The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has listed two chemicals as 'hazardous' and added them to the Superfund law that holds industries accountable for the cost and clean-up of the toxins.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances.
The agency admitted mistakes in the Clean Air Act standards update to curb soot emissions at mini-mills.
As a result, power plants, compressor stations and other industries that rely on turbines will have to keep meeting national emission standards for formaldehyde and other hazardous pollutants.
Only 138 of the agency's more than 20,000 employees are full-time historians, the National Parks Conservation Association found.
by Lisa Song ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Nearly 100 people crowded into the library in Calvert City, Kentucky, in February when the Environmental Protection Agency hosted a public meeting on air pollution. Many had discovered flyers in their mailboxes explaining how the agency had found “elevated levels” of chemicals that “can pose an increased risk of cancer.” The EPA aimed to deliver a simple message that evening: Local petrochemical plants were leaking...
Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency announced new drinking water standards to limit people's exposure to some PFAS chemicals. For decades, PFAS have been used to waterproof and stain-proof a variety of consumer products. These "forever chemicals" in a host of products — everything from raincoats and the Teflon of nonstick pans to makeup to furniture and firefighting foam. Because PFAS take a very long time to break down, they can accumulate in humans and the environment. Now, a growing body of research is linking them to human health problems like serious illness, some cancers, lower fertility and liver damage. Science correspondent Pien Huang joins the show today to talk through this new EPA rule — what the threshold for safe levels of PFAS in tap water is, why the rule is happening...
The EPA has issued federal limits on dangerous "forever chemicals" in drinking water, which it says will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses.
Arizona's Supreme Court says an abortion ban passed during the Civil War should be the law of the land today. The EPA is putting limits on PFAS in drinking water.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
The agency is poised to sign off on a change to the state’s regional haze reduction plan, once at the center of an EPA nominations fight.
Environmental Protection Agency finalizes rule to strengthen protections for communities living near industrial sites More than 200 of the nation’s hazardous chemical plants will be mandated to reduce toxic emissions linked to cancer, the Biden administration announced on Tuesday. The long-awaited rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will strengthen protections for communities living near industrial sites, especially along the Gulf coast. Continue reading...
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized new regulations Tuesday to drastically cut the amount of toxic pollution emitted from chemical plants, part of a larger initiative by the White House to reduce cancer risks.
PA Burns Reserve in Altona the latest site to have ‘small amounts of asbestos’ discovered, environment watchdog says Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s environment watchdog has confirmed traces of asbestos at six parks and reserves across Melbourne, as it probes the sources of the contamination. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the Environment Protection Authority confirmed small amounts of asbestos-contaminated material had been discovered at PA Burns Reserve in Altona, in Melbourne’s west. The EPA said its inspection over the weekend found “good quality mulch laid over industrial waste”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
EPA is on a tight deadline to negotiate contracts and set performance standards for recipients of the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
The agency would finalize federal pollution-cutting plans and impose them on states that have failed to submit blueprints of their own.
California is leading California is leading the US as the largest emitter of a greenhouse gas released from pesticides. The state accounts for 12 percent of the total 17 percent in the US.
The National Parks Conservation Association filed a lawsuit more than three years ago about management of Biscayne National Park.
The N.W.T. government's heating fuel exemption came into effect on Monday. There will be a three-year pause on the carbon tax for diesel heating fuel, and a reduction in cost of living offset payments for all residents of the territory.
Locals in the Texas community of Kashmere Gardens knew for a long time that something was wrong as residents died of cancer. Now EPA testing revealed toxic chemicals in soil and water.
The federal regulations don't mandate electric trucks or school buses, unlike California's tougher standards. But the EPA's rules will curtail a billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.
STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses nate.shelter@wri.org Fri, 03/29/2024 - 09:46 WASHINGTON (March 29, 2024) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Phase 3 standard. These standards will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy duty vehicles, including trucks and school buses, by 2055 by setting standards for model-year 2027 through 2032, complementing the recently-released standards for passenger vehicles . In the U.S., heavy-duty vehicles make up four percent of the vehicles on roads today but account for over a quarter of all transportation sector GHG emissions. The transportation sector as a whole accounts for...
EPA Clean Truck Standards Are the Next Step to a Clean Transportation Future
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 officials described the money as the largest investment in local assistance ever for the watershed.
Arizona's Republican legislative leaders and the state's Chamber of Commerce sued the Environmental Protection Agency over new pollution standards.
The list, which includes widely used chemicals found in plastics, hints at which substances EPA may prioritize for review.
National parks are increasingly adopting cashless fee policies.
The penalty is part of EPA's crackdown on the planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and air conditioning.
The agency's annual analysis of industry-submitted data shows a slight increase in waste releases between 2021 and 2022.
EPA Unveils Clean Car Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing America’s strictest limits on greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles.
EPA's regulation targets potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas operations. Red states have sued to stop the rule from taking effect.
The beleaguered project failed to conduct field tests because of opposition from environmentalists and Indigenous residents.
While Crombie was initially hesitant to clearly state her position on carbon pricing, her party issued a statement on Monday ruling out a carbon tax.
The procedural ruling left the door open to challenges of future EPA chemical regulations.
Martin Winterkorn is accused of knowing about the installation of an illegal "defeat device" in about 500,000 cars on the U.S. market. He resigned after EPA announced a notice of violation on Sept. 18, 2015.
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will make stops in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this weekend as part of his 'axe the tax' movement.
Under the Paris Agreement, Article 6.2 allows countries to exchange emissions reductions and removals through bilateral agreements—country to country. Despite stalled progress on final details for Article 6.2 at COP28, the mechanism is in operation with guardrails that push countries toward high-integrity programs. New bilateral agreements continue to emerge under the mechanism and mobilize needed […]
Ukrainian steel and iron firms need EU buyers more than ever. But a looming EU tax in 2026 will cost them millions if rapid changes aren’t made.
Michael Hart, 58, allegedly hid tanks of the synthetic gas under a tarp inside his vehicle in order to sneak the synthetic gas into the US from Mexico - and then proceeded to sell the tanks online.
March 07, 2024 2:29 PM The firm says consumers are being misled over the impact of proposed fuel efficiency standards on car prices.
The Treasury Department has delayed an update to greenhouse gas modeling for biofuels, which will determine the role corn ethanol plays in sustainable aviation fuel.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Acting Executive Director of Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency aims to access development finance to fulfill President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's ARREST agenda.
Michael Hart is the first person to be charged in the U.S. with smuggling potent greenhouse gases that are commonly used as refrigerants, federal prosecutors said.
The Environmental Protection Agency Friday announced final adoption of a rule meant to better protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents, especially those near industry facilities with high accident rates.
A bill that will replace the N.W.T.’s carbon tax system with the federal government’s version passed a second reading at the Legislative Assembly — meaning it’ll now be reviewed at the committee level.
Kieron Testart, MLA for Range Lake, says it's not clear why the N.W.T. has its own carbon tax system in the first place when the territory's legislation mirrors the federal one.
The U.S. EPA orders Chiquita Canyon landfill to take immediate action to safeguard the public. Meanwhile, nearby residents have filed suit to close the facility.
What’s New Today, we are excited to introduce the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) latest initiative—the Chemical Exposure Action Map. This tool is designed to spur the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to transform the assessment of risks posed by toxic chemicals in our communities. Our map focuses on multiple high-priority chemicals—making visible the urgent and long-overdue […] The post Unveiling EDF’s Chemical Exposure Action Map first appeared on EDF Health .
A decision against EPA could invite other emergency challenges against expensive federal rules, said one environmental lawyer.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who struck down an earlier EPA plan for cross-state pollution, played a leading role in Wednesday’s argument.
The Supreme Court considers whether to pause an EPA rule meant to reduce pollution that drifts across states. The Education Department canceled loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers on the SAVE plan.
Seven Alberta First Nations have banded together to seek answers as industry and government move on plans to store greenhouse gases near traditional lands.
February 15, 2024 2:43 PM Scientists will use cloud computing and storage to run an algorithm on satellite observations to track polluters.
The group invited about 30 experts to plan for a likely wave of new funding to study reflecting sun rays.
Statement on EPA and DOE announcement of funding for methane mitigation
Ruling, specific to three dicamba-based weedkillers, is major blow to Bayer, BASF and Syngenta Dealing a blow to three of the world’s biggest agrochemical companies, a US court this week banned three weedkillers widely used in American agriculture, finding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law in allowing them to be on the market. The ruling is specific to three dicamba-based weedkillers manufactured by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, which have been blamed for millions of acres of crop damage and harm to endangered species and natural areas across the midwest and south. Continue reading...
EPA Acts to Protect Millions of Americans from Soot Pollution
The U.S. EPA is tightening national standards for fine particulate matter — a health threat that has been linked to lung and heart disease.
Superfund law requires industries responsible for PFOA and PFOS contamination in water or soil to pay for cleanup The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others responsible for contamination to pay for their removal. Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law does not ban the chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS. But it requires that release of the chemicals into soil or water be reported to federal, state or tribal officials if it meets or exceeds certain levels. The EPA then may require cleanups to protect public health and recover costs that can reach...
Exclusive: India seeking to use approach of UK election as bargaining chip and any exemption would be controversial India is demanding an exemption from the UK’s planned carbon tax as part of negotiations aiming to finalise a free trade deal before the UK election. India’s negotiating team have spent this week in London in a surprise set of talks to try to overcome the remaining hurdles to an agreement. Continue reading...
A New Program Will Bring Clean Energy to Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in the US shannon.paton@… Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:11 The U.S. just made one of its biggest investments in bringing clean energy to the communities that need it most. In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released $20 billion through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), one of the most significant clean energy funding programs created through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act . The funding essentially creates a national green bank network, distributing funds to an initial eight non-profits to finance clean energy projects that would otherwise lack access to capital. The GGRF is made up of three sub-programs: The National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF), which delivers...
Appropriators had banked on the toxic waste site cleanup program as an EPA budget savior. That might not pan out.
The rule would empower EPA to make sure polluters pay for cleaning up tracts contaminated with two of the most notorious "forever chemicals."
Bicycles have passed cars as a means of transport in Paris according to a recent study, a city official said on Thursday.
Rules celebrated for reducing exposures, but experts say it’s not enough and will lead to ‘an endless game of Whac-a-Mole’ Strong new limits for some PFAS compounds in drinking water set by the US Environmental Protection Agency this week are being celebrated for how far they go in reducing exposures to the dangerous chemicals. But public health advocates say the rules merely represent a first step that is limited in its impact on the broader PFAS crisis because they do not directly prevent more pollution or force the chemical industry to pay for cleanup. Continue reading...
New limits on forever chemicals in water should reduce PFAS exposure for about 100 million Americans, according to the Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule setting strict limits on the amount of so-called "forever chemicals" allowed in drinking water.
The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent.
Areas that will benefit from the new rule include majority-Black neighborhoods outside New Orleans that EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited as part of his 2021 Journey to Justice tour.
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced stronger rules to limit toxic pollution from petrochemical plants. The new rules include vital measures to protect the health and safety of communities on the fenceline of this pollution.
The appeals court found states and industry groups lacked standing for most of their claims against EPA allowing California to set tougher emissions standards.
New York attorney general’s lawsuit accuses JBS of deceiving customers about being climate-friendly – and the implications could be far-reaching When the office of the New York attorney general, Letitia James, announced that it would be suing the world’s largest meat company, JBS, for misleading customers about its climate commitments, it caused a stir far beyond the world of food. That’s because the suit’s impact has the potential to influence the approach all kinds of big businesses take in their advertising about sustainability, according to experts. It’s just one in a string of greenwashing lawsuits being brought against large airline, automobile and fashion companies of late. “It’s been 20 years of companies lying about their environmental and climate justice impacts. And it feels...
The vice president said the bulk of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money would “go to communities that have historically been left out and left behind.”
The experiment in San Francisco could lead to brighter clouds that reflect sunlight. The risks are numerous.
He said EDB has so far engaged about 20 companies on the carbon tax transition framework.
Prices in Metro Vancouver rose to $201.9 a litre on average Monday morning, with the carbon tax increase accounting for about three cents of that jump.
The federal carbon tax and Alberta's provincial gas tax are both scheduled to increase on April 1. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the "double whammy" will hurt Albertans.
Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using manufacturing process creating toxic compound A federal appeals court in the US has killed a ban on plastic containers contaminated with highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found to leach at alarming levels into food, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides and other products across the economy. Houston-based Inhance manufactures an estimated 200m containers annually with a process that creates, among other chemicals, PFOA, a toxic PFAS compound. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December prohibited Inhance from using the manufacturing process. Continue reading...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the strict set of guidelines for heavy vehicles - such as cement mixers, garbage trucks, R.V.s ambulances and school buses.
EPA Unveils Clean Truck Standards
New heavy-duty vehicles like freight trucks and buses will be subject to enhanced greenhouse gas pollution standards, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday.
The B.C. government says to offset that, about 65 per cent of British Columbians will qualify for a tax credit, meaning roughly 35 per cent will not.
The first phase of the erosion mitigation project in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., aims to protect the shoreline of the community on the Arctic Ocean, and will involve placing rocks along the shore in a strategic manner.
On April 1, the Alberta gas tax and the federal carbon tax are scheduled to increase. On Tuesday, gas prices jumped in Edmonton and Calgary.
This week, Harvard University has shut down a Bill Gates-funded geoengineering experiment.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government on Thursday survived a no-confidence motion brought by the opposition Conservative Party over Canada's carbon tax, which looks set to be a major issue in an election likely to be held next year.
Yukon Party MLA Wade Istchenko, who represents Kluane, brought a motion forward Wednesday to condemn an increase to the federal carbon tax. The motion ultimately failed.
The Environmental Protection Agency introduced a slate of new standards Wednesday that will sharply cut down gas emissions and boost EV sales in the coming years
STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Passenger Vehicles nate.shelter@wri.org Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:05 WASHINGTON (March 20, 2024) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new pollution standards to reduce tailpipe emissions and other forms of pollution from light and medium duty vehicles for model-year 2027 through 2032. These new performance standards will result in a 52% reduction in fleetwide averages of planet-warming pollution from new cars and trucks by model year 2032 as compared to vehicles sold in 2026. The new standards are expected to drive increasing adoption of electric vehicles. EPA estimates that between 2027 and 2055, the new standards will prevent more than 7 billion tons of carbon emissions. Following...
The White House released on Wednesday a finalized new Environmental Protection Agency rule regulating vehicles that leans heavily on a significant increase in electric and hybrid cars on the market in eight years.
The Biden administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is banning the cancer-causing mineral, asbestos, after 30 years of failed attempts to cease using the deadly mineral.
An EPA Board of Scientific Counselors plans to examine how the agency's research can weigh in on environmental factors affecting women’s health.
The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled regulations governing tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture.
Pedal to the Metal” – Reports Say EPA Clean Air Standards for New Cars Are Imminent
Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90 percent, "there's still a lot more to be done."
Impact on ecosystems must be predicted before technology is used, US atmospheric science agency chief says Scientists must work urgently on predicting the effects of climate geoengineering , the chief of the US atmospheric science agency has said, as the technology is likely to be needed, at least in part. Richard Spinrad, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said the government-backed body was estimating the effects of some of the likely techniques for geoengineering , including those involving the oceans. Continue reading...
The CFIB is bringing attention to billions in carbon tax rebates that have yet to be distributed back to small and medium-sized businesses across Canada by the federal government.
March 07, 2024 3:07 PM The EPA is accused of overstepping its authority when it tightened limits on industrial PM2.5 particles.
Republicans, led by attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia, say the new Environmental Protection Agency rule would raise costs for manufacturers, utilities and families and could block new manufacturing plants and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
[Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the UNDP, has convened a one-day retreat aimed at developing a carbon roadmap readiness framework for Liberia.
Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty ImagesA California man arrested Monday is the first person ever to be charged with smuggling banned greenhouse gases into the country, authorities announced.Michael Hart, a 58-year-old San Diego resident, bought banned hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), in Tijuana, Mexico, and snuck them into the U.S. underneath a tarp and tools in the bed of his pickup truck, states a federal indictment filed Feb. 29 and unsealed upon Hart’s apprehension. Hart is also accused of driving HCFC-22, a powerful ozone-depleting substance outlawed since 2020, across the border.He resold the illegal compounds, which are used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, for a profit on websites including OfferUp and Facebook Marketplace, according to the indictment.Read more at The Daily...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today took important steps to strengthen safeguards intended to prevent toxic chemical disasters at thousands of industrial facilities across the country.
The effort will help reduce emissions at U.S. ports and was established by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Lena Pace will begin her new assignment overseeing Arches and Canyonlands national parks on April 7, the agency said.
[New Dawn] The new acting Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Emmanuel Urey-Yarkpawolo has vowed to audit his predecessor Prof. Wilson Tarpeh and his administration.
Conservative majority appears unsympathetic to environmental agency’s ‘good neighbor’ rule for areas downwind of smog sources The supreme court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical on Wednesday as the Environmental Protection Agency sought to continue enforcing an anti-air-pollution rule in 11 states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country. The EPA’s “good neighbor” rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution. Continue reading...
The EPA confirmed, however, that it also is weighing whether to allow US farmers to start using chlormequat.
Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia asked the justices to halt the “good neighbor” effort to cut emissions while they work to defeat the rules in lower courts.
The EPA proposed a stringent emissions requirement last year, drawing criticism from some of the world's most dominant automakers and raising concerns about the impact on workers in the sector.
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana has introduced an annual carbon levy on vehicles and industrial emissions. It's only the third African country to introduce an explicit carbon tax, after South Africa and Mauritius. The tax is intended to address harm associated with vehicle emissions. But it has prompted a pushback from various citizens, civic and consumer groups.
"Strengthening EPA discovery policies and procedures can promote efficient and effective criminal prosecution," said the report.
Agency’s draft report backs paraquat’s safety but lawsuit’s plaintiffs say EPA ignored evidence of Parkinson’s risk The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on its controversial finding that a toxic herbicide is safe for use across millions of acres of American cropland, despite what public health advocates characterize as virtual “scientific proof” the product causes Parkinson’s disease. The agency in 2021 reapproved paraquat-based herbicides for use, but a coalition of agricultural and public health groups sued, charging that the EPA had ignored broad scientific consensus linking the substance to Parkinson’s. Continue reading...
Jackie Jacobson says the N.W.T. government's announcement this week that home heating fuel would be exempt from the carbon tax is welcome news — but the former MLA from Tuktoyaktuk says it's not enough to help his struggling community.
The stricter limit is “a game changer” that will “shape the world our children will inherit tomorrow,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
Environmental Protection Agency sets lower limits on fine particle pollution, estimated to cause 85,000 to 225,000 deaths annually The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized long-awaited new limits on soot, the tiny air pollution particles emitted by sources as varied as power plants, factories, car exhaust and wildfires. “Today’s action is a critical step forward that will better protect workers, families and communities from the dangerous and costly impacts of fine particle pollution,” the EPA administrator, Michael Regan, told reporters on Tuesday. Continue reading...
The EPA Wednesday finalized a much stronger air quality standard on soot, the fine particle pollution dangerous to health.