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EPA Invests in New Jersey Students with Grant for Bergen Community College

Contact: Kenneth Labbe, labbe.ken@epa.gov

NEW YORK (Sept. 12, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has awarded a $100,000 grant to Bergen Community College (BCC) in Paramus, New Jersey to engage students as active learners and critical thinkers with a focus on energy and resource conservation, designing for sustainability and how to be better environmental stewards.

The college, which has a large Hispanic student body, will use sustainable design challenges to keep the students invested in learning. These exercises address sustainability obstacles by encouraging creative, impactful solutions. BCC's framework will be based on the official 2020 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) education that describes the expectation for what students should know and be able to do as well as promote three-dimensional science instruction across the three science domains (i.e., physical sciences, life science, earth, and space sciences). The BCC's environmental education program will bring together high school faculty, college professors, students and technical experts from industry and the community to develop solutions to design challenges taking into account new learning standards for climate change education.

"Young people hold tomorrow's solutions to today's problems and the BCC students will look at our challenges with fresh and creative eyes," said EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. "By giving students the tools to engage in environmental stewardship, EPA is investing in the next generation."

This school year, thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda, students across the country are going back to school with the opportunities for the greener and cleaner future they deserve. Through the investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is helping to build a future where all children can breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, and live in healthier neighborhoods. For more information about what EPA is doing to invest in America, visit our website.

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EPA Invests in New Jersey Students with Grant for Rowan University

Contact: Kenneth Labbe, labbe.ken@epa.gov

NEW YORK (Sept. 12, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has awarded a $100,000 grant to Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. This grant will provide tools to introduce students, teachers, and community members to information about careers that are in critical need of promotion and diversity.

The E3 project, which stands for Educate, Empower and Employ, will focus on educating future generations about their environment, specifically renewable energy, and climate change. E3 will engage local K-12 students and educators, college students and community members to increase public awareness and knowledge about climate change and renewable energy. It will also promote environmental stewardship, and practice skills required for developing a sustainable and low-carbon future. Students and teachers at local county colleges and members of environmental education non-profit organizations will engage in topics that include air pollution, wind, and tidal energy. All project participants will be called upon to think critically about ways to reduce the carbon footprint in their respective communities.

"The E3 project at Rowan University is designed to engage learners of all ages through hands on teaching and will encourage participants to think critically about ways to reduce their carbon footprint," said Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. "Projects like this get young people engaged in protecting the environment and encourage them to consider careers in science and technology to promote environmental protection."

This school year, thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda, students across the country are going back to school with the opportunities for the greener and cleaner future they deserve. Through the investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is helping to build a future where all children can breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, and live in healthier neighborhoods. For more information about what EPA is doing to invest in America, visit our website.

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EPA Invests in Urban Teen Internship Program with Grant for Van Cortlandt Park Alliance

Contact: Kenneth Labbe, labbe.ken@epa.gov

NEW YORK (September 12, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has awarded an $80,000 grant to the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance (VCPA) to expand the scope of their Urban Ecology Teen Internship program. The project, targeting high school students in the Bronx, will develop the next generation of natural resource professionals and cultivate homegrown stewards.

The Urban Ecology Teen Internship (Urban Eco-Teens) is a summer paid internship for high school students that prepares a new generation of students for college, stewardship, and careers in the environmental fields. All interns work alongside horticulturists and natural areas restoration staff from the park. They also complete labs, go on nature-focused field trips, and explore green career opportunities with natural resource professionals.

The expansion of this internship program, targeting Bronx high school students, will add three 6-week courses, in the spring, winter, and fall, and add new modules to VCPA's current 7-week summer program by partnering with other prominent environmental nonprofits.

"It is important for young people in urban areas to appreciate their local surroundings," said Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. "These internships will excite, inspire, and educate participants, resulting in a new appreciation for their local park and a desire to be good stewards of the environment."

This school year, thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda, students across the country are going back to school with the opportunities for the greener and cleaner future they deserve. Through the investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA is helping to build a future where all children can breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, and live in healthier neighborhoods.

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New EPA Report Shows Major Emissions Reductions in Electricity Sector from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

WASHINGTON (Sept. 12, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new report that finds that President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act – the largest climate investment ever – spurs major carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions from the U.S. electricity sector and across the economy. The report, "Electricity Sector Emissions Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act: Assessment of projected CO2 emissions reductions from changes in electricity generation and use," relies upon results from state-of-the-art models to assess how the Inflation Reduction Act's investments in clean electricity and other climate solutions across sectors will reduce emissions. Since taking office, the Biden-Harris Administration has delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history, which is lowering energy costs for families, creating jobs across the country, and protecting lands and waters for future generations. 

 

EPA's analysis finds that the Inflation Reduction Act:

• Lowers economy-wide CO2 emissions, which include electricity generation and use, by 35 to 43% below 2005 levels in 2030. 

• Spurs CO2 emissions reductions from the electric power sector of 49 to 83% below 2005 levels in 2030.

• Reduces CO2 emissions in all end-use sectors, most significantly in residential and commercial buildings followed by industry and transportation. 

 

"The Inflation Reduction Act is transforming energy production and consumption in dramatic ways, paving the way towards a clean energy future," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "This report shows robust evidence that America's clean energy transformation is driving significant reductions in CO2 emissions, putting us on a clear path to achieve President Biden's bold climate goals."

 

"EPA's report confirms that the Inflation Reduction Act has supercharged climate action in the United States," said John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation. "This transformational law is enabling America to reach our climate goals by building a clean energy economy across every sector—power, transportation, buildings, and industry."

 

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, marking the most significant policy action on clean energy and climate change in history. This report was written to satisfy the requirement in section 60107(5) of the Inflation Reduction Act that directs EPA to assess the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use through 2031.

 

The report finds that the Inflation Reduction Act has greatly accelerated efforts to lower economy-wide CO2 emissions. The results from EPA's analysis of an array of multi-sector and electric sector modeling efforts show that a wide range of emissions reductions are possible. This finding reflects diversity in how the models represent the Inflation Reduction Act, the assumptions the models use, and fundamental differences in model structures. The analysis also explores sensitivity cases that vary assumptions about IRA implementation, technology costs, and deployment constraints – finding electric sector emissions reductions of up to 91% below 2005 levels in 2030 under advanced technology assumptions. 

 

This report does not reflect rules and regulations that are currently in the process of being developed or finalized. Nor does it analyze non-CO2 emissions or land-sink carbon removals.

 

This report is consistent with, and incorporates results from, recent reports issued by the Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as well as results from a peer-reviewed analysis conducted by external, independent, energy and emissions modeling experts. The reports all show accelerated and significant reductions in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions with the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. 

 

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View as a webpage / Share Children's Health Month is Almost Here! Get involved this October October is Children's Health Month. EPA will be celebrating by spreading awareness about the importance of protecting children, especially those who are most vulnerable, from environmental threats where they live, learn and play. Improving children's environmental health now means healthier people in the future. Visit EPA's Children's Health Month Webpage now to find tools to get your own October plans started.   You will find the: Children's health outreach toolkit, Activities for kids, Resources about children's environmental health, And more! Learn more about Children's Health and Healthy School Environments.

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EPA to conduct Climate Vulnerability Assessment at Smurfit-Stone Mill site in Frenchtown, Montana

CVA will inform future site cleanup decisions and ensure long-term protectiveness

Contact: Mackenzie Meter, meter.mackenzie@epa.gov

 

Frenchtown, Mont.  — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the approval of a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) project for the Smurfit-Stone Mill site in Frenchtown, Montana. CVAs help EPA project managers design Superfund remedies that are resilient in the face of a changing climate, taking drought, severe weather, temperature, wildfire and other factors into account.

 

"This forward-looking assessment demonstrates EPA's commitment to a full understanding of potential risks, both now and in the future, at the Smurfit-Stone Mill site," said EPA Region 8 Administrator KC Becker. "The effects of climate change are already apparent in Montana. Ensuring that cleanup remedies are designed with these effects in mind will strengthen their long-term effectiveness and protect human health and the environment."

 

The CVA will begin in late September and will run alongside current Superfund remedial investigation and risk assessment work. EPA and partners will use the results to evaluate how climate change is likely to affect the protectiveness of site-specific cleanup actions, remedies and infrastructure over time and identify needs and adaptive measures to improve remedy resilience under future climate conditions. This information will ensure that future decisions about final cleanup actions and remedies will protect human health and environmental resources, including surface waters, fish and aquatic life, from exposure to harmful levels of site contaminants.

 

CVAs are typically conducted later in the Superfund process, once remedial investigations are complete. By initiating the project now, remedial project managers at the Smurfit-Stone Mill site will gain a greater understanding of potential risks while the site investigation is still underway, helping to develop the most forward-looking, adaptive and resilient site plan possible. EPA expects the CVA to be completed in 2024.

 

"The Frenchtown Smurfit-Stone Mill Community Advisory Group (CAG) strongly supports the efforts of the EPA to secure a Climate Vulnerability Assessment," said CAG Administrative Team members Bruce Sims, Jeri Delys and Jennifer Harrington. "The assessment will significantly benefit our efforts to ensure a protective, climate-resilient cleanup for the community we are fortunate to call home."

 

The site, a former paper and pulp mill located three miles south of Frenchtown, Montana, covers 3,200 acres and is divided into three operable units spanning agricultural lands, the former mill site and parts of the Clark Fork River floodplain. Efforts are currently underway to characterize and understand risks related to prior site activities and waste disposal practices.

 

Information about the site, including timelines, operable units and current characterization efforts, is available on the EPA Superfund page.

 

Comprehensive information on EPA's current and forthcoming efforts related to climate change is available on EPA's Climate Change page.

 

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EPA Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Plan for Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico -- Spanish Translation Below

Contact: Brenda Reyes (Reyes.Brenda@epa.gov), (787)-977-5869

NEW YORK (August 31, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its proposed cleanup plan to address lead-contaminated soil and groundwater at the Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to October 16, 2023. EPA held a public meeting at Casa Ulanga, Calle Gonzalo Marin #7 on August 29, 2023, to explain the proposed plan to the public.

The cleanup outlined in the proposed plan will address remaining contaminated soil and groundwater on and off the property that is the source of the site contamination. Under the proposed plan, EPA would remove contaminated soil for treatment and containment. Treated soil would be stored in a secure and restricted area at the source property, the former operations of The Battery Recycling Company, Inc. (BRC). EPA would also monitor the groundwater and limit the public's access to groundwater through existing Puerto Rico laws and regulations as well as notifications to local governments and ensure future land use does not conflict with long-term cleanup goals.

The main property at the site was operated as a secondary lead smelter and battery recycling operation until 2014. Prior to the secondary lead smelting operation, the site was used for the manufacture of organic chemicals to produce fumaric acid and phthalic acid. These activities left behind high levels of lead and other contaminants in the soil and groundwater.  The lead in soil presented an immediate risk to human health. In 2011, EPA entered into an order with then-operator, BRC, to clean areas of lead contamination at the source property under EPA oversight. However, when the company failed to finish the work, EPA took over the cleanup and removed lead contamination from employee's homes, vehicles, and nearby pastures. EPA also decontaminated the source property to limit the further spread of lead. EPA added the site to the Superfund National Priorities List in 2017 and commenced a cleanup investigation of the site. EPA finished its early cleanup activities in 2022. The cleanup investigation along with an analysis of cleanup alternatives, led to the proposed cleanup plan announced today.

Written comments on the proposed plan may be mailed or emailed to Zolymar Luna Díaz, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, Caribbean Environmental Protection Division #48 Rd, PR-165 Km 1.2 Citi View Plaza II, Suite 7000 Guaynabo, P.R. 00968-8069, Email: Luna.Zolymar@epa.gov.

For additional background and to see the proposed cleanup plan, visit the Battery Recycling Company Superfund site profile page.

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La EPA extiende el período de comentario público sobre el plan de limpieza propuesto para el Lugar Superfondo The Battery Recycling Company en Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Contacto: Brenda Reyes (Reyes.Brenda@epa.gov), (787)-977-5869

NEW YORK (31 de agosto de 2023) – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estado Unidos (USEPA, por sus siglas en inglés) extendió el período de comentario público sobre su plan de limpieza propuesto para abordar el suelo contaminado con plomo y el agua subterránea en el Lugar Superfondo The Battery Recycling Company (BRC) en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, hasta el 16 de octubre de 2023. La EPA celebró una reunión pública en Casa Ulanga, Calle Gonzalo Marín #7 el 29 de agosto de 2023, para explicar el plan propuesto al público.

La limpieza descrita en el plan propuesto atenderá el suelo contaminado restante y el agua subterránea dentro y fuera de la propiedad del Lugar. Según el plan propuesto, la EPA eliminará el suelo contaminado que se encuentra fuera y dentro del sitio para su tratamiento y contención. El suelo tratado fuera y dentro del Lugar se almacenaría en un área segura y restringida en la antigua instalación. La EPA también monitoreará las aguas subterráneas y limitará el acceso a éstas a través de leyes y regulaciones existentes en Puerto Rico, al igual que con notificaciones a los gobiernos locales y asegurar que el uso futuro de los terrenos no conflija con las metas de limpieza a largo plazo.

La propiedad principal en el Lugar operaba como una instalación de fundición secundaria de plomo y reciclaje de baterías hasta 2014. Antes de la operación de fundición secundaria de plomo, el Lugar se utilizó para fabricar productos químicos orgánicos para producir ácido fumárico y ácido ftálico. Estas actividades dejaron altos niveles de plomo y otros contaminantes en el suelo y las aguas subterráneas que presentaban un riesgo inmediato para la salud humana. En 2011, la EPA formalizó una orden con BRC. para limpiar las áreas de contaminación por plomo en el Lugar. Sin embargo, cuando la compañía no pudo terminar el trabajo, la EPA se hizo cargo de la limpieza y eliminó la contaminación por plomo de los hogares, vehículos y praderas cerca de los empleados. La EPA también descontaminó la instalación para evitar una mayor propagación del plomo. La EPA agregó el Lugar a la Lista Nacional de Prioridades en 2017 y terminó sus primeras actividades de limpieza en 2022.

Los comentarios escritos sobre el plan propuesto pueden enviarse por correo postal a Zolymar Luna Díaz, gerente de proyectos de recuperación, Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos Región 2, División de Protección Ambiental del Caribe #48 Rd, PR-165 Km 1.2 Citi View Plaza II, Suite 7000 Guaynabo, P.R. 00968-8069, correo electrónico: Luna.Zolymar@epa.gov.

Para obtener información adicional y ver el plan de limpieza propuesto, visite la página de perfil del sitio Superfondo de Battery Recycling Company.

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EPA Issues Fuel Waiver to Address Fuel Supply Disruptions in Florida Caused by Hurricane Idalia

WASHINGTON (August 29, 2023) –Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver to address a fuel supply emergency in Florida caused by Hurricane Idalia.

On August 29, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 49 counties to prepare for potentially devastating impacts to multiple population centers throughout the state from Hurricane Idalia. Storm preparations have resulted in the closure of multiple ports in the state that receive fuel and have restricted and interrupted fuel terminal operations, preventing an adequate supply of gasoline. In addition, evacuations—including mandatory evacuations—are straining available supplies. Waiving federal requirements to sell summer gasoline can help address these supply shortages.

The EPA and the Department of Energy (DOE) have been actively monitoring the supply of fuel. The EPA has concluded, with DOE's concurrence, that it is necessary to waive federal requirements to sell summer gasoline to minimize or prevent the disruption of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers throughout Florida. This waiver only applies to the federal fuel standards. Regulated parties must continue to comply with any applicable state or local requirements, or restrictions related to this matter, unless waived by the appropriate authorities. The waiver is effective August 30, 2023, and will continue through September 15, 2023.

Federal Clean Air Act regulations require fuel refiners, importers, distributors, resellers, terminal owners and operators, and carriers to switch from selling higher volatility winter gasoline to lower volatility summer gasoline during the summer months to limit the formation of ozone pollution.

To mitigate any impacts on air quality, the Clean Air Act provides strict criteria for when fuel waivers may be granted to help ensure minimal, if any, short term impacts on air quality, including limiting waivers as much as possible in terms of their geographic scope and duration.

As required by law, EPA and DOE evaluated the situation and determined that granting a short-term waiver was consistent with the public interest.  EPA and DOE are continuing to actively monitor the fuel supply situation in Florida.

More information: www.epa.gov/enforcement/fuel-waivers

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

Investment funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act to help tackle the climate crisis, create good-paying jobs, and cut dangerous air pollution. Financial and technical assistance will support methane emissions reductions and monitoring in cooperation with states

WASHINGTON (Aug. 30, 2023) – In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced today the availability of up to $350 million in formula grant funding to help monitor and reduce methane emissions, one of the biggest drivers of climate change, from the oil and gas sector and for environmental restoration of well sites. The funding, provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, will also help oil and gas well owners, as well as operators of applicable facilities, voluntarily and permanently reduce methane emissions from leaks and daily operations of low-producing conventional wells on non-federal lands. Through the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, EPA and DOE will help reduce inefficiencies of U.S. oil and gas operations, create new jobs in energy communities, and realize near-term emission reductions – helping reach the nation's ambitious climate and clean air goals.

"Thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda, we now have unprecedented funding to cut methane pollution that is fueling the climate crisis," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "This investment will increase competition and help small and medium-sized producers compete on a more level playing field, create new good-paying jobs in energy communities, and support environmental restoration, making clear that strengthening our economy, tackling climate change, and protecting our communities go hand in hand."

"Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, so it's crucial that we work closely with states and industry to develop solutions that will cut emissions at their source," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. "Thanks to President Biden's Investing in America agenda, DOE's partnership with EPA will bolster our national efforts to monitor and mitigate methane emissions from the oil and gas sector – our largest source of industrial methane – while helping revitalize energy communities and delivering long-lasting health and environmental benefits across the country."

This action is the first in a series of funding opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act that will target monitoring and reduction of methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. EPA and DOE plan to announce competitive funding opportunities following this non-competitive solicitation and have partnered to offer technical assistance to help industry monitor and reduce methane emissions from leaks and daily operations. This combination of technical and financial assistance is expected to help improve efficiency of U.S. oil and gas operations and provide new economic opportunities in energy communities, as well as realize near-term emission reductions.

EPA and DOE are collaborating alongside other members of the new White House Methane Task Force, which is advancing a whole-of-government approach to proactive methane leak detection and data transparency and supporting state and local efforts to mitigate and enforce methane emissions regulations. Today's actions by EPA and DOE accelerate execution of the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, building on over 80 Administration actions taken in less than a year since the Plan launched in November 2022.

The deadline for states to apply for this funding opportunity is September 30, 2023 at 5PM ET. For any questions on the application, applicants should submit written questions through the FedConnect portal at FedConnect.net. For any technical issues with grants.gov, please contact grants.gov for assistance at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. More information, including applicant eligibility, can be found at grants.gov.

About the Methane Emissions Reduction Program

The Methane Emissions Reduction Program, created by the Inflation Reduction Act, provides $1.55 billion in funding, including financial and technical assistance to improve methane monitoring and reduce methane and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the oil and gas sector with the co-benefit of reducing non-GHG emissions such as volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants. The program allows financial and technical assistance for a number of activities, including: preparing and submitting greenhouse gas reports, monitoring methane emissions, and reducing methane and other greenhouse gas emissions by improving and deploying equipment, supporting innovation, permanently reducing methane emissions from low-producing conventional wells, mitigating health effects in low-income and disadvantaged communities, improving climate resiliency, supporting environmental restoration, and mitigating legacy air pollution.

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More information on the Methane Emissions Reduction Program.

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