Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
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...
DEM receives $300K from feds for brownfield assessments
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to assess contaminated properties under the state’s Brownfields Program,...
Naval Station Newport to make $39M in stormwater repairs
NEWPORT (AP) – The Navy has agreed to make more than $39 million in repairs at Naval Station Newport that will ensure the facility...
Biden to fight climate change in a new way
Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration...
E.P. ice company to plead guilty to violating Clean Air Act
EAST PROVIDENCE – J.P. Lillis Enterprises Inc., doing business as Cape Cod Ice, is set to plead guilty to violating the Clean Air Act,...
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