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Apr 13 2024
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New EPA rules will affect area industries
Southwest Louisiana chemical plants are on the list of more than 200 plants in the U.S. that will be required to reduce toxic emissions of certain chemicals likely to cause cancer. Almost half of the companies on the list are in Texas and Louisiana. Local plants are Citgo, Lake Charles; Firestone, Sulphur; Westlake Corp companies (listed by the EPA as Westlake Styrene Marine Terminal, Westlake
American PressApr 08 2024
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EPA denies WA request for stricter PCB limits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a request from the Washington State Department of Ecology to set tighter limits for harmful chemicals used in manufacturing that find their way into the state’s waterways. Ecology petitioned the federal government last month to lower the allowable limit for polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in consumer products. The current federal standard
The Seattle TimesApr 17 2024
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Drinking water in 71 Alabama systems over EPA limits for forever chemicals
There’s good news and bad news about Alabama’s ongoing battle against drinking water contamination by so-called “forever chemicals.” The good news is that some of Alabama’s worst examples of contamination have been fixed, or at least a fix is underway. The bad news is that Alabama still has numerous drinking water systems that have tested far over the new federal limits for those chemicals in
AL.comApr 11 2024
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Alaska sues EPA over Pebble copper and gold mine prohibitions
April 11 (Reuters) - Alaska sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to overturn an agency decision that it said effectively blocked development of one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits. The complaint filed in an Anchorage federal court challenges the EPA’s 2023 final determination that prohibited the discharge of mining waste from the so-called Pebble
ReutersApr 09 2024
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EPA to remove lead-contaminated soil from River Rouge park
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is removing soil contaminated with lead and cadmium from Belanger Park, a waterfront park with a playground, picnic areas and a boat launch in the city of River Rouge. The agency will replace the contaminated soil with clean soil and replant in the park along the Detroit River. The work started April 1 and will continue through mid-June, the EPA said in
Detroit NewsApr 15 2024
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The EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked.
Daniel Garver, an environmental scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during a public meeting at the Calvert City, Kentucky, library on Feb. 13. 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
ProPublicaMar 22 2024
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EPA partners with Mandan, ND; Cheyenne, WY
MANDAN, N.D. (KXNET) — On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Mandan, North Dakota and Cheyenne, Wyoming will receive technical, environmentally-focused assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities (BBSC) program. EPA and these communities will pursue development strategies that expand upon existing EPA Brownfields efforts, aiming to
KX NewsApr 10 2024
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23 Minnesota water systems exceed new EPA limits for PFAS in water
Communities have five years to bring PFAS levels within new federal requirements. Some say the contaminant is already being treated, others are awaiting funding. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video WOODBURY, Minn. — Shortly after the Environmental Protection Agency officially announced new limits on the amount of PFAS chemicals that
KARE11Apr 10 2024
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EPA announces first-ever national regulations for "forever chemicals" in drinking water
For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it is issuing a national regulation limiting the amount of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, found in drinking water.
Commonly called "forever chemicals," PFAS are synthetic chemicals found nearly everywhere – in air, water, and soil – and can take thousands of years to break down
CBS News (Online)Apr 04 2024
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Ohio train derailment: Documents show EPA chose not to declare emergency
Documents obtained by NewsNation show the Environmental Protection Agency, despite having the legal authority to do so, decided not to declare a public health emergency following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
NewsNation obtained EPA communications from the Government Accountability Project that were sent following the train derailment and controlled burn of tankers
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