‘Forever Chemicals’ Pose Risk Even at Very Low Levels: EPA June 20, 2022 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water are more dangerous than...
EPA Rule Would Ban Asbestos Still in Use April 7, 2022 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in...
EPA Targets Coal Ash Storage Ponds for Closure January 13, 2022 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, denying requests...
EPA Launches Strategy to Regulate Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ October 20, 2021 By Matthew Daly The Biden administration said it is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions...
Biden Multi-Agency Plan Seeks to Address Extreme Heat Stress September 24, 2021 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot...
Biden Calls Heat Wave a ‘Wake-Up Call’ on Climate Change, Commits to More Firefighters July 2, 2021 By Matthew Daly and Aamer Madhani The Biden administration said Wednesday it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials...
Half of Cosmetics Contain Toxic PFAS Chemicals June 17, 2021 By Matthew Daly More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated...
Georgia Nursing Home Cited for Delayed Reporting of Virus-Infected Workers June 1, 2020 By Russ Bynum and Matthew Daly The federal agency that oversees workplace safety said Friday that it had issued its first citation in the U.S. related...
Regulator Says U.S. Railroads Still Have Work to Do Installing Key Safety Technology August 2, 2019 By Matthew Daly The railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, federal officials said Wednesday,...
House Approves School Safety Bill March 15, 2018 By Matthew Daly and Kevin Freking The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to improve school safety Wednesday, the first gun-related action by Congress since the shooting...