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EPA Announces Rollback for Some Biden-Era Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

May 16, 2025

(WASHINGTON) - The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: environment, EPA, health, PFAS, water

EPA Issues New Auto Rules Aimed at Cutting Carbon Emissions, Boosting Electric Vehicles and Hybrids

March 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: electric vehicles, energy, EPA, EV's, Green Energy, Transit, transportation

Video: Cape’s Horsley Witten Group Wins EPA Contract

February 15, 2024

https://youtu.be/m6PLvZRBOXo The Sandwich-based environmental consulting firm Horsley Witten Group has been awarded a ten-million-dollar contract … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Cape Cod, Cape Cod News, Cape News, Drinking Water, EPA, Horsley Witten Group, Video, water, Water Quality

Cape-Based Group Gets New Federal Contract

February 1, 2024

SANDWICH – The Sandwich-based environmental consulting firm Horsley Witten Group has been awarded a ten-million-dollar contract from the U.S. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: environment, EPA, Horsley Witten Group, Sandwich

EPA Providing Tips for Healthier Heating Season

January 2, 2024

BARNSTABLE - Many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as fuel during the winter, and the Environmental Protection Agency New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: acute bronchitis, asthma attacks, Barnstable, black carbon, Cape Cod, carbon monoxide, David W. Cash, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, heart attacks, Heating, irregular heartbeat, Massachusetts, tips, volatile organic compounds, wood fire

Federal Funding Not Approved for Machine Gun Range on Cape

December 26, 2023

BARNSTABLE - Federal funding for a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod was not part of the National Defense Authorization Act passed by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Barnstable, Board of County Commissioners, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Commission, Cape Cod Sole Source Aquifer, Chariman, EPA, federal funding, Joint Base Cape Cod, Machine Gun Range, Massachusetts, Sagamore Lens, water supply

EPA Proposes Banning Cancer-Causing Chemical Used in Automotive Care and Other Products

October 24, 2023

WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Cancer, EPA, health, TCE

EPA Approves Air Quality Permit For Offshore Wind Project Revolution Wind

October 2, 2023

OAK BLUFFS – The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit for Revolution Wind, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Clean Energy, Climate, Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, wind, wind energy

Seven Regional Tribes Receive EPA Grants For Climate Mitigation Planning

September 11, 2023

MASHPEE - Region 1 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $1,285,120 in climate grants to seven New England tribes for climate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Mashpee, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Wampanoag, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

EPA Awards State $275,000 To Support Water Quality Monitoring

August 14, 2023

ORLEANS – The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded a $275,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to support water … [Read more...]