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,...
Indiana Metalworking Lubricants Company to Pay $310,000 over Clean Air Act Violations August 12, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced a settlement on August 5 with Metalworking Lubricants...
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...
‘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...
Texas-Based Petrochemical Company to Cut Air Pollution June 13, 2022 Three subsidiaries of a Texas-based petrochemical company settled allegations that they violated federal and state pollution control laws. The U.S....
EPA Power to Curb Carbon Emissions Questioned by Supreme Court March 1, 2022 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the federal government’s authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce...
Louisiana Reaches $3.3 Million Settlement With Firestone Over Alleged Clean Air Act Violations February 28, 2022 The United States, together with the State of Louisiana, announced that U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana...
EPA to Conduct Unannounced Inspections in 3 Gulf Coast States January 27, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other...
EPA Orders Louisiana Fuel Plant to Clean Up Emissions December 16, 2021 Federal regulators have announced plans to make Louisiana and a suburban New Orleans fuel plant clean up emissions that have...
Illinois Engine Firm to Cut NOx Emissions, Pay $52M in Clear Air Act Settlement October 28, 2021 Navistar Inc., an integrated manufacturer of trucks and diesel engines based in Lisle, Illinois, has agreed to mitigate at least...