Environmental Protection Agency News

President Biden Visits East Palestine, Ohio to Assess Cleanup After Train Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals, and saw up close the lingering hostility …

U.S. EPA Seeking to Focus on Climate Mitigation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing adding mitigating climate change to its national focus over the next four years. The EPA on Thursday announced it’s considering adding environmental justice, climate change, and PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, human-made chemicals …

Report: Nearly a Third of U.S. Hazardous Chemicals Facilities Exposed to Climate Change Dangers

A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that climate change is leading to increasingly irreversible impacts, with a narrowing window to adapt to it, is garnering a lot of reaction. The IPCC Working Group II report: Climate …

Mining Company to Pay Colorado $1.6M in Proposed Settlement for Spill

A mining company has agreed to pay Colorado $1.6 million to resolve its liability for natural resource damage related to the 2015 Gold King Mine spill that fouled rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The proposed consent decree with …

3 Midwest Manufacturers Pay More Than $400K to Settle Hazardous Waste Violation Cases

Three manufacturing companies in Midwest states reached settlements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Collectively, the three companies paid more than $400,000 to settle the cases. …

EPA Orders Rancher, County to Clean Up Sand-Deluged Nebraska River

Federal regulators have ordered a Nebraska rancher and county officials to clean up a remote stream after it was deluged with enough sand and sediment to change the shape of the waterway. The rancher and county will share the cost …

New York Suit Against EPA Over GE’s Hudson River Cleanup Dismissed

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from New York state against the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its 2019 decision that General Electric had completed a Hudson River dredging remediation project. The Times Union of Albany reported U.S. …

Trump’s EPA Institutes Curb on ‘Secret’ Science Used in Formulating Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief said on Monday he has finalized a rule to limit what scientific research the agency can use to formulate regulations, in a concession to big business weeks before President Donald Trump leaves office. …

Oregon Wildfire Hazardous Waste Cleanup Complete

The Environmental Protection Agency said it has completed the cleanup of household hazardous waste from properties burned in Oregon wildfires. The September fires led to an initial EPA response in Jackson County, which quickly expanded to Clackamas, Douglas, Klamath, Lane, …

Pittsburgh Agency Admits Pumping Sludge into Allegheny River

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has admitted violating the Clean Water Act when workers illegally pumped sludge into the Allegheny River between 2010 and 2017. The authority on Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal charges, including falsifying written reports to …