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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Ban on Most Uses of …
WEBWASHINGTON – Today, April 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical known to cause liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, brain cancer, cancer of the blood, and cancer of the central nervous system, as well as neurotoxicity, liver harm and even death.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7.5 billion in Available ...
WEBSep 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Today, September 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of $7.5 billion of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding. The WIFIA program offers long-term loans to help communities implement critical water infrastructure projects, which protect public health, deliver environmental benefits, create over 60,000 good-paying jobs ...
Supreme Court and the E.P.A. - The New York Times
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The Supreme Court ruling in the Environmental Protection Agency case on Thursday was a significant victory for libertarian-minded conservatives who have been working for decades to curtail or...
Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up …
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health. EPA action designates two widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, improving transparency and accountability to clean up PFAS contamination in communities. April 19, 2024.
Supreme Court rules on EPA's 'Good Neighbor' rule: What it means - AP News
WEBJun 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country, under a Supreme Court decision Thursday.
EPA sets first-ever limits on PFAS in water | AP News
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
New EPA rules would force plants to capture emissions, shut down - AP News
WEBApr 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's new rules to clean up heavy trucking met with support and ... - NPR
WEBMar 29, 2024 · The EPA has finalized the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a category that includes everything from buses to garbage trucks.
EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in ... - NPR
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · The new regulations could save thousands of lives from deadly air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's calculations.