EPA Bans Asbestos, Still in Use Decades After Partial Ban March 21, 2024 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of...
Biden Administration Launches Formal Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride Risks After Ohio Train Derailment December 19, 2023 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical...
Minnesota Nuclear Plant Shuts Down For Leak March 27, 2023 By Trisha Ahmed and Matthew Daly MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering...
Watchdog: Chemical Safety Agency Impeded by Staff Shortage September 13, 2022 By Matthew Daly The federal agency that investigates chemical accidents is hindered by a lack of staffing, leadership disputes and a backlog of...
EPA Denies Request to Exempt 2 Gulf Coast Plants From Air Pollution Rule September 8, 2022 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas,...
‘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...