EPA Finalizes Tough Emissions Rules to Cut Pollution From Heavy-Duty Trucks December 21, 2022 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized new emissions standards to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty...
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...
Biden EPA to Tackle Coal Industry Carbon With Rules on Other Pollutants July 29, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to use new limits on traditional pollutants like ozone and coal ash to help...
Maine Mining Superfund Site to Receive $21M July 6, 2022 A Maine superfund mining site is receiving $21 million in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite contamination cleanup efforts. The...
Explainer: Will U.S. Supreme Court EPA Ruling Rein in Federal Regulators? July 5, 2022 By Tom Hals The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants...
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Power to Curb Carbon Emissions July 1, 2022 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici Conservative justices power 6-3 ruling; liberals dissent Ruling curbs EPA ability to regulate power plant emissions Biden vows to tackle...
New Jersey, Massachusetts, EPA Close to Settlements Over Industrial Waste Sites June 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court is weighing settlements with a South Carolina electronics company that would provide funds for cleaning up hazardous...
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...
West Penn Power Settles Coal Ash Discharge Complaints With Environmental Agencies January 12, 2022 West Penn Power of Greensburg, Pennsylvania will pay a $610,000 penalty under a settlement to resolve water discharge violations at...