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EPA Moves to Address PFAS Discharges Under Clean Water Act Ahead of New Administration
EPA recently proposed significant actions to address PFAS in wastewater under the Clean Water Act by (1) publishing recommended human health ...
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EPA proposal aims to crack down on cancer-causing emissions
The plan carves out a new pollution source category titled “chemical manufacturing with ethylene oxide” and requires ...
EPA fines Iowa 80 Truckstop, 'World's Largest,' for failing to properly plan for fuel spill
World's Largest Truckstop' owner, Iowa 80 Group, fined for failing to properly plan for fuel spills that could contaminate ...
Michael Regan Rebuilt the EPA, but Did It Deliver for Black Communities?
When the Environmental Protection Agency dropped a civil rights investigation last year and subsequently weakened the civil ...
EPA Slams Industry Challenge Against Ethylene Oxide Standards
Industry petitioners seeking to quash ethylene oxide limits rely on a “perverse” reading of clean air law that undermines the ...
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Grassley critical of EPA over used cooking oil imports
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is criticizing the EPA for how it verifies the integrity of used cooking oil imports. The Iowa ...
EPA plans to lift air pollution sanctions that paused Fairbanks construction projects
An Environmental Protection Agency action expected Wednesday will unfreeze $150 million in paused Fairbanks-area road ...
EPA Sued Over Challenge to New Chemical Import, Manufacture Rule
The Environmental Defense Fund is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule updating procedures under the Toxic Substances Control Act for companies that want to import or make new ...
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Lawsuit targets EPA approval of California EV plan
A group led by former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is challenging Biden administration actions that would move the nation away ...
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EPA proposes accepting state air quality plan for Fairbanks, lifting sanctions
Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins, in a joint statement with Fairbanks City Councilmember Jerry Cleworth, called the news an ...
3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls
Some actions will be overt. But history suggests this administration may also try to use the language of science – terms such as transparency, citizen science and uncertainty – to weaken environmental ...