Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam’s administration plans to invest $600,000 toward cleanup of the former Carbone’s Ristorante property on Franklin Avenue, part of an effort to redevelop the site into apartments.

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Nov. 10—NEW LONDON — The owner of a dilapidated, long-vacant former mill property said he expects to begin turning the sprawling structure into apartment units before Thanksgiving.

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The Department has adopted a plan regarding the clean-up of Black Oak Development Site OU-1 (DE-1863) located at 14241 Black Oak Drive in Lewes. The Site was historically used for agricultural purposes and consists of approximately 24 acres of a larger 77-acre parcel. The site is divided into two operable units, OU-2 will be addressed separately.

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OLEAN — Another Olean brownfield has been cleared of industrial waste dating back almost 150 years.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation reported Wednesday that work at 350 Franklin St. has been completed by owner MJ Painting Contracting Corp., leaving the site ready for redevelopment.

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The state attorney general’s office announced that it has reached an environmental justice settlement with owners of a gas station site in Orange and filed a lawsuit against owners of an unrelated site in Irvington.

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Over a dozen people gathered at a recreation center in the East Mount Airy neighborhood Monday evening to talk about environmental issues plaguing the area. 

The event was the first in a series of workshops led by the city’s Office of Sustainability that will result in Philly’s own environmental justice mapping tool. Officials hope the finished map will identify communities in Philly that are disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, such as air pollution, and also lack environmental amenities, such as green space.

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On Wednesday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), in consultation with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), formally invited the pubic to comment on the proposed remediation plan for the former United Hospital Site, just over the Rye line in Port Chester, across from the Whole Foods. 

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PHILADELPHIA – The City’s Office of Sustainability in partnership with the Philadelphia City Fund, is excited to announce the opening of applications for the Community Resilience and Environmental Justice (CREJ) Fund.

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BOSTON (AUGUST 26, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Connecticut Department of Public Health for a $556,000 grant to construct an emergency waterline and pumping station to protect drinking water system infrastructure in Montville, Conn., from drought. 

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HARRISBURG — The Department of Environmental Protection has made nearly $1 million available for projects that will promote environmental education and stewardship across Pennsylvania. Many of last year’s awardees also supported people in environmental justice communities, communities composed of Pennsylvanians that are more threatened by climate change, air pollution, and water pollution.

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