The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a regulation that would require public water systems to track per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, notify the public when PFAS and PFOA are present in water and take action to remove the chemicals if contamination exceeds 4 parts per trillion. The agency also wants to regulate four other PFAS as … Read more
New Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Opportunities Focused on Environmental Justice are Coming Soon! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon announce two new grant opportunities funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which President Biden signed in November 2021. These grants will provide funding for states and Tribes to provide businesses with technical assistance to … Read more
EPA has updated three online calculators that can help P2 program grantees and others measure the environmental outcomes and economic performance of P2 activities. The P2 Cost Calculator, the P2 GHG Calculator, and the P2 Calculator for Reductions in Hazardous Substances, Pollutants, and Contaminants are downloadable, Excel-based tools that convert information on P2 activities at … Read more
EPA Tools & Resources Webinar: The Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System (version 5.4) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3-4 pm ET The Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System is EPA’s premier modeling system for studying air pollution from global to local scales. For nearly a quarter century, EPA, states and tribes have used CMAQ … Read more
Program Updates Deadline Extended to Jan. 24: Apply to Include your Ecolabel or Standard in EPA’s Recommendations EPA has extended the deadline to Jan. 24, 2023, for applications from managers of standards development organizations, ecolabel programs and other similar organizations for assessment and inclusion in the Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing, a … Read more