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Apr 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 DiggerMar 28 2024
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EPA Rule Cuts Cancer Risks in Lakewood From Ethylene Oxide
Ethylene oxide emissions from Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (BCT) in Lakewood have been identified as a cancer risk, according to multiple studies, including several from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The EPA has mandated a reduction of those emissions by at least 90 percent. Announced on March 14, the new rule will require new and stronger methods for pollution control at
Denver WestwordApr 10 2024
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EPA announces enforceable standards for several common 'forever chemicals' found in U.S. drinking water
MADISON - There are now legally enforceable standards for several "forever chemicals," released Wednesday as part of a goal of having no detectable contamination in drinking water across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency announced the new standards early this morning along with $21 billion to address the issue nationwide. The new, legally enforceable standard for PFOA and PFOS
Milwaukee Journal SentinelMar 27 2024
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EPA Approves Plan to Mitigate Snake River Damage in Northern Nebraska
LENEXA, KAN. (MARCH 27, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a work plan submitted to the Agency by Richard Minor of Gordon, Nebraska, and Cherry County, Nebraska, to mitigate damage to the Snake River resulting from an unauthorized drainage ditch excavated from Minor’s property to the river in 2020. According to EPA, discharges from the ditch into the river
Environmental Protection AgencyApr 09 2024
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Majority-Black areas to benefit as EPA forces reduction of toxic emissions likely to cause cancer
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 Joe Biden’s commitment to environmental justice by delivering critical health protections for communities burdened by industrial pollution from ethylene oxide,
The GrioApr 11 2024
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More than two dozen Colorado water systems exceed EPA’s new limits on “forever chemicals”
The Denver PostApr 10 2024
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Five water systems in the east metro have unsafe levels of PFAS, under new EPA rule
The EPA enacted a historic water protection rule Wednesday morning, saying communities across the country must filter out six PFAS chemicals — and in the process, put at least five east metro water systems and eight others statewide on notice. That's how many water systems are exceeding the rule right now in at least part of their water supply, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Star TribuneMar 23 2024
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EPA prepares to clean up Navajo uranium mines with Superfund program
EPA prepares to clean up Navajo uranium mines with Superfund program Council delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty talks with Cove community members about the EPA Superfund designation for uranium mine cleanup, March 15, 2024. Arlyssa D. Becenti/The Republic Cliff Villa, director of the U.S. EPA's Office of Land and Environment Management, visits with Cove community members about the agency's
AZ CentralApr 05 2024
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Emissions model for aviation fuel will be ready 'in the very near future', says EPA administrator
Administrator Michael Regan of Environmental Protection Agency speaks during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to East Palestine for the first time since a fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train a year ago released more than a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 16,... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab April 5 (Reuters) -
ReutersApr 14 2024
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Not just on the West Plains: New EPA standards place Spokane water's PFAS level slightly above federal limit
For years, local concerns over dangerous substances infiltrating drinking water have been on the West Plains, where firefighting chemicals seeped into the ground at the Spokane International Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base. But new federal guidelines released last week widens those concerns to nearly 87,000 customers connected to the city of Spokane’s water system. Well testing in the
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