Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $195,736 grant to Ohio University in Athens to fund a project that expands the use of anaerobic digesters to divert food waste from landfills and reduce methane emissions.
CHICAGO (September 23, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with Altivia Petrochemicals LLC for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its petrochemical manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Ohio. The company will pay a $1,112,500 civil penalty, improve leak detection and repair work practices.
Confront the Climate Crisis has successfully supported a variety of climate legislation in Indiana. For example, the organization supported a climate emergency declaration, which was passed by the city of West Lafayette in February 2021, and the group worked with the city to create a youth city councilor position in November 2021.