit EPA’s enforcement reporting website.
Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on X.
New EPA Strategy Directs All EPA Enforcement and Compliance Programs to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy, directing all enforcement and compliance programs to address climate change, wherever appropriate, in every matter within their jurisdiction. To meet this challenge, EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance will incorporate where appropriate climate-related solutions and measures to reduce, prevent, and prepare for the impacts of climate change in its criminal, civil, cleanup, and federal facility enforcement actions.
“The threats posed by climate change have never been greater, as we mark the warmest year on record, with more billion-dollar weather events than any year in U.S. history,” said Assistant Administrator David M. Uhlmann for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “EPA’s climate enforcement and compliance strategy reflects the urgency of holding polluters accountable for unlawful emissions that contribute to climate change, as well as the importance of incorporating climate resilience and adaptation requirements in our cases. These efforts are particularly necessary in overburdened and marginalized communities that are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.”
The Climate Strategy directs all EPA criminal, civil, cleanup and federal facilities activities to apply the following: (1) prioritize enforcement and compliance actions to mitigate climate change; (2) include climate adaptation and resilience requirements in case conclusions whenever appropriate; and (3) provide technical assistance to achieve climate-related solutions and build climate change capacity among EPA staff and its state and local partners.
Last month, EPA announced EPA’s first-ever national enforcement and compliance initiative (NECI) on climate change, which will target methane emissions from oil and gas facilities and landfills as well as illegal importation of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in violation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (the AIM Act), which phases down production and consumption of HFCs, consistent with the Kigali Amendment. The Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy announced today builds on EPA’s climate change NECI and goes further by requiring EPA’s enforcement and compliance programs to fairly and vigorously enforce the full array of EPA’s current and future climate rules, including, but not limited to, greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements and limits on other climate pollutants, such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. In addition, the Strategy directs EPA staff to “embrace climate-related solutions, whenever appropriate…so that entities in both criminal and civil enforcement matters factor climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience into their operations.”
EPA’s Climate Strategy is consistent with and supports President Biden’s Executive Order 14008, which calls on all federal agencies to implement a whole of government approach to tackling the climate crisis. It also supports EPA Administrator Regan’s decision to designate addressing the climate crisis as the top cross-cutting goal in EPA’s Strategic Plan.
Read EPA’s Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy.
“The threats posed by climate change have never been greater, as we mark the warmest year on record, with more billion-dollar weather events than any year in U.S. history,” said Assistant Administrator David M. Uhlmann for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “EPA’s climate enforcement and compliance strategy reflects the urgency of holding polluters accountable for unlawful emissions that contribute to climate change, as well as the importance of incorporating climate resilience and adaptation requirements in our cases. These efforts are particularly necessary in overburdened and marginalized communities that are on the frontlines of the climate crisis.”
The Climate Strategy directs all EPA criminal, civil, cleanup and federal facilities activities to apply the following: (1) prioritize enforcement and compliance actions to mitigate climate change; (2) include climate adaptation and resilience requirements in case conclusions whenever appropriate; and (3) provide technical assistance to achieve climate-related solutions and build climate change capacity among EPA staff and its state and local partners.
Last month, EPA announced EPA’s first-ever national enforcement and compliance initiative (NECI) on climate change, which will target methane emissions from oil and gas facilities and landfills as well as illegal importation of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in violation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (the AIM Act), which phases down production and consumption of HFCs, consistent with the Kigali Amendment. The Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy announced today builds on EPA’s climate change NECI and goes further by requiring EPA’s enforcement and compliance programs to fairly and vigorously enforce the full array of EPA’s current and future climate rules, including, but not limited to, greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements and limits on other climate pollutants, such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. In addition, the Strategy directs EPA staff to “embrace climate-related solutions, whenever appropriate…so that entities in both criminal and civil enforcement matters factor climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience into their operations.”
EPA’s Climate Strategy is consistent with and supports President Biden’s Executive Order 14008, which calls on all federal agencies to implement a whole of government approach to tackling the climate crisis. It also supports EPA Administrator Regan’s decision to designate addressing the climate crisis as the top cross-cutting goal in EPA’s Strategic Plan.
Read EPA’s Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy.
EPA Cung Cấp Cơ Hội Đào Tạo Việc Làm Miễn Phí ở New Bedford
BOSTON – Cơ Quan Bảo Vệ Môi Trường Hoa Kỳ (EPA) đang cung cấp dịch vụ đào tạo việc làm miễn phí theo chương trình Sáng Kiến Đào Tạo Việc Làm Superfund (SuperJTI) cho người dân ở New Bedford và khu vực lân cận. Học viên tốt nghiệp sẽ có thể đảm nhận các công việc hiện có với các nhà thầu môi trường sau khi học các kỹ năng kỹ thuật cũng như sức khỏe và an toàn cơ bản tại các công trường xây dựng.
Đây là lần đầu tiên EPA cung cấp Chương Trình Đào Tạo Việc Làm SuperJTI ở New England và việc chọn thực hiện điều này ở New Bedford phản ánh cam kết của EPA trong việc xác định và giải quyết các nhu cầu cho các cộng đồng quá tải và chưa được phục vụ đầy đủ.
"EPA vui lòng đáp ứng các yêu cầu của cộng đồng bằng cách cung cấp chương trình kỹ năng công việc này để đào tạo cư dân khu vực New Bedford về những công việc môi trường được trả lương cao. Điều này đặc biệt quan trọng trong các cộng đồng như New Bedford, nơi đã phải gánh chịu quá nhiều ô nhiễm môi trường," Quản Trị Viên Khu Vực EPA New England David W. Cash cho biết. "Chương trình này sẽ cung cấp miễn phí cho người tham gia nhiều chứng chỉ và chuẩn bị cho họ sự nghiệp trong công việc làm sạch môi trường."
"Tôi hoan nghênh EPA vì đã mang đến cho cư dân khu vực New Bedford cơ hội học hỏi và trau dồi các kỹ năng cần thiết để làm sạch cộng đồng của chúng ta và chống lại khủng hoảng khí hậu," Thượng Nghị Sĩ Hoa Kỳ Edward Markey cho biết. "Các gia đình New Bedford biết quá rõ mối đe dọa và tác hại của ô nhiễm cũng như thực tế của việc có một địa điểm Superfund ở sân sau của họ. Khi chúng tôi nỗ lực đảm bảo kinh phí và nguồn lực cần thiết để khắc phục tình trạng bất công về môi trường, cơ hội đào tạo việc làm miễn phí, mới của EPA sẽ mang lại lợi ích cho người lao động và nền kinh tế bến cảng South Coast."
SuperJTI là một chương trình quốc gia sẵn sàng làm việc trong lĩnh vực khắc phục môi trường nhằm cung cấp cơ hội đào tạo và việc làm miễn phí cho những công dân sống trong các cộng đồng bị ảnh hưởng bởi các địa điểm Superfund. SuperJTI cung cấp cho những cá nhân thất nghiệp và thiếu việc làm các kỹ năng kỹ thuật và đào tạo chuyên môn cần thiết để thực hiện nhiều dự án xây dựng và xử lý môi trường, cũng như dọn dẹp địa điểm Superfund.
Sinh viên tốt nghiệp chương trình SuperJTI nhận được các chứng chỉ về:
Hoạt Động Xử Lý Chất Thải Nguy Hại Và Ứng Phó Khẩn Cấp (HAZWOPER 40 giờ)
Tiếp Cận Xây Dựng Cơ Quan Quản Lý An Toàn và Sức Khỏe Nghề Nghiệp Trong 10 giờ
CPR/Sơ Cứu
Kỹ Năng Sẵn Sàng Làm Việc
Công Nhân Trưởng
Giảm Amiăng
An Toàn Xây Dựng OSHA
Gắn Cờ
Những người quan tâm đến cơ hội đào tạo nghề này phải tham dự một buổi thông tin kéo dài 60 phút, được cung cấp vào những thời điểm sau đây tại Chi Nhánh Chính Của Thư Viện Công Cộng New Bedford 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (có thể tiếp cận bằng NB1, gần Nhà ga SRTA/ Trạm dừng 134 Elm St.).
Thứ Năm, ngày 5 Tháng Mười--10:00 chiều, 1:00 chiều, hoặc 4:30 chiều.
Thứ Sáu, ngày 6 Tháng Mười--10:00 sáng hoặc 1:00 chiều.
Thứ Tư, ngày 11 Tháng Mười--10:00 sáng, 1:00 chiều, hoặc 4:30 chiều.
Thứ Năm, ngày 12 Tháng Mười--10:00 sáng, 1:00 chiều, hoặc 4:30 chiều
"Tôi rất vui vì EPA đang đưa chương trình đào tạo Super JTI đầu tiên trong Khu vực đến New Bedford. Điều này cực kỳ quan trọng vì chúng tôi cần chương trình đào tạo miễn phí này để tất cả cư dân có thể được đào tạo tốt để có được một công việc được trả lương cao ngay tại bến cảng và các khu vực lân cận của chúng tôi, rằng các doanh nghiệp cũ và mới đến và thực hiện công việc sẽ tuyển dụng những công nhân địa phương đã được đào tạo của chúng tôi là ưu tiên hàng đầu," John G (Buddy) Andrade từ Hiệp Hội Khu Phố Làng Old Bedford cho biết. "Chúng tôi muốn cảm ơn Quản Trị Viên Khu Vực 1, Tiến sĩ David Cash và toàn bộ nhóm của ông ấy; đây là thời gian dài sắp tới đối với nhiều người. Tôi phải nhắc đến những người đã ủng hộ một cách không mệt mỏi chương trình này, đó là cố James Simmons và Edwin Rivera, các cựu Chủ tịch Hands Across the River Coalition và cố Charles Carmo và Eddie Johnson, Cựu Chủ Tịch, Phó Chủ Tịch Ủy Ban Hành Động Thiểu Số và Cố Giám Đốc Xây Dựng Thanh Niên Gloria Williams. Bedford Mới."
Thêm Thông Tin:
Đăng Ký và Tìm Hiểu thêm: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
Thông tin chung về Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
Đây là lần đầu tiên EPA cung cấp Chương Trình Đào Tạo Việc Làm SuperJTI ở New England và việc chọn thực hiện điều này ở New Bedford phản ánh cam kết của EPA trong việc xác định và giải quyết các nhu cầu cho các cộng đồng quá tải và chưa được phục vụ đầy đủ.
"EPA vui lòng đáp ứng các yêu cầu của cộng đồng bằng cách cung cấp chương trình kỹ năng công việc này để đào tạo cư dân khu vực New Bedford về những công việc môi trường được trả lương cao. Điều này đặc biệt quan trọng trong các cộng đồng như New Bedford, nơi đã phải gánh chịu quá nhiều ô nhiễm môi trường," Quản Trị Viên Khu Vực EPA New England David W. Cash cho biết. "Chương trình này sẽ cung cấp miễn phí cho người tham gia nhiều chứng chỉ và chuẩn bị cho họ sự nghiệp trong công việc làm sạch môi trường."
"Tôi hoan nghênh EPA vì đã mang đến cho cư dân khu vực New Bedford cơ hội học hỏi và trau dồi các kỹ năng cần thiết để làm sạch cộng đồng của chúng ta và chống lại khủng hoảng khí hậu," Thượng Nghị Sĩ Hoa Kỳ Edward Markey cho biết. "Các gia đình New Bedford biết quá rõ mối đe dọa và tác hại của ô nhiễm cũng như thực tế của việc có một địa điểm Superfund ở sân sau của họ. Khi chúng tôi nỗ lực đảm bảo kinh phí và nguồn lực cần thiết để khắc phục tình trạng bất công về môi trường, cơ hội đào tạo việc làm miễn phí, mới của EPA sẽ mang lại lợi ích cho người lao động và nền kinh tế bến cảng South Coast."
SuperJTI là một chương trình quốc gia sẵn sàng làm việc trong lĩnh vực khắc phục môi trường nhằm cung cấp cơ hội đào tạo và việc làm miễn phí cho những công dân sống trong các cộng đồng bị ảnh hưởng bởi các địa điểm Superfund. SuperJTI cung cấp cho những cá nhân thất nghiệp và thiếu việc làm các kỹ năng kỹ thuật và đào tạo chuyên môn cần thiết để thực hiện nhiều dự án xây dựng và xử lý môi trường, cũng như dọn dẹp địa điểm Superfund.
Sinh viên tốt nghiệp chương trình SuperJTI nhận được các chứng chỉ về:
Hoạt Động Xử Lý Chất Thải Nguy Hại Và Ứng Phó Khẩn Cấp (HAZWOPER 40 giờ)
Tiếp Cận Xây Dựng Cơ Quan Quản Lý An Toàn và Sức Khỏe Nghề Nghiệp Trong 10 giờ
CPR/Sơ Cứu
Kỹ Năng Sẵn Sàng Làm Việc
Công Nhân Trưởng
Giảm Amiăng
An Toàn Xây Dựng OSHA
Gắn Cờ
Những người quan tâm đến cơ hội đào tạo nghề này phải tham dự một buổi thông tin kéo dài 60 phút, được cung cấp vào những thời điểm sau đây tại Chi Nhánh Chính Của Thư Viện Công Cộng New Bedford 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford MA 02740 (có thể tiếp cận bằng NB1, gần Nhà ga SRTA/ Trạm dừng 134 Elm St.).
Thứ Năm, ngày 5 Tháng Mười--10:00 chiều, 1:00 chiều, hoặc 4:30 chiều.
Thứ Sáu, ngày 6 Tháng Mười--10:00 sáng hoặc 1:00 chiều.
Thứ Tư, ngày 11 Tháng Mười--10:00 sáng, 1:00 chiều, hoặc 4:30 chiều.
Thứ Năm, ngày 12 Tháng Mười--10:00 sáng, 1:00 chiều, hoặc 4:30 chiều
"Tôi rất vui vì EPA đang đưa chương trình đào tạo Super JTI đầu tiên trong Khu vực đến New Bedford. Điều này cực kỳ quan trọng vì chúng tôi cần chương trình đào tạo miễn phí này để tất cả cư dân có thể được đào tạo tốt để có được một công việc được trả lương cao ngay tại bến cảng và các khu vực lân cận của chúng tôi, rằng các doanh nghiệp cũ và mới đến và thực hiện công việc sẽ tuyển dụng những công nhân địa phương đã được đào tạo của chúng tôi là ưu tiên hàng đầu," John G (Buddy) Andrade từ Hiệp Hội Khu Phố Làng Old Bedford cho biết. "Chúng tôi muốn cảm ơn Quản Trị Viên Khu Vực 1, Tiến sĩ David Cash và toàn bộ nhóm của ông ấy; đây là thời gian dài sắp tới đối với nhiều người. Tôi phải nhắc đến những người đã ủng hộ một cách không mệt mỏi chương trình này, đó là cố James Simmons và Edwin Rivera, các cựu Chủ tịch Hands Across the River Coalition và cố Charles Carmo và Eddie Johnson, Cựu Chủ Tịch, Phó Chủ Tịch Ủy Ban Hành Động Thiểu Số và Cố Giám Đốc Xây Dựng Thanh Niên Gloria Williams. Bedford Mới."
Thêm Thông Tin:
Đăng Ký và Tìm Hiểu thêm: https://NBH-job.eventbrite.com
Thông tin chung về Superfund JTI: www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-job-training-initiative.
Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Health
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of at least $500 million in funding from the Clean School Bus rebate competition that is transforming school bus fleets across America and protecting children from air pollution. This second round of funding will build on the previous nearly $1 billion investment to further improve air quality in and around schools, reduce greenhouse gas pollution fueling the climate crisis, and help accelerate America’s leadership in developing the clean vehicles of the future.
“Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, more students, teachers, and staff are breathing easier this school year as brand-new clean school buses are hitting the road in communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “We’ve seen incredible demand for this program from school districts that want to benefit from the transition to cleaner school buses, leading to cost savings for districts, better air quality, and less pollution. We’re committed to building on this work and continuing to accelerate the transition of America’s school bus fleet.”
“Clean school buses mean clean air and a brighter future for our students,” said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. “I fought to deliver robust funding that deploys clean school buses across the country and across New York, and I am proud to see EPA and the Biden-Harris Administration getting that funding out to our school districts as the school year begins. Clean air, tackling climate change, and cost savings is a win-win-win.”
“It’s no surprise that we are seeing such a strong demand for clean school buses across our country,” said U.S. Senator Tom Carper (DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. “By replacing older school buses with cleaner buses, we improve air quality for students, teachers, and other school officials, while reducing planet-warming pollution and supporting American manufacturing jobs. I applaud the Biden administration for using the unprecedented investments we made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to deliver clean school buses to more and more of our nation’s school districts.”
EPA’s Clean School Bus Program was created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides an unprecedented $5 billion of funding to transform the nation’s fleet of school buses. The Clean School Bus Program funds electric buses, which produce zero tailpipe emissions, as well as propane and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that produce lower tailpipe emissions compared to their older diesel predecessors.
Diesel air pollution is linked to asthma and other public health problems that cause serious health concerns and missed days of school, with outsized impacts in overburdened communities. New zero- and low-emission buses will not only reduce air pollution and help address the outsized role of the transportation sector on climate change, but will also produce cleaner air for students, bus drivers, school staff working near bus loading areas, and people living in communities that buses drive through each day. And over the lifespan of the vehicles, clean school buses can also cost less to maintain and fuel than the older buses they are replacing – freeing up needed resources for schools.
EPA’s 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate Program received enthusiastic interest and has awarded approximately $965 million to support the purchase of about 2,600 buses, 95% of which are electric. These rebates were awarded to approximately 400 school districts in nearly all 50 states and Washington D.C., along with several federally recognized Tribes and U.S. Territories. School districts identified as priority areas serving low-income, rural, and, or Tribal students make up 99% of the projects that were selected.
In April 2023, EPA announced the availability of at least $400 million in grants that will fund electric, propane, and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that produce either zero or low tailpipe emissions compared to their older diesel counterparts. This application period is now closed and EPA anticipates announcing selections for the grant program this winter.
“The word is out - school districts across the country have jumped at the opportunity to replace dirty diesel buses with cleaner school buses through the Clean School Bus program,” said Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29). “President Biden’s investment in electrifying America’s massive school bus fleet has been met with an unprecedented demand. I commend the Environmental Protection Agency for making more funds available to our school districts to improve the air-quality to protect the health of our communities and achieve a clean commute for America’s students.”
“The electrification of our fleet – and especially school buses – is vital to our region. It will improve the air quality for young students across Houston and reduce asthma and other public health problems associated with increased particulate matter produced by diesel engines. As the former Chair of Climate Mayors, these are exactly the type of investments that communities need,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. “I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration for making these needed investments.”
The 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate Competition
This year’s $500 million Clean School Bus Rebate Program will provide a combined funding amount to cover bus, workforce development costs, and infrastructure costs for awardees requesting electric school buses. Applicants can request up to $345,000 per bus. Selectees may be eligible for Inflation Reduction Act tax credits applicable to their bus and infrastructure purchases. For example, the clean vehicle tax credits for qualifying school buses are worth up to $40,000. Narrowing the cost difference between clean school buses and diesel school buses remains an integral goal of EPA’s CSB Program and the agency adjusted electric school bus funding levels in this rebate program to help stretch funding further and drive down long-term electric school bus market costs.
The amount of funding per bus will depend on the applicant’s prioritization status, as well as the type and size of bus replacement(s) requested. EPA will prioritize applications that will replace buses serving low-income, rural, and Tribal communities. Large school districts with communities of concentrated poverty also will be prioritized if their application focuses on clean school buses serving those communities.
EPA is committed to ensuring the Clean School Bus Program advances environmental justice and delivers on the President’s Justice40 Initiative to ensure that at least 40% of the benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities. In addition, EPA will conduct outreach to underserved communities, including partnering with stakeholders to reach communities that may have never applied for a Federal rebate.
The Biden-Harris Administration is similarly committed to investing federal dollars in a responsible way that drives high-quality job creation and inclusive economic growth in the clean energy economy. It’s a priority for EPA that school districts prepare for how to support their workers, including bus drivers, mechanics, and other essential personnel, to safely operate and maintain the new buses and maintain high labor standards. As a result, workforce training is an eligible use of program funds, and EPA strongly encourages school districts to develop comprehensive workforce plans in partnership with their employees to help them prepare for the transition to clean school buses. EPA also requires all electricians installing and maintaining electric infrastructure with this funding to be certified in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVTIP) to guarantee the equipment is safely installed by properly trained workers.
Additionally, EPA wants to see high-quality jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union for the workers across the country manufacturing clean school buses. EPA has collaborated with clean school bus manufacturers to publish information about their workforce development and job quality practices on the Clean School Bus website that funding recipients are encouraged to review. EPA has also published workforce development resources for school districts and will continue to provide additional materials to assist districts with successful bus deployment.
EPA is also working closely with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (JOET) to provide school districts with support as they plan for and implement adding electric school buses to their fleet. Clean School Bus Program applicants and participants can receive technical assistance from JOET through one-on-one meetings, public webinars, and coordination on resource materials.
Finally, EPA has learned from previous funding opportunities and stakeholder feedback that proactive and ongoing communication with key stakeholders like school boards and local utilities is critical to successful bus and infrastructure deployment. As such, all applicants must submit certification that the school board was made aware of the application, applicants requesting rebates for electric buses must submit documentation confirming they initiated the infrastructure planning process with their local utility, and third-party applicants must submit documentation confirming the school district is aware and supportive of the Clean School Bus deployment project. Additional details on all required application materials are available in the Program Guide on the Clean School Bus Program webpage.
EPA is accepting rebate applications from September 28, 2023 until January 31, 2024.
To learn more about the rebate program, applicant eligibility, selection process, and informational webinar dates, visit the Clean School Bus Program webpage. Questions about applying may be directed to CleanSchoolBus@epa.gov.
“Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, more students, teachers, and staff are breathing easier this school year as brand-new clean school buses are hitting the road in communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “We’ve seen incredible demand for this program from school districts that want to benefit from the transition to cleaner school buses, leading to cost savings for districts, better air quality, and less pollution. We’re committed to building on this work and continuing to accelerate the transition of America’s school bus fleet.”
“Clean school buses mean clean air and a brighter future for our students,” said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. “I fought to deliver robust funding that deploys clean school buses across the country and across New York, and I am proud to see EPA and the Biden-Harris Administration getting that funding out to our school districts as the school year begins. Clean air, tackling climate change, and cost savings is a win-win-win.”
“It’s no surprise that we are seeing such a strong demand for clean school buses across our country,” said U.S. Senator Tom Carper (DE), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. “By replacing older school buses with cleaner buses, we improve air quality for students, teachers, and other school officials, while reducing planet-warming pollution and supporting American manufacturing jobs. I applaud the Biden administration for using the unprecedented investments we made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to deliver clean school buses to more and more of our nation’s school districts.”
EPA’s Clean School Bus Program was created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides an unprecedented $5 billion of funding to transform the nation’s fleet of school buses. The Clean School Bus Program funds electric buses, which produce zero tailpipe emissions, as well as propane and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that produce lower tailpipe emissions compared to their older diesel predecessors.
Diesel air pollution is linked to asthma and other public health problems that cause serious health concerns and missed days of school, with outsized impacts in overburdened communities. New zero- and low-emission buses will not only reduce air pollution and help address the outsized role of the transportation sector on climate change, but will also produce cleaner air for students, bus drivers, school staff working near bus loading areas, and people living in communities that buses drive through each day. And over the lifespan of the vehicles, clean school buses can also cost less to maintain and fuel than the older buses they are replacing – freeing up needed resources for schools.
EPA’s 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate Program received enthusiastic interest and has awarded approximately $965 million to support the purchase of about 2,600 buses, 95% of which are electric. These rebates were awarded to approximately 400 school districts in nearly all 50 states and Washington D.C., along with several federally recognized Tribes and U.S. Territories. School districts identified as priority areas serving low-income, rural, and, or Tribal students make up 99% of the projects that were selected.
In April 2023, EPA announced the availability of at least $400 million in grants that will fund electric, propane, and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that produce either zero or low tailpipe emissions compared to their older diesel counterparts. This application period is now closed and EPA anticipates announcing selections for the grant program this winter.
“The word is out - school districts across the country have jumped at the opportunity to replace dirty diesel buses with cleaner school buses through the Clean School Bus program,” said Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29). “President Biden’s investment in electrifying America’s massive school bus fleet has been met with an unprecedented demand. I commend the Environmental Protection Agency for making more funds available to our school districts to improve the air-quality to protect the health of our communities and achieve a clean commute for America’s students.”
“The electrification of our fleet – and especially school buses – is vital to our region. It will improve the air quality for young students across Houston and reduce asthma and other public health problems associated with increased particulate matter produced by diesel engines. As the former Chair of Climate Mayors, these are exactly the type of investments that communities need,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. “I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration for making these needed investments.”
The 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate Competition
This year’s $500 million Clean School Bus Rebate Program will provide a combined funding amount to cover bus, workforce development costs, and infrastructure costs for awardees requesting electric school buses. Applicants can request up to $345,000 per bus. Selectees may be eligible for Inflation Reduction Act tax credits applicable to their bus and infrastructure purchases. For example, the clean vehicle tax credits for qualifying school buses are worth up to $40,000. Narrowing the cost difference between clean school buses and diesel school buses remains an integral goal of EPA’s CSB Program and the agency adjusted electric school bus funding levels in this rebate program to help stretch funding further and drive down long-term electric school bus market costs.
The amount of funding per bus will depend on the applicant’s prioritization status, as well as the type and size of bus replacement(s) requested. EPA will prioritize applications that will replace buses serving low-income, rural, and Tribal communities. Large school districts with communities of concentrated poverty also will be prioritized if their application focuses on clean school buses serving those communities.
EPA is committed to ensuring the Clean School Bus Program advances environmental justice and delivers on the President’s Justice40 Initiative to ensure that at least 40% of the benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities. In addition, EPA will conduct outreach to underserved communities, including partnering with stakeholders to reach communities that may have never applied for a Federal rebate.
The Biden-Harris Administration is similarly committed to investing federal dollars in a responsible way that drives high-quality job creation and inclusive economic growth in the clean energy economy. It’s a priority for EPA that school districts prepare for how to support their workers, including bus drivers, mechanics, and other essential personnel, to safely operate and maintain the new buses and maintain high labor standards. As a result, workforce training is an eligible use of program funds, and EPA strongly encourages school districts to develop comprehensive workforce plans in partnership with their employees to help them prepare for the transition to clean school buses. EPA also requires all electricians installing and maintaining electric infrastructure with this funding to be certified in the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVTIP) to guarantee the equipment is safely installed by properly trained workers.
Additionally, EPA wants to see high-quality jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union for the workers across the country manufacturing clean school buses. EPA has collaborated with clean school bus manufacturers to publish information about their workforce development and job quality practices on the Clean School Bus website that funding recipients are encouraged to review. EPA has also published workforce development resources for school districts and will continue to provide additional materials to assist districts with successful bus deployment.
EPA is also working closely with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (JOET) to provide school districts with support as they plan for and implement adding electric school buses to their fleet. Clean School Bus Program applicants and participants can receive technical assistance from JOET through one-on-one meetings, public webinars, and coordination on resource materials.
Finally, EPA has learned from previous funding opportunities and stakeholder feedback that proactive and ongoing communication with key stakeholders like school boards and local utilities is critical to successful bus and infrastructure deployment. As such, all applicants must submit certification that the school board was made aware of the application, applicants requesting rebates for electric buses must submit documentation confirming they initiated the infrastructure planning process with their local utility, and third-party applicants must submit documentation confirming the school district is aware and supportive of the Clean School Bus deployment project. Additional details on all required application materials are available in the Program Guide on the Clean School Bus Program webpage.
EPA is accepting rebate applications from September 28, 2023 until January 31, 2024.
To learn more about the rebate program, applicant eligibility, selection process, and informational webinar dates, visit the Clean School Bus Program webpage. Questions about applying may be directed to CleanSchoolBus@epa.gov.