Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) awarded Air Sensor Grant Program funding to 39 communities across the Commonwealth to purchase 292 PurpleAir sensors and measure fine particulate…
Archives for January 2022
New Jersey Kicks Off Planning for Water Infrastructure Investments
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched development of a $1 billion investment plan for water infrastructure. Over the next three months, the DEP and the New…
Montana Deploys Additional Air Monitors to Watch Wintertime Prescribed Burns
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MT DEQ) has deployed additional air quality monitors this winter to inform its recommendations when reviewing burn requests and to track smoke from prescribed…
New Jersey Mandates Recycled Content in Glass, Paper, Plastic
Last week, the New Jersey Senate passed S. 2515 establishing post-consumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags, and…
New Mexico Governor Hosts Mayors Summit on Infrastructure Funding
On January 14, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham gathered mayors from across the state for an online summit on infrastructure priorities. She delayed annual infrastructure recommendations to hold this…
South Carolina Redoubles Efforts on Radon
January is National Radon Action Month, and the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control is offering free home radon test kits on its website and sharing information on…
North Carolina Advances Environmental Justice, Clean Transportation Plans
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has signed a January 2022 executive order expanding the state’s clean energy and climate agenda by strengthening carbon reduction targets to achieve net-zero emissions by…
Arizona Touts 2021 Accomplishments, Revamps Voluntary Vehicle Repair Program
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has released a 2021 Year in Review, noting key actions taken to protect human and environmental health. Highlights include: Completed the transition of 80%…
Connecticut Pilots Food Scrap Co-Collection Program
This week, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the City of Meriden launched a pilot program to collect food scraps separately from other household waste. “Making Meriden…
