Former Naval Air Station Key West Wins 2021 Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award
KEY WEST, Fla. (May 13, 2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Former Naval Air Station Key West, Florida is one of four winners of the 2021 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards.
EPA Announces $259,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (May 13, 2021) — This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $259,000 in grant funding to carry out beach water quality monitoring and public notification programs in Alabama.
EPA Announces $285,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 13, 2021) – This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $285,000 in grant funding to carry out beach water quality monitoring and public notification programs in South Carolina.
EPA Announces $256,000 Grant for Beach Water Quality in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (May 13, 2021) — This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $256,000 in grant funding to carry out beach water quality monitoring and public notification programs in Mississippi.
EPA Rescinds Unnecessary Benefit-Cost Rule
WASHINGTON (May 13, 2021) — Today, the U.S.
EPA Selects Two Vermont Entities to Receive $1.1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment
BOSTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that two grantees in the state of Vermont have been selected to receive $1.1 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program.
FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.
The National Strategy provides a roadmap to guide America out of the worst public health crisis in a century. It is organized around seven goals:
The National Strategy provides a roadmap to guide America out of the worst public health crisis in a century. It is organized around seven goals:
NY-NJ truck groups quit port task force over empty container woes
[caption caption="The difficulties in returning empty containers to NY-NJ marine terminals increases costs to motor carriers and is prompting some drivers to leave the industry. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Two of the largest intermodal trucking organizations in the Northeast have pulled out of a task force aimed at increasing New York and New Jersey port performance, saying the group has failed to address the chronic inability of...