Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA lauds R.I. companies for cutting toxic releases
It takes just under 2 ounces of methanol to kill a person, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Newport Biodiesel Inc., a company...
Newport Biodiesel earns EPA recognition for recycling toxic waste
NEWPORT – Even clean energy has some dirty byproducts.
For Newport Biodiesel Inc., a company that converts used cooking oil into biofuel, that byproduct is...
DEM workshop to focus on new Brownfields grant guidelines
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management will host a workshop on the new Brownfields grant guidelines on Oct. 28.
The meeting is held...
DEM seminar will explore brownfields liability
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management will hold a free seminar Thursday to explore issues related to the liability of redeveloping and...
Cranston Public Schools receives $180K from EPA to replace older diesel...
CRANSTON – Cranston Public Schools has received $180,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to replace nine older school buses with newer buses or...
EPA to begin reviewing 3 R.I. Superfund site cleanups this year
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin conducting required five-year reviews of cleanups at three National Priorities List Superfund sites in Rhode...
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...
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