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Apr 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
Spokesman ReviewMar 20 2024
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Biden’s EPA goes after tailpipe emissions, gas-powered cars
Traffic moves along I-15 during rush hour in Salt Lake City on July 1, 2022. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new regulations Wednesday aimed at curbing tailpipe emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new regulations Wednesday aimed at curbing tailpipe emissions in what officials acknowledge is a bold move to reduce harmful pollution by as much as 7.2
Deseret NewsApr 10 2024
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EPA sets tough “forever chemicals” standard for first time and hands Colorado $41 million to fix water
The Environmental Protection Agency early Wednesday set its first-ever legally enforceable drinking water standards for PFAS “forever chemicals,” and the White House announced more than $41 million to help Colorado drinking water agencies comply with new filtering equipment. Environmental groups that have long sought a tough national drinking water standard to eliminate the cancer-causing
The Colorado SunMar 19 2024
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Local asbestos removal company offers insight on recent ban by EPA
PITTSBURGH — Channel 11 spoke with an asbestos removal company after the recent ban by the EPA on the impact it could have locally. “Chrysotile is more prevalent,” said Jim Kane, owner of Kane Specialty Group. Up until the ban by the Environmental Protection Agency, chrysotile asbestos or white asbestos was the only known form of asbestos that was being used in or imported to the United States
WPXIMar 19 2024
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EPA digs into Charlottesville Urban Garden during National Agriculture Week
PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade marked National Agriculture Week by visiting Charlottesville High School’s urban garden to learn from students about their sustainable agriculture practices and impact on the Charlottesville, Virginia community. During
Environmental Protection AgencyMar 19 2024
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard celebrates removal from the EPA superfund list
KITTERY (WGME) -- The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is celebrating its removal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund list. The more than 200-year-old shipyard has been on the list for 30 years. Properties on the list have been found to be contaminated, often because of the improper management of hazardous waste. But after decades of cleanup, the EPA announced last month that it
WGME 13Mar 13 2024
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EPA orders Watts metal recycler to prevent water pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a scrap metal recycler in Watts to take action to prevent chemicals from washing into local storm drains and drifting onto the campus of a neighboring high school. Federal regulators are requiring S&W Atlas Metal & Iron, one of the city’s oldest metal recyclers, to upgrade its stormwater treatment system and limit metallic debris
Los Angeles TimesApr 02 2024
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AP Exclusive: EPA didn't declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment
The aftermath of last year's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn't qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven't been documented, federal officials said. The Environmental Protection Agency never approved that designation after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment even though the disaster forced the evacuation
QuartzMar 16 2024
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EPA to curb cancer-causing gas from Henrico, Richmond facilities
The new rules strengthen old standards required for medical sterilizers. They also address more continuous “building leaks” of the gas into the ambient air, which can occur when instruments are left out to aerate after sterilization. “We have followed the science and listened to communities to fulfill our responsibility to safeguard public health from this pollution — including the health of
Richmond Times DispatchApr 09 2024
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Opinion — Rob Kidd and Darren Springer: EPA’s new climate pollution reduction rule for vehicles and its benefits for Vermont
This commentary is written by Robb Kidd, the Sierra Club Vermont conservation program manager, and Darren Springer, general manager of the Burlington Electric Department. Burlington Electric Department and Sierra Club have previously collaborated to promote electric vehicles. In March of 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule for vehicle emissions for the years
VT Digger