Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
2 R.I. companies fined for EPA violations in Providence apartment project
PROVIDENCE – A pair of Rhode Island companies have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act when demolishing a...
Bristol County, Mass., communities receiving electric, low-emission school buses
FALL RIVER – Two Bristol County, Mass., communities will receive a cut of $30 million in federal funding to advance a fleet of electric and...
Meet the Makers: A history of helping with the heavy lifting
(Editor’s note: This is the 17th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Amo nominated for House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
PROVIDENCE – Recently elected U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., is anticipating a spot on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, where he says he...
RIPPLE EFFECTS: As Narragansett Bay gets cleaner, economic outcomes remain murky
Talk to anyone who lives in Rhode Island, and it’s likely they could tell you a story connected to Narragansett Bay, says Mike Jarbeau,...
North Kingstown, Glocester share $915K for wastewater management upgrades
PROVIDENCE – North Kingstown and Glocester are receiving a total of $915,000 in federal funding for wastewater management upgrades, members of the R.I. congressional...
Taylor Farms New England settles chemical accident violations for $650K
PROVIDENCE – The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice on Wednesday reached a settlement with Taylor Farms New England Inc. to resolve...
Providence tries to solve city’s lead pipe problem
Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house in a well-kept neighborhood of century-old homes in Providence....
What Cheer Flower Farm gets $500K in federal funding for brownfields...
PROVIDENCE – What Cheer Flower Farm has been awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in...
State receives $62.2M for drinking water upgrades
PROVIDENCE – The state on Tuesday was awarded $62.2 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water infrastructure upgrades.
The funding through the Drinking...