EPA Proposes $4.2M Settlement Related to 2019 Explosion at Philadelphia Refinery October 10, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major...
Residents in East Palestine Express Distrust Over EPA’s Reporting Practices After Train Derailment September 30, 2024 By Josh Funk The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released...
Judge: EPA Can’t Use Civil Rights Act to Fight Industrial Pollution in Louisiana August 26, 2024 By Kevin McGill A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution...
EPA Issues Rare Emergency Ban on Pesticide That Damages Fetuses August 9, 2024 By Michael Phillis For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale...
GM to Pay $145.8M Penalty After US Finds Excess Emissions July 5, 2024 By David Shepardson General Motors will pay a $145.8 million penalty and forfeit credits worth hundreds of millions of dollars after a U.S....
Supreme Court Blocks EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Pollution Plan June 28, 2024 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court blocked an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that may worsen air pollution...
EPA Says Water Utilities Need to Do More to Stop More Frequent Cyberattacks May 23, 2024 By Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday...
Explainer: Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Could Fuel Litigation April 12, 2024 By Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, setting tight...
EPA Sets US’s First Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS April 11, 2024 By Bobby Magill and Pat Rizzuto About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing “forever chemicals” under the country’s first-ever drinking water standards for...
US Finalizes New Tailpipe Emissions Limits for Heavy Duty Vehicles April 1, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. government said on Friday it was finalizing tighter tailpipe emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles like semi-trucks and...