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EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint
Read full article: EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paintThe Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
Former Mayor Turnerโs Chief of Staff informed of HHAโs leadership problems back in 2021
Read full article: Former Mayor Turnerโs Chief of Staff informed of HHAโs leadership problems back in 2021On Tuesday, KPRC 2 investigates was on the scene on Houstonโs East End as federal investigators started their second day of digging into the grounds along Buffalo Bayou.
Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes
Read full article: Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipesThe Environmental Protection Agency didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had.
Federal agencies conducting investigation connected to Houston Housing Authority
Read full article: Federal agencies conducting investigation connected to Houston Housing AuthorityMultiple sources confirm an investigation connected to the Houston Housing Authority is underway in Houstonโs East End Tuesday.
Supreme Court allows rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect
Read full article: Supreme Court allows rule limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effectThe Supreme Court has allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out.
Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
Read full article: Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwideA decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safe for all Americans.
West Texans split on proposed direct air capture project that could be largest in U.S.
Read full article: West Texans split on proposed direct air capture project that could be largest in U.S.Residents were worried about the impact on their drinking water while business leaders were excited for the new jobs.
Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulations
Read full article: Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulationsThe Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury.
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment
Read full article: EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailmentThe way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer.
House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales
Read full article: House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV salesThe Republican-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they donโt want.
Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels
Read full article: Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levelsWalmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. The product was found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.
Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
Read full article: Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he didJust a week after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order prioritizing environmental justice.
EPA grants Alief ISD nearly $8 million to purchase 20 electric buses for cleaner commute
Read full article: EPA grants Alief ISD nearly $8 million to purchase 20 electric buses for cleaner commuteAlief Independent School District will add 20 electric buses to their 310-bus fleet after being awarded nearly $8 million in grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
Read full article: EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailmentThe EPA's internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didnโt get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year.
Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North Dakota
Read full article: Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North DakotaThe federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the companyโs oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
Read full article: GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxideGeneral Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles donโt comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.
Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators
Read full article: Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulatorsFederal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe and homes we live in, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling.
What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA's 'good neighbor' pollution rule
Read full article: What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA's 'good neighbor' pollution ruleThe Environmental Protection Agency won't be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country.
Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants
Read full article: Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plantsThe Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agencyโs air pollution-fighting โgood neighborโ plan on hold while legal challenges continue.
Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana
Read full article: Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast LouisianaScientists using new methods of measuring the carcinogen ethylene oxide have found much higher than expected levels of the chemical in the air along a corridor in southeastern Louisiana.
Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trend
Read full article: Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trendPecos County rancher Schuyler Wight says the Railroad Commission continues to plug wells. But each time they do, another one starts flowing.
Cancer Cluster: What kind of cancer are the residents in Houstonโs Fifth Ward being diagnosed with?
Read full article: Cancer Cluster: What kind of cancer are the residents in Houstonโs Fifth Ward being diagnosed with?Crews from Union Pacific have started another round of testing in Houstonโs Fifth Ward to determine whether or not the area contains dangerous chemicals for its residents.
'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming
Read full article: 'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election loomingThe rhetorical โwar on coalโ is back as Republicans try to capitalize on moves by President Joe Biden's administration to rein in pollution and climate change.
Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed
Read full article: Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxedDenka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn't give it more time to reduce its emissions.
Soil sampling tests in Fifth Ward postponed after deadly windstorm
Read full article: Soil sampling tests in Fifth Ward postponed after deadly windstormOfficials say due to a "considerable amount of debris" caused by the deadly windstorm, testing soil samples in the Fifth Ward Cancer Cluster could be complicated and therefore have been postponed.
As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities
Read full article: As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other prioritiesPresident Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment as he tries to secure his legacy.
Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questions
Read full article: Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questionsA federal judge has signed off on the $600 million class action settlement over last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how much they will end up with out of the deal.
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
Read full article: US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop themThe Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe.
Excavation crews digging deep into the ground at Houston site described as a โcancer clusterโ by officials
Read full article: Excavation crews digging deep into the ground at Houston site described as a โcancer clusterโ by officialsAttorney for cancer victims says oversight and testing are also being done by the EPA
Whatโs leaking in the Gulf? Oil identified in fuel leak following Pelican Island Bridge barge crash
Read full article: Whatโs leaking in the Gulf? Oil identified in fuel leak following Pelican Island Bridge barge crashKPRC 2 has learned what oil has been identified in a fuel leak that was caused after a barge hit the Pelican Island Bridge Causeway in Galveston this Wednesday morning.
US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant
Read full article: US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plantThe nationโs largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesnโt comply with federal law.
EPA meets with residents in Houstonโs Fifth Ward cancer cluster
Read full article: EPA meets with residents in Houstonโs Fifth Ward cancer clusterThe Environmental Protection Agency provided an update Tuesday night to people living in Houstonโs Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens on the investigation into a cancer cluster.
EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer
Read full article: EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancerThe Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems.
Cancer Clusters: New developments continue to pop up in Fifth Ward, Kashmere Gardens despite contamination concerns
Read full article: Cancer Clusters: New developments continue to pop up in Fifth Ward, Kashmere Gardens despite contamination concernsCancer Clusters: New developments continue to pop up in Fifth Ward, Kashmere Gardens despite contamination concerns. Learn more about the ongoing situation and the residents fighting for accountability. #CancerClusters #EnvironmentalJustice #StayInformed
Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules
Read full article: Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rulesThe rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the stateโs grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed coal ash more safely.
Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Read full article: Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut downEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down are targeting pollution that's โpushing our planet to the brink.โ.
EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup
Read full article: EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanupThe Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.
Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on โforever chemicalsโ
Read full article: Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on โforever chemicalsโThe EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one.
New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
Read full article: New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancerMore than 200 chemical plants nationwide must reduce toxic emissions likely to cause cancer under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule.
AP Exclusive: EPA didn't declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment
Read full article: AP Exclusive: EPA didn't declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailmentOfficials say the aftermath of last yearโs fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesnโt qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures havenโt been documented.
EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
Read full article: EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate changeThe Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.
EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
Read full article: EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybridsThe Biden administration has announced new automobile emissions standards that officials call the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles.
As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while
Read full article: As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a whileThe Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency.
New EPA rule to slash cancer-causing emissions from sterilization facilities
Read full article: New EPA rule to slash cancer-causing emissions from sterilization facilitiesLaredo residents who live near a sterilization plant say the new federal limits on the pollutant will improve air quality and reduce their cityโs high cancer risk.
EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer risk
Read full article: EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer riskThe Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of devices including catheters and syringes.
Neglected and exposed: Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in stateโs air monitoring system
Read full article: Neglected and exposed: Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in stateโs air monitoring systemPublic data from a network of state air monitors around the Houston Ship Channel is hard to interpret and is often inadequate, leaving Latino-majority neighborhoods like Cloverleaf unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe.
Expuestos y en el olvido: El aire tรณxico en una comunidad latina de Texas revela los fallos del sistema estatal de control de calidad del aire
Read full article: Expuestos y en el olvido: El aire tรณxico en una comunidad latina de Texas revela los fallos del sistema estatal de control de calidad del aireLos datos pรบblicos de una red de monitores de la calidad del aire alrededor del Canal de Navegaciรณn de Houston son difรญciles de interpretar y a menudo son insuficientes, dejando a vecindarios de mayorรญa latina, como Cloverleaf, sin saber si el aire que respiran es seguro.
Fifth Ward cancer cluster: EPA to address testing of chemicals residents say have plagued community
Read full article: Fifth Ward cancer cluster: EPA to address testing of chemicals residents say have plagued communityThe conversations surrounding the Fifth Ward โCancer Clusterโ continue for dozens of residents in that Houston neighborhood.
Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
Read full article: Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollutionTwenty-five Republican-led states have joined lawsuits challenging a new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution.
EPA to delay rules for some power plants until after November election
Read full article: EPA to delay rules for some power plants until after November electionThe Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it is delaying planned rules for existing natural gas plants that emit harmful air pollutants and contribute to global warming.
EPA awards $1 billion to clean up toxic waste in third cash infusion for Superfund program
Read full article: EPA awards $1 billion to clean up toxic waste in third cash infusion for Superfund programThe Environmental Protection Agency says 25 toxic waste sites in 15 states will be cleaned up as part of a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program.
Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on power plant pollution
Read full article: Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on power plant pollutionThe Supreme Courtโs conservative majority appears skeptical of the federal governmentโs argument that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states.
The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. These 10 Texas counties already exceed them.
Read full article: The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. These 10 Texas counties already exceed them.Some environmental experts are skeptical that Texas can meet the new rules on particulate matter, which can cause serious respiratory problems.
In Dallas, EPA casts a net for answers on how pollution from concrete batch plants affects peopleโs health
Read full article: In Dallas, EPA casts a net for answers on how pollution from concrete batch plants affects peopleโs healthEPA scientists went fishing to begin a study of how pollution from a group of concrete batch plants impacts human health.
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
Read full article: Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehiclesThe Senate has approved President Joe Bidenโs nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agencyโs air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over climate-changing emissions from power plants and cars and trucks.
Community Advisory Group formed from 5th Ward cancer cluster neighborhoods to communicate with EPA
Read full article: Community Advisory Group formed from 5th Ward cancer cluster neighborhoods to communicate with EPAPeople who live in neighborhoods known as the Fifth Ward cancer cluster voted in 21 members of the community who will be liaisons between people who live in the affected areas and the environmental protection agency.
Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulation
Read full article: Auto dealers up campaign urging Biden administration to halt EPA tailpipe emission limits regulationA group of more than 4,700 auto dealers in the United States have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging the president to halt regulators' efforts to require cars to emit less pollution.
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
Read full article: Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollutionThe EPAโs newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff.
EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies
Read full article: EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companiesOil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration.
Supreme Court denies Alaska's bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPA
Read full article: Supreme Court denies Alaska's bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPAThe Supreme Court has rejected Alaskaโs bid to revive a proposed copper and gold mine that was blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency.
How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules and public input
Read full article: How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules and public inputIndustrial developers describe large facilities as โminorโ polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.
Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA rule limiting downwind power plant pollution in 10 states
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA rule limiting downwind power plant pollution in 10 statesThe Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution โgood neighborโ rule in 10 states.
After years of decline, the Biden administration says environmental enforcement is on the upswing
Read full article: After years of decline, the Biden administration says environmental enforcement is on the upswingThe Environmental Protection Agency says it is conducting more on-site inspections of polluting industrial sites than at any time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
EPA begins formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment
Read full article: EPA begins formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailmentThe Biden administration is initiating a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in eastern Ohio.
Texas will have to cut methane emissions from oil fields under new federal climate rule
Read full article: Texas will have to cut methane emissions from oil fields under new federal climate ruleThe Biden Administration announced a crackdown on methane emissions, a major driver of climate change. Major oil and gas companies also signed on to a voluntary net-zero commitment.
Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say
Read full article: Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies sayU.S. and Israeli authorities say a small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made.
Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan
Read full article: Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration planThe Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed the strongest overhaul of lead in drinking water rules in more than three decades.
Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
Read full article: Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin IslandsPresident Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more than 100 times the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency โ among the worst results a U.S. community has seen in decades.
EPA offers $2B to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor and minority communities
Read full article: EPA offers $2B to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor and minority communitiesThe Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice.
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
Read full article: U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribesFederal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state.
Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation
Read full article: Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigationThe Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana's oversight of industrial air emissions discriminated against Black residents.
Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help
Read full article: Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's helpA pair of recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency put striking numbers on America's problem with food waste.
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
Read full article: EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including FlintThe Environmental Protection Agency will soon strengthen lead in drinking water regulations, after decades when they essentially remained the same.
Refrigeration chemicals are a nightmare for the climate. Experts say alternatives must spread fast
Read full article: Refrigeration chemicals are a nightmare for the climate. Experts say alternatives must spread fastRefrigerants are chemical fluids that have made air conditioning and refrigeration possible, but they are hundreds or even thousands of times more powerful at warming the planet than carbon dioxide, the most notorious greenhouse gas.
Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island's logistical challenges, cultural significance
Read full article: Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island's logistical challenges, cultural significanceFederal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris.
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
Read full article: Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterwaysStates and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration.
Biden's clean-car rules face a crucial test as appeals court hears Republican-led challenges
Read full article: Biden's clean-car rules face a crucial test as appeals court hears Republican-led challengesEfforts by the Biden administration to limit tailpipe pollution from automobiles face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court.
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election
Read full article: Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 electionThe Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health.
States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules
Read full article: States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rulesThe Supreme Court in May sharply curtailed the Clean Water Act's power to protect millions of acres of wetlands.
EPA head says he's 'proud' of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay
Read full article: EPA head says he's 'proud' of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol BayThe nationโs top environmental official said he fully supports his agencyโs decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaskaโs salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action.
EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment
Read full article: EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailmentThe Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The EPA's ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
Read full article: The EPA's ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticismThe U.S. governmentโs most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough.
The โ1-mile ruleโ: Texasโ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
Read full article: The โ1-mile ruleโ: Texasโ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaintsItโs not found anywhere in state law or the Texas Commission on Environmental Qualityโs rules, but for years the agency has denied citizens the ability to challenge air pollution permits because they live more than a mile away.
US proposes 18% fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032
Read full article: US proposes 18% fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032The U.S. government wants to raise the fuel economy of new vehicles 18% by the 2032 model year so the fleet would average about 43.5 miles per gallon in real-world driving.
Black and Hispanic Lubbock residents want federal intervention in zoning, environmental polices
Read full article: Black and Hispanic Lubbock residents want federal intervention in zoning, environmental policesA new federal complaint comes as the city updates its zoning laws for the first time since the 1970s.
EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas counties
Read full article: EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas countiesThe federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the stateโs plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.
A Texas energy company will pay $1.3 million over pollution in the Permian Basin, EPA says
Read full article: A Texas energy company will pay $1.3 million over pollution in the Permian Basin, EPA saysThe EPA last year announced aerial surveillance of โsuper-emitters.โ At least one other company in New Mexico faced a similar fine.
Biden making $20 billion available from 'green bank' for clean energy projects
Read full article: Biden making $20 billion available from 'green bank' for clean energy projectsThe Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal โgreen bankโ for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers.
EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer risk
Read full article: EPA retreats on Louisiana investigations that alleged Black people lived amid higher cancer riskThe Biden administration has dropped investigations into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk.