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...
Harmful Soot Unchecked as Big Oil Battles EPA Over Testing: INSIGHT January 7, 2022 By Tim McLaughlin A deadly form of soot pollution from U.S. refineries has gone unregulated for decades because of a dispute between the...
EPA to Revisit Bayer Dicamba Herbicide Risks After 3,500 Reports of Crop Damage December 22, 2021 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the herbicide dicamba can be sprayed on soybean and cotton plants genetically...
EPA Releases $1 Billion to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States December 20, 2021 By Michael Rubinkam Nearly 50 toxic waste sites around the U.S. will be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will...
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...