Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA honors 3 wastewater treatment facilities in R.I., program in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – Three wastewater treatment facilities in Rhode Island and one wastewater treatment program in Massachusetts were recently honored for excellence, the New England...
R.I. sues EPA for decision on smog petition
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin on Tuesday joined seven other states in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a recent...
EPA announces clean diesel award for R.I., Block Island Ferry
PROVIDENCE – The Environmental Protection Agency’s awarded Rhode Island $224,837 to reduce diesel emissions through the annual Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding, the EPA...
DEM receives $171K EPA grant to develop wetland reference guides
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management was awarded a $170,985 Wetland Program Development Grant to develop a statewide reference guide for salt...
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank receives national recognition
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank received national recognition for its role in establishing equipment at T.F. Green Airport designed to prevent the...
DEM awards $6.8M in matching grants to improve water quality, flooding...
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Environmental Management awarded $6.8 million in matching grants to 33 projects, the DEM announced Thursday.The projects are focused...
First zero-emissions transport refrigeration unit unveiled by eNow
WARWICK – Renewable-energy company eNow announced a new solar-powered refrigeration unit last week that has been declared the first zero-emissions unit for the urban...
Shpack Landfill cleaned up, removed from EPA National Priorities List
ATTLEBORO – The Shpack Landfill in Attleboro and Norton, Mass., has been removed from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List, also known...
Elevated levels of man-made chemicals found in Burrillville drinking water
BURRILLVILLE – Tests revealed elevated levels of man-made chemicals, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in the drinking water at the Oakland Association water system,...
Community-input picnic planned for Woonasquatucket redevelopment project
PROVIDENCE – A community-input planning process for the redevelopment of brownfield sites in Providence along the Woonasquatucket River corridor will begin on Saturday, the...
