JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it found “insufficient evidence” that racial discrimination shaped decisions made by two Mississippi agencies about water system funding for the state’s majority-Black capital city of Jackson. The EPA’s Office of External Civil Rights Compliance issued its findings this week about the investigation it started in October […]
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday banned most uses of the solvent methylene chloride, a cancer-causing chemical linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980. The chemical is in aerosol degreasing spray, paint and coating brush cleaners, refrigerants, sealants, and adhesives. The usage has led to a bevy of health problems, including cancer of the nervous system, […]
Just last month, it was determined that the cost of electricity in the United States was still rising at a rate faster than the national average for inflation. In other words, even if you are somehow managing to pay your rent or your mortgage in this economy and maintain a place to live, you might […]
OMAHA, Neb. — The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply. The agency announced an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline blended with 15% […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule advances President Biden’s commitment to environmental justice by delivering critical health protections for communities burdened by industrial pollution from ethylene […]
The Biden administration on Friday released final emission rules to force the nation’s fleet of heavy-duty vehicles such as buses and semi-trucks to begin going electric starting in 2027. The regulations come on the heels of the Environmental Protection Agency wanting to phase out 67% of new gas-powered passenger cars by 2032 with predominantly all-electric […]
“Outlaw your car” sounds like such an outrageous phrase, and technically speaking, it isn’t true — but only barely. What practical difference is there between outlawing something, and regulating it out of existence? That’s exactly what the EPA intends to do this week with strict new rules going forward […]
A senior Environmental Protection Agency lawyer managed cleanup efforts and congressional oversight of last year’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, despite her husband’s law firm defending the company responsible for the wreck. Documents obtained by The Washington Times reveal that EPA Deputy General Counsel for Environmental Programs and Oversight Natalia Sorgente was allowed […]
Members of Congress are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency over its renewed support for animal testing and its backsliding on rabbits that were supposed to be retired, saying the government must seek out more humane ways to do science. The Trump administration had put the EPA on a glide path to severely curbing mammal testing […]
A Republican candidate for the House of Representatives ripped the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, saying it was “mistreating residents” of East Palestine, Ohio. President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he would visit the city where the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment occurred, fulfilling a promise to visit East Palestine made in March 2023. The derailment caused people to evacuate after chemicals […]
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