Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
DEM seeks schools for free laboratory chemical removal program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management said Friday that is seeking more schools to participate in a program to remove and dispose...
EPA awards $1.1M to R.I. entities for coastal conservation and restoration
PROVIDENCE – Seven Rhode Island entities have been awarded a combined $1.1 million in federal grants to promote cleaner water and healthier coastal ecosystems,...
R.I. gets $269M federal loan to help clean up Narragansett Bay
EAST PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island authorities have received a $268.7 million federal loan to help pay for construction of a 2.2-mile sewage containment tunnel...
California vows fight as Trump takes aim at clean-car authority
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump said he will revoke California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from autos, his latest clash with the...
EPA announces cleanup plan for Attleboro Superfund Site
PROVIDENCE – A proposed cleanup plan was announced for the Walton and Lonsbury Superfund Site in Attleboro, the EPA announced Thursday. The EPA added the...
New Bedford company settles with EPA over violation of hazardous waste...
NEW BEDFORD – Southcoast Plating Inc., doing business as Star Plating Co., has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency over 14 counts of violations...
R.I. receives $200K for beach water quality monitoring
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been awarded a $200,000 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coast Health Act grant to support beach water quality monitoring and...
EPA awards Woonsocket $300K for site assessments and preparation
WOONSOCKET – The city of Woonsocket will receive $300,000 in Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields assessment funding and assistance, the EPA announced Wednesday. The funds will...
Pawtucket developer agrees to pay $82K to settle toxic chemical allegations
EAST PROVIDENCE – A local developer has agreed to pay a $82,000 federal fine to settle claims it improperly stored toxic chemicals at a...
Milos advances genomics innovation, this time on home turf
Business Women Awards 2019 | HONOREE Patrice Milos, Medley Genomics PATRICE MILOS, president and CEO of Providence startup Medley Genomics, is no stranger to Rhode...
