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EPA Warns States Against Blocking Waste From Ohio Train Derailment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage sites around the nation.
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EPA Looking to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the amount of harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water to the lowest level that tests can detect
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EPA to Propose New Restrictions on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
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Watch: Drone Video Shows East Palestine Cleanup Efforts
Environmental waste sites from three states have been tasked with taking the hazardous waste from the area and disposing it through a process called deep well injection.
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‘The Future of This City is Bright': EPA Administrator Pledges Continued Support
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan pledged to continue support for East Palestine, Ohio, following a train derailment and toxic spill there.
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Officials Attempt to Ease Concerns After Ohio Train Derailment
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and EPA Administrator Michael Regan toured a new clinic in East Palestine, Ohio, on Tuesday, weeks after a train crash that forced residents from their homes.
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‘Unacceptable': EPA Head Says of West Virginia Water Issues
The head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency has visited a West Virginia county where some residents recently got access to clean water after years of having to boil it before drinking. EPA Administrator Michael Regan spoke with community members in McDowell County about drinking water and wastewater inequity. Regan’s Journey to Justice tour focuses on historically disadvantaged communities. Residents...
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Supreme Court Ruling Could Dampen Government Efforts to Rein in Big Tech
The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet.
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Supreme Court's EPA Ruling Extends Beyond Climate Fight. What You Need to Know
A look at how the court ruling could impact efforts to slow global warming and other regulatory actions, from education to transportation and food.
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EXPLAINER: Why the Supreme Court's EPA-Climate Change Ruling Matters
The Supreme Court’s new climate change ruling is likely to hinder the Biden administration’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035.
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Asbestos Kills Thousands of Americans Each Year. The EPA Wants to Finally Ban it — Again
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products that kills thousands of Americans every year
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EPA OKs Plan to Release 2.4 Million More Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
A biotech firm this week got the green light from U.S. regulators to release over 2 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and California as part of an expanded effort to combat transmission of diseases like Zika, dengue fever and canine heartworm.
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USPS Gets Final Signoff to Order New Gas-Powered Vehicles, Despite EPA Pushback
The U.S. Postal Service says it has cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles.
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EPA Acts to Curb Air, Water Pollution in Poor Communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states
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Biden Administration Acts to Restore Clean-Water Safeguards
The Biden administration has taken action to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways
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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider EPA's Authority to Limit Greenhouse Gases
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether one of the federal government’s plans for reducing greenhouse gases goes too far. The court agreed to take up a challenge from coal companies and energy-producing states, led by West Virginia, that say the Environmental Protection Agency was exceeding its authority to limit carbon emissions. They’re appealing a lower court’s ruling that restored some...