Biden’s Carbon Proposal is Unworkable, Power Sector Warns August 9, 2023 By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici U.S. power plant owners warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that its sweeping plan to slash carbon emissions from the...
Texas Oil Company Fined $1.3M for Excess Emissions July 20, 2023 The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $1.3 million fine on a Texas oil and gas company for excess emissions from...
EPA’s Lax Enforcement Leaves Thousands of Lead Pipes in Chicago Drinking Water July 10, 2023 By Michael Phillis and Camille Fassett Even though lead in drinking water damages children`s development, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced very few cities to replace...
Republican Attorneys General Urge Biden to Drop EPA Emissions Plan July 7, 2023 By David Shepardson A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general Thursday urged the Biden administration to abandon its proposal to sharply cut...
Eastman Chemical Resins to Pay $2.4M for Environmental Violations in Pennsylvania May 26, 2023 Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. will pay a $2.4 million penalty for environmental violations at the sprawling 56-acre manufacturing facility in...
Rhode Island AG Sues Manufacturers of Forever Chemicals May 26, 2023 Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha yesterday filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly...
BP Unit to Pay Record $40M to Settle Air Pollution Civil Charges May 17, 2023 By Sarah N. Lynch and Laura Sanicola A subsidiary of BP will pay a record-setting $40 million penalty to settle civil U.S. charges that its Indiana-based oil...
U.S. Proposes 56% Vehicle Emissions Cut by 2032, Requiring Big EV Jump April 12, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a...
EPA to Propose New Vehicle Pollution Cuts, Sees Big EV Jump April 10, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that...
Justice Dept Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment March 31, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit late Thursday against Norfolk Southern Corp. to ensure that the company pays the...