Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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...
EPA awards $3.9M for coastal water projects in R.I. and Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday a $3.9 million grant to Restore America’s Estuaries under the Southeast New England Program.
“We are...