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“When we invest in accessible and modern climate-smart infrastructure in rural communities, we invest in rebuilding the middle class by creating good-paying jobs,” Maxson said. “The investments we are announcing today demonstrate how the Biden-Harris Administration has put rural communities at the heart of climate action and climate-smart solutions.” Highlights of today’s announcement include investments in: Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: USDA is investing $374 million thr...

WASHINGTON — Thursday, in honor of Earth Day 2021, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced the U.S. Department of Agricultureis investing $487 million in critical infrastructure that will help communities in 45 states build back better and stronger while prioritizing climate-smart solutions and environmental stewardship. The grants include $7,335,000 to the Town of Shipshewana to improve operations at its wastewater treatment plant. The money will be used to up...

Effort is to help rural communities while prioritizing climate-smart solutions and environmental stewardship. Written By: Prairie Business | × BISMARCK, N.D. • The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $4 million in critical infrastructure that will help communities in rural North Dakota while prioritizing climate-smart solutions and environmental stewardship. The department made the announce on Earth Day. “These projects highlight the commitment of Rural Development to m...

Palmer wastewater treatment facility receives $8.5M investment from the USDA on Earth Day Jay Luzardo © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV Alaskas News Source ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The City of Palmer’s wastewater treatment facility will receive an upgrade of more than $8.5 million from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a press release Thursday morning stating its Rural Development invested in Palmer’s water infrastructure in honor of Earth ...

Florida State University News FSU experts ready to provide insight on Piney Point crisis April 6, 2021 | 2:31 pm | SHARE: Erin Ryan, Elizabeth C. & Clyde W. Atkinson Professor and associate dean for environmental programs, FSU College of Law. A wastewater reservoir at a long-abandoned phosphate plant near Tampa is threatening to unleash a 20-foot wave of water, leaving the region’s residents, businesses and the environment facing an uncertain immediate and long-term future.  Emergency cr...

UNE researchers examine kelp farming’s benefits to the ecosystem UNE researchers are studying the ecological effects of farmed kelp in New Zealand and Maine As aquaculture expands off coasts around the globe, Carrie Byron, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs, is part of a team working to better understand the restorative nature of aquaculture. Byron and the University of New England are teaming up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the University ...

How Maryland, local agencies responded to public information act requests from press association

Public records survey highlights unevenness of government tracking, responses By Andrew Schotz and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi A one-month test of government agencies in Maryland revealed a patchwork of approaches in how public records are tracked and how requests for access are filled. The Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association in February filed requests for public information with 31 state agencies, counties, municipalities and school systems. The idea was to look at trends in the number of ...

POTSDAM — In January, a team of researchers and staff at Clarkson University’s Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries completed a year-long invasive species research project in Denning’s Point State Park in Beacon, NY. The team was awarded a $20,000 grant in Spring 2020 to address a common problem on parks and preserves: invasive plants requiring strategic management to protect rare plants and important habitats. The project was contracted by the Lower Hudson Partnership for R...

No record of authorization for the March 2020 delivery exists, and nearly a year later, the city remains coy about who approved it. The material was dumped in huge mounds and alongside roads not far from the park entrance in what seemed a haphazard fashion to some. The activists claimed that the material contained residue of petrochemicals, but city officials deny its contaminated. City leaders consider the case closed. The Parks and Recreation Department said through a spokesperson that the de...