In early August 2011, U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garauf ruled in favor of the U.S. government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state of New York.  State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman claims that an environmental impact report must be created for new legislation that could result in new hydraulic fracturing projects [...]

On July 12, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the organization’s plan to award $6.2 million in workforce development and job training grants to 21 communities across the nation. The funds, used to train job-seekers in the green industry, will help to qualify participants for careers in areas like weatherization, brownfield redevelopment, energy efficiency, [...]

On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the organization’s plan to award $6.2 million in workforce development and job training grants to 21 communities across the nation. Organizations eligible for the grants include state environmental agencies, government and community-based groups. The funds, used to train job-seekers in the green industry, [...]

The Federal Initiative The Los Angeles River was chosen this Saturday as one of seven locations selected to be part of a pilot project aimed at revitalizing growing U.S. cities and the natural resources that surround them. The purpose of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is to reconnect urban communities with their waterways by nixing [...]