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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Standards to Slash Methane ...
WEBWASHINGTON (Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that will sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and natural gas industry, including from hundreds of thousands of existing sources nationwide, promote the use of cutting-edge methane detection ...
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA …
WEB1 day ago · Updated 2:07 PM PDT, September 25, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen cautioned that it’s not certain that the amount of ...
Biden Administration Announces Rule to Cut Millions of Tons of …
WEBDec. 2, 2023. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged at a United Nations climate summit on Saturday that the United States would spend billions more to help developing nations fight and adapt...
E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing …
WEBMay 11, 2023. The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first regulations to limit greenhouse pollution from existing power plants, capping an unparalleled string of climate policies that,...
Supreme Court Limits E.P.A.’s Power to Address Water Pollution
WEBMay 25, 2023 · The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police millions of acres of wetlands, delivering another setback to the agency’s ability to combat...
Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
WEB1 day ago · September 25, 2024 / 11:46 AM EDT / CBS News. A federal court in California ruled late Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency, ordering officials to take action over concerns about ...
EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · CNN — The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade...
New EPA rule says more than 200 U.S. chemical plants must …
WEBApr 9, 2024 · 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...