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In Brief
The Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District in Billerica, Massachusetts is partnering with NEIWPCC to educate and recruit students to the water workforce.
The EPA launched a new website for the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox, which contains resources to help EPA’s funding applicants and recipients make climate-informed investments.
The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, announced a request for pre-proposals for research projects that will improve understanding of water and ecosystem resources in the Lake Champlain Basin and guide effective management. LCBP is also seeking pre-proposals for projects and programs to protect, restore, interpret, and showcase the historical resources and cultural heritage of the Champlain Valley and the Lake Champlain Basin.
A request for applications for the second round of funding for the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF) is now open, with letters of intent due by November 22. LISCIF provides technical and financial assistance to communities with environmental justice concerns and improves the quality and accessibility of the Long Island Sound.
The EPA released the report, "National Lakes Assessment: The Fourth Collaborative Survey of Lakes in the United States," summarizing key findings on U.S. lake conditions.
The fifth edition of “Climate Change Indicators in the United States” is now available, documenting how climate change is impacting the United States today, the significance of these changes, and their possible consequences for people, the environment, and society.
The Water Quality Indicators (WQI) tool launched, the first EPA interface that allows users to compare millions of data records from water monitoring stations.
The USGS published the report, “Estimated reductions in phosphorus loads from removal of leaf litter in the Lake Champlain drainage area, Vermont.” The report evaluates two common municipal best management practices, catch-basin cleaning and street cleaning, to achieve water quality goals.
The Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Sipayik Environmental Department in Pleasant Point, Maine; the University at Albany, State University of New York; and, the University of Maine, Orono, received grant funding from the EPA for research on PFAS exposure and reduction in agriculture.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced more than $13.9 million in grants to support the repair of dams and coastal infrastructure. The funding will help 23 municipalities and nonprofit organizations to address critical repairs and safely remove outdated structures in their communities.
The EPA announced the finalization of national discharge standards to control the release of pollutants and invasive species from approximately 85,000 vessels operating in U.S. waters.
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