The rule ensures essential health, defense, and technology operations while continuing ‘phasedown’ of climate-impacting chemicals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule renewing limited access…
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EPA Proposes Repeal of Landmark Greenhouse Gas Policy
Proposal revokes a 2009 scientific “endangerment finding” report on the devastating impact of global warming. During the week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a repeal of its…
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Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Read MoreEPA Proposes Biofuel Targets to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security
The new rule would prioritize American-grown fuels, cut foreign oil reliance, and reshape the Renewable Fuel Standard through 2027 The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new Renewable Fuel…
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Supreme Court Limits Federal Environmental Research Requirements
The ruling overturns a circuit court opinion, saying that “substantial deference” should be made to the federal agency in a Utah railroad project case. The Supreme Court allowed…
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EPA Awards Brownfields Grants to Projects Across the Nation
Six Kentucky projects are among 23 recipients to benefit from cleanup and revitalization funding. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $18.8 million in Brownfields Grants for…
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Senate Makes Procedural Change to Vacate California’s EPA Waivers
The Senate majority leader moved the process through motions to circumnavigate the parliamentarian. The Senate cleared the three joint resolutions on Thursday necessary to overturn environmental waivers the…
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EPA Takes Steps to Address “Forever Chemicals” in Water Supply
The agency requested Congressional collaboration to curtail PFAS pollution in the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced actions this week to address polluting “forever chemicals” in the…
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EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Begin Cleanup at WA Superfund Site
The $63 million project plans to restore the Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor area, protect Puget Sound, and open space for public use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has partnered…
Read MoreEPA Concludes Clean-up at NY Mercury Refining Superfund Site
The agency removed the site from the National Priorities List after the conclusion of a decades-long clean-up effort. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially removed the…
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