Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
Thousands of companies allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules intended...
Johnston metal shredding company to pay $875K for alleged air pollution...
PROVIDENCE – SMM New England Corp., doing business as SIMS Metal Management, has been fined $875,000 for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act, Attorney...
Disinfecting machines boost safety procedures at Newport Hospital
NEWPORT – Two new disinfectant-spraying machines are now in use at Newport Hospital thanks to a gift from a donor, and at least one...
Startup aiming to ensure microbes stay away
Without making claims specific to the new coronavirus, Ocean State Shields LP says its product – a nontoxic spray-on liquid that disinfects surfaces, including...
DEM awards $569.5K for water quality improvement and flood reduction projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded $569,500 in matching grants to three projects to mitigate water pollution from stormwater and...
The new health mantra for 2020: Think locally
Forget the federal government, no longer the champion of health. It’s more of an adversary. Healthwise, the motto for 2020 is: think locally.
Here are...
RIDEM receives $130K grant from EPA to monitor and map wetlands
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has received $131,190 in Wetland Program Development Grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for state-led...
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...
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