Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA reaches settlement for groundwater cleanup at North Smithfield site
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday reached a settlement with 13 "potentially responsible parties" for groundwater cleanup at the Landfill and...
RIIB receives $218K grant for North Providence lead pipe replacement
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank recently received a $218,000 federal grant to pay for lead pipe replacement work in North Providence, according...
New clean-energy incentives not enough
The Inflation Reduction Act is stuffed with subsidies for everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps, and incentives for just about every form of...
Fox Point Hurricane Barrier in need of upgrades, environmental groups warn
PROVIDENCE once led the nation in hurricane protection.
But in the half-century since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier,...
EaglePicher fined $108K, settles hazardous waste dispute with EPA
EAST GREENWICH - EaglePicher Technologies LLC has paid a $108,810 penalty and changed how it will handle and store hazardous waste at its local...
R.I. receives $3.1M from EPA for brownfield projects
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $3.1 million in Environmental Protection Agency funding for brownfield projects, the EPA announced Monday.
The agency will give the...
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council receives $150K EPA grant
PROVIDENCE – The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council received an Environmental Protection Agency grant of $150,000 Wednesday after being selected as the fifth pilot watershed...
R.I. power station company reaches EPA settlement over chemical reporting
PROVIDENCE – The company that operates the Manchester Street Power Station in Providence was among three New England companies that have settled with the...
RIDOH’s Center for Drinking Water Quality earns EPA honor
PROVIDENCE – Efforts by the R.I. Department of Health to protect the Ocean State’s drinking water supply during the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognized...
EPA completes demolition, cleanup at North Smithfield Superfund site
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Environmental Protection Agency has completed a hazardous waste cleanup at the Stamina Mills Removal Site on School Street, the agency...
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