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Oct 23, 2024 · Read commentary-style articles authored by EPA employees and senior leaders that share insights on environmental topics, EPA research, community impacts from EPA initiatives and funding.
EPA Reforms New Chemicals Review Process to Better Protect …
4 days ago · WASHINGTON – Today, Dec. 4, . the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized amendments to the regulations that govern the Agency’s review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ensure that new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals with potential for human exposure are always subject to the ...
EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results …
3 days ago · WASHINGTON – Today, Dec. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024) Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Annual Results, highlighting the agency’s enhanced efforts to hold polluters accountable and protect communities from harm. The agency’s enforcement efforts resulted in over 1,800 concluded civil cases, over 120 criminal defendants charged ...
Biden EPA to charge ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas ...
Nov 12, 2024 · As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 per ton in 2025 and $1,500 per ton by 2026. Industry groups are likely to challenge the rule, including any effort to impose a retroactive fee.
New EPA rules would force plants to capture emissions, shut down | AP News
Apr 25, 2024 · Environmental 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 “pushing our planet to the brink.”
EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step to reduce deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in the making.
Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
Sep 25, 2024 · A federal court in California ruled late Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency, ordering officials to take action over concerns about potential health risks from currently ...
Latest News | ECHO - US EPA
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $100,541,769 in funding for seven selected applications to help disadvantaged California communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges. The investment will fund projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build ...
EPA hails 'revitalized' enforcement efforts as Biden ... - ABC News
2 days ago · The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,850 civil cases this year, a 3.4% increase over 2023, and charged 121 criminal defendants, a 17.6% increase over the previous year
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