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New Research Funding Opportunities Available

October 29, 2020

U.S. EPA is looking for research proposals to address behavioral, technical, and practical aspects of interventions and communication strategies to reduce exposures and/or health risks of wildland fire smoke. The agency is also seeking research

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Wildfire Resources

September 24, 2020

ERIS is aware of the challenges to minimize and strains of state resources to mitigate the environmental effects of wildfires. As wildfires continue to rage in the western U.S., ERIS is compiling research and resoures to assist state environmental

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: air quality, air sensors, wildfire

Federal and State Partners Launch PFAS Technical Challenge

August 25, 2020

U.S. EPA on Tuesday announced its Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge, which seeks innovative plans for non-thermal technologies to destroy PFAS in firefighting foam. The challenge is partnership between federal and state environmental

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NOAA Seeking Input on HABs and Ocean Acidification Virtual Workshop, August 2020

June 2, 2020

Both Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Ocean Acidification (OA) are threats to marine ecosystems and human communities in the coastal zone. Although many areas of research have provided insights into the factors that govern HAB dynamics, toxicity and

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Online Trainings for State Regulators

April 3, 2020

Upcoming Events TitleDate/ Time (Eastern)OwnerTPH Risk Evaluation at Petroleum-Contaminated SitesJune 9 at 1 p.m.ITRCRemediation Management of Complex SitesJune 11 at 1 p.m.ITRC Ongoing Events TitleOwnerWater Research Webinar Series

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: air, chemicals, compliance, enforcement, funding, grant, green instrastructure, online, PFAS, sustainability, training, waste, water, webinar

Submit Abstracts to Present at EPA’s 17th Annual Drinking Water Workshop

March 23, 2020

U.S. EPA and the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) will jointly host the agency's 17th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop on small drinking water system challenges on September 1-3, 2020 at the Northern Kentucky Convention

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Call for Applications for 2020 ROCS-Net Program

January 14, 2020

*June 24 Update: Due to the continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, ORD has decided to postpone the October 2020 ROCS-Net event to the spring/summer of 2021. ORD’s ROCS-Net planning team will work with the Regional Science Liaisons to reach out

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New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water

December 19, 2019

U.S. EPA validated a new method for testing PFAS in drinking water. Method 533 focuses on short-chain (i.e., carbon chain lengths between 4 and 12) PFAS and, when used in tandem with existing EPA Method 537.1, allows laboratories to measure a total

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EJ Screen Updated

December 4, 2019

The U.S. EPA has completed its annual update of EJSCREEN to utilize the most up-to-date demographic and environmental data from the U.S Census, EPA, and other sources.

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