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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Sunday October 20, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Biden-Harris EPA Announces Nearly $2 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions at Three New England Ports
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Maritime Foundation, Inc. one of 70 selectees nationwide to reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects * * * BOSTON (Oct. 18, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced selections totaling nearly $125 million under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants Program which will incentivize and accelerate the upgrade or retirement of older  more

Biden-Harris EPA Announces Nearly $5.6 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * City of Boston and Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition, Inc. two of 70 selectees nationwide to reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects, including upgrades to school buses, port equipment, and construction equipment * * * MASSACHUSETTS (Oct. 18, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced selections totaling nearly $125 million under the Diesel Emis  more

Department of Labor Finds Massachusetts Waterproofing Contractor's Safety Failures Led to Employee's Crushing Death in Hanson Collapse
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA cites Woburn employer for willful, serious violations * * * BRAINTREE, MA - A federal workplace safety investigation has found the operator of three Massachusetts waterproofing contracting companies could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 when part of a foundation broke and fell on the worker in a 5-to-6-foot-d  more