Marinas and Small Boats: GLRPPR Sector Resources

News: IARC: Diesel Exhaust Carcinogenic

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:37:19 GMT

After a week-long meeting of international experts, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), today classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.

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News: Environmental Impacts Cost 41 Cents for Every $1 of Revenue, Report Finds

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:21:11 GMT

If companies had to pay for the full environmental costs of their activities, they would have lost 41 cents out of every dollar earned in 2010 -- and these costs are doubling every 14 years, according to a Trucost analysis for a KPMG report. The environmental profit and loss-style analysis for 11 key sectors found the cost to global society of environmentally-sensitive corporate activities for food producers actually outweigh the sectors' entire earnings, at a whopping $200 billion, and in five other sectors -- electricity, industrial metals, mining, marine transport, and airlines -- environmental costs could account for more than half their earnings.

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News: EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Ontario

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:57:53 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today announced that a 3,675 square mile area of Lake Ontario is now a "no discharge zone," which means that boats are completely banned from discharging sewage into the water. EPA reviewed DEC's proposal to establish a no discharge zone for the lake and determined that there are adequate facilities in the area for boats to pump out their sewage. Boaters must now dispose of their sewage at one of the lake's 37 specially-designated pump-out stations. This action is part of a joint EPA and New York State strategy to eliminate the discharge of sewage from boats into the state's waterways.

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News: EPA Announces Public Comment Period on Proposal to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Lake Ontario

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:35:08 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tentatively determined that there are adequate facilities around Lake Ontario for boats to pump out their sewage, allowing the establishment of a "no discharge zone" for 3,675 square miles of the lake, its tributaries and bays, and 326 miles of shoreline that comprise the New York State portion of the lake. The no discharge zone was proposed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. A no-discharge zone means that boats are completely banned from discharging sewage into the water. Boaters must instead dispose of their sewage at specially-designated pump-out stations. This action is part of a joint EPA/New York State strategy to eliminate the discharge of sewage from boats into the state's waterways. Discharges of sewage from boats can contain harmful levels of pathogens and chemicals such as formaldehyde, phenols and chlorine, which have a negative impact on water quality, pose a risk to people's health and impair marine life. EPA is encouraging public comment on its proposed approval until November 4, 2011.

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News: MI: DEQ Announces Grants to Upgrade Diesel Equipment

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:32:05 GMT

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality today announced available grants totaling nearly $800,000 to upgrade diesel equipment. Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants help schools, municipalities, organizations, and businesses replace old diesel engines with newer, cleaner-burning engines. The DERA is part of the National Clean Diesel Campaign initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The DEQ coordinates the grant process. Applications are accepted through Nov. 16. The DEQ will host a half-day training session in Lansing to assist with the grant application process.

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Resource: P2 Data Collection Tools

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:16:30 GMT

NEWMOA developed this online resource to enable P2 and environmental assistance programs to share their P2 data collection tools. The overall purpose of this effort is to provide a way for programs to share these tools so that they can learn from each other and not have to reinvent them. P2 data collection tools include surveys, worksheets, self-certification forms, protocols and standard operating practices (SOPs) for follow-up to P2 technical assistance visits, quality management plans (QMPs), and/or checklists that P2 programs use to collect information from their clients. These data collection tools are used to understand the behavioral, environmental, and financial results from site visits, workshops or training events, and in response to an email, phone inquiry, or other social media technology. Users can customize their Search based on the relevant sector or topic, type of P2 activity, or type of P2 data collection tool used. They can also Add their own data collection tools to the system.

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News: EPA Announces 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants in Traverse City, Michigan

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:03:39 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded organizations and agencies working in the Boardman River Watershed and other nearby watersheds in Northern Michigan more than $4.9 million in grants under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. These seven grants are among 70 totaling nearly $30 million awarded by EPA under the GLRI in 2011.

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News: IL: Applications now being accepted for 2011 Illinois Governor's Sustainability Awards

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:13:01 GMT

ISTC is now accepting applications for the 2011 Governor's Sustainability Awards. The application deadline is May 27, 2011.

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News: Live Chat with the EERE Information Center

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:35:28 GMT

A few weeks ago, the EERE Information Center launched a new Live Chat feature that, during chat hours, gives you quick, online access to knowledgeable folks at the Information Center who can help find answers to your energy-related questions.

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News: IN: IDEM seeks nominations for Governor's environmental excellence awards

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:04:37 GMT

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is accepting applications for the 2010 Indiana's Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence until April 23.

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