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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
NewsNationApr 03 2024
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Walz administration seeks $630 million from EPA for environmental projects
The large sum is the total cost of three proposals the administration sent to the EPA. ST PAUL, Minn — Governor Tim Walz is hoping to secure more than half a billion dollars from the federal government for a series of projects focused on lowering Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions. Walz and the state submitted the proposals to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution
KARE11Mar 29 2024
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EPA announces new emissions standards; trucking groups react
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a final rule the agency said sets stronger standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty vehicles beginning in model year 2027. Major trucking organizations reacted, saying the industry has already done plenty to reduce pollution, and the new rules will be expensive, and overly burdensome, especially for small trucking
Truckers NewsApr 10 2024
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Coweta resident raises concerns about RWD5 water meeting new EPA requirements
Bill Coyle is a Rural Water District 5 customer from Coweta. Coyle has made clean water his focus. When the Federal Government announced new PFSA rules in the water on Wednesday, Coyle understood the situation better than many water customers. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from
Tulsa WorldApr 10 2024
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EPA head Michael Regan returns to NC, announces new standards for 'forever chemicals'
The federal government has set standards for so-called forever chemicals in drinking water and will provide $1 billion for testing and other protective measures, said Michael Regan, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, who spoke Wednesday morning in Fayetteville. Regan announced the measures regarding PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, at an event in front of the P.O.
Yahoo NewsApr 10 2024
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EPA sets new, strict limits on forever chemicals in drinking water. What it will mean
The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first-ever limits for some forever chemicals in drinking water, an announcement EPA Administrator Michael Regan is expected to make Wednesday morning in Fayetteville. “With today’s action, we are one huge step closer to finally shutting off the tap on forever chemicals once and for all. Folks across this country deserve real solutions,” Regan
The News & ObserverApr 05 2024
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'Really strong' pollution reduction measure planned for Louisiana, EPA head says
PHILADELPHIA -- The Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce a major regulatory change aimed at reducing air emissions at chemical plants in the industrial corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the agency's administrator announced Friday. “I’m excited to say that in the coming weeks, we’re going to announce a really strong regulation addressing those chemical plants in Cancer
The Times-PicayuneMar 25 2024
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Advocates back tougher EPA emissions rules for cars, trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency has set new air pollution standards under the federal Clean Air Act for cars and light/medium vehicle models from 2027 through 2032 and beyond. Pennsylvania ranks 43rd among states for average exposure of the public to airborne soot of 2.5 microns or less, according to America's Health Rankings. And the Pittsburgh and Weirton area is on the American Lung
Public News ServiceApr 07 2024
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Four Surprising Economic Benefits From EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Pollution Standards
Inflation has dropped drastically in the United States, faster than in other countries, but Americans still seek cheaper prices across the economy and create greater opportunities for upward mobility. In a surprising twist, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s latest standards to cut air pollution from heavy-duty vehicles could provide these economic savings to consumers. By steering the
ForbesApr 10 2024
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New EPA rule will require more of Vermont’s public drinking water systems to address PFAS
The federal Environmental Protection Agency issued a landmark rule on Wednesday that regulates the amount of PFAS, a harmful class of chemicals, in public drinking water for the first time. Exposure to PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, has been linked to cancers, liver and heart problems, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children, according to the EPA. In Vermont,
VT Digger