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EPA Releases Updated PFBS Toxicity Assessment After Rigorous Scientific Review

Port NOLA funds cold storage site to boost ag export capacity

[caption caption=" Lineage Logistics is expanding an off-dock refrigerated warehouse. Photo credit: Lineage Logistics."][/caption]The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) will help fund the expansion of an adjacent cold storage facility in a bid to boost export capacity for the state’s poultry farmers. Cold storage specialist Lineage Logistics is planning a $42 million expansion of its Jourdan Road facility in New Orleans East, state agency Louisiana Economic Development (LED) said Tuesday. Port NOLA...

FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, Apr. 7, 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:

Additional port capacity alone can’t solve congestion issues: LA-LB

[caption caption="Every sector of the supply chain must return to fluidity in order to mitigate port congestion problems, port planners said. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Officials at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say the complex will have enough terminal capacity to handle projected cargo volumes for the next six...

EPA Announces $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research Award for Purafide in Ann Arbor

CHICAGO –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2,499,229 in awards to 24 U.S.

EPA Announces $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research Award for Cyclopure in Skokie

CHICAGO –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2,499,229 in awards to 24 U.S. small businesses to develop innovative technologies that help support EPA’s mission of protecting human health and the environment, including $100,000 to Cyclopure, Inc.

EPA Announces $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research Award for Faraday Technology, Inc. in Englewood, Ohio

CHICAGO –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2,499,229 in awards to 24 U.S.

EPA’s Floating Laboratory Lake Guardian Sails Again