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...
EPA Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rules September 28, 2021 By David Shepardson A group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities urged the Biden administration...
Biden to Restore Legal Foundation for Limits on Mercury Pollution, Discarded by Trump September 27, 2021 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Joe Biden plans in coming days to shore up one of the most consequential environmental regulations in history by...
EPA to Revisit Health Standards for Harmful Soot From Industrial Plants, Cars June 11, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Eric Beech The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it would re-examine health standards for harmful soot that the previous...
Inspector General Finds Trump EPA Officials Improperly Influenced Dicamba Approval May 28, 2021 By Jim Salter Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in...
Mississippi City Receives $492K Federal Grant to Map Contaminated Sites May 21, 2021 A Mississippi city is getting a $492,000 federal grant to list and assess contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial sites...
EPA Says Water OK to Drink in Miss. Capital City as Treatment System Struggles May 14, 2021 Environmental Protection Agency officials met with Jackson leaders Tuesday to discuss severe issues with the water system in Mississippi’s capital...
Biden EPA Relaunches Website With Climate Change Indicators May 14, 2021 By Andrea Januta After years of delays during the Trump administration, the EPA released its new climate indicators, which show Americans are already...
South Carolina Plant Draws 17K Complaints Over ‘Noxious’ Odor May 12, 2021 A South Carolina cardboard factory has found itself in the middle of a stinky situation as environmental regulators order it...
EPA Denies Ban; Permits Farmers’ Use of Dicamba-Based Weed Killers for Five Years October 28, 2020 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on...