Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) News

US Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Pollution Plan

The U.S. Supreme Court on late last month said it would hear a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a federal regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that may worsen air pollution in neighboring states. Acting on …

7 Firms Settle With EPA Over Alleged Underground Storage Tank Violations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken action against several companies including gas station operators in New Jersey, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to address alleged violations of federal laws regarding the maintenance and operation of underground petroleum …

EPA Urges Ban on Chemical Cited in ‘Civil Action’ Movie About Massachusetts City

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating. The move would end a nearly four decade …

EPA Proposes Banning Cancer-Causing Chemical TCE Used in Automotive Care

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray coating. The move would end a nearly four decade …

Biden’s Carbon Proposal is Unworkable, Power Sector Warns

U.S. power plant owners warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that its sweeping plan to slash carbon emissions from the electricity sector is unworkable, relying too heavily on costly technologies that are not yet proven at scale. Top utility trade …

Texas Oil Company Fined $1.3M for Excess Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $1.3 million fine on a Texas oil and gas company for excess emissions from tanks, flares and other equipment the EPA using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that identifies hydrocarbon leaks. …

EPA’s Lax Enforcement Leaves Thousands of Lead Pipes in Chicago Drinking Water

Even though lead in drinking water damages children`s development, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced very few cities to replace their lead pipes. Consider Chicago, with more water pipes made out of lead than any U.S. city, some 400,000. About …

Republican Attorneys General Urge Biden to Drop EPA Emissions Plan

A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general Thursday urged the Biden administration to abandon its proposal to sharply cut vehicle tailpipe emissions, which would require dramatically more electric vehicles, saying it would harm the economy and burden the electrical …

Eastman Chemical Resins to Pay $2.4M for Environmental Violations in Pennsylvania

Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. will pay a $2.4 million penalty for environmental violations at the sprawling 56-acre manufacturing facility in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, that is now owned and operated by Synthomer Jefferson Hills, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. Along with …

Rhode Island AG Sues Manufacturers of Forever Chemicals

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha yesterday filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, for allegedly causing significant harm to the residents and natural resources of Rhode Island. The suit …