The United States' largest polluters saw their emissions drop 4% on-year in 2023, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The heated debate reflects the likelihood that the carbon tax will be a central issue in the next election, which could come any time within the next year.
CCS systems could lead to more pollution for communities of color, a White House advisory panel said in newly released recommendations.
The lawsuit focuses on the agency's phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons, a superpollutant found in refrigerants.
The Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Tuesday could eliminate a toxic threat to U.S. children and is projected to cost tens of billions of dollars.
Michael Regan said the EPA is working with state and federal partners to address elevated lead levels in drinking water in South L.A. communities
The justices could still choose to halt one of the agency’s regulations limiting carbon emissions from power plants.
Archer-Daniels-Midland sent EPA a letter about the conditions it is monitoring deep underground.
Doug Parker, who led EPA’s criminal investigations, is helping companies track their environmental performance.
The EPA said the facilities will treat groundwater in a part of the San Fernando Valley Superfund site, enabling the LADWP to use the water as part of its supplies.
The air quality regulations are now undergoing White House review.
The decision comes after a ProPublica and Guardian investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a huge cancer risk This article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power The US Environmental Protection Agency is planning to withdraw and reconsider its approval for Chevron to produce 18 plastic-based fuels, including some that an internal agency assessment found are highly likely to cause cancer. In a recent court filing, the federal agency said it “has substantial concerns” that the approval order “may have been made in error”. The EPA gave a Chevron refinery in Mississippi the green light to make the chemicals in 2022 under a “climate-friendly” initiative intended to boost alternatives to petroleum, as...
The government is to introduce a carbon tax, with enforcement slated for this year, says Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.
The landmark ruling found the drinking water additive poses “a risk sufficient to require the EPA to engage with a regulatory response.”
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the rule is the "final foundational step" in the Biden administration's strategy to address hydrofluorocarbons.
EPA and ADM say the leak was caused by corrosion in one of the site's monitoring wells, which allowed liquid carbon to migrate from the underground storage reservoir into the rock formation above it.
Members weighed whether EPA and state agencies could tap into cumulative impact assessments for their day-to-day regulatory work.
Banning drilling on public lands has lost support among top Democrats, raising questions on how Kamala Harris would govern.
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations. During President Donald Trump’s administration, they said, their managers at the Environmental Protection Agency began pressuring them to make new chemicals they were vetting seem safer than they really were. They were encouraged to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage and neurological...
The rule is one of several EPA regulations at risk of a “shadow docket” stay.
A massive project headed by Elon Musk in Memphis, Tenn., to power AI has moved at breakneck speed. But it's stirring controversy around pollution emissions. The EPA says it’s looking into it.
Mandy Gunasekara, the former chief of staff to EPA chief Andrew Wheeler, reveals in an upcoming book that FBI officials and the EPA watchdog visited her house this spring.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has granted China Union a temporary permit, allowing the company to resume operations for three months. This decision gives China Union the opportunity to fully comply with the Environmental Protection and Management Law of Liberia (EMPL). The permit was issued following China Union's payment of US$20,000 as part-payment of a US$120,000 fine imposed by the EPA. The company has also committed to adhering to the EMPL requirements.
EPA Takes a Crucial Step Toward Closing a Dangerous Air Toxics Loophole Adopted by the Trump Administration
EPA officials say they've closed several water fountains that tested positive for Legionella.
by Lisa Song ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first ever federal action against a system that misleads consumers about the recycled content in plastic products. A ProPublica investigation in June showed how the plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method called mass balance to advertise plastic products as 20% or 30% recycled even if they physically contain less than 1% recycled content. It involves...
Oil firms, petrostates, airlines and carmakers ‘doubling down’ on sector that is popular with young people Oil companies, petrostates, airlines and carmakers are among the big polluters bombarding the esports industry with adverts, a study has found. Esports, short for electronic sports, are competitive video games watched by spectators, with multiplayer games such as League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients 2 attracting peak viewer figures in the millions. Continue reading...
Regulators hope sealed enclosures can keep a dangerous chemical from getting loose. Experts think they’re wrong.
Republican-led states and industry groups want to stop the rule from taking effect while they challenge EPA in a lower court.
The agency said it would reevaluate parts of the updated rule clamping down on air toxics emissions.
The agency's challengers had tried to argue that the demise of the Chevron doctrine bolstered their claims.
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spoke to reporters in Yellowknife about the carbon tax on Thursday, after a meeting with N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson.
Study shows average platform has four times the level of pollution exposure deemed safe by EPA New York City subway riders are breathing in hazardous air, with Black and Hispanic commuters exposed to higher levels of pollution, a new study shows. New York University researchers found that the average subway platform had four times the particulate pollution (PM2.5) exposure standard deemed safe over a 24-hour period by the Environmental Protection Agency, and nine times the exposure guideline set by the World Health Organization. Continue reading...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just suspended all uses of a herbicide that is linked to health risks to unborn babies. It’s the first time in 40 years that the EPA taken this type of action.Read more...
The EPA on Tuesday issued an "historic" emergency order to stop the use of the pesticide Dacthal, or DCPA, in order to fully look at the serious health risks it poses to unborn babies and pregnant women.
Red states and industry groups oppose the agency's request, likely signaling more procedural wrangling ahead.
The report warned EPA is at risk because it did not always follow its internal controls in awarding funds.
The former vice chair of the Makah Tribe is one of seven candidates seeking to become the state's next public lands commissioner, part of a political scramble set off by the resignation of Democratic Rep. Derek Kilmer.
Donald Trump has never been one to show much support for eco-friendly tech. While he was in office, he pulled the U.S. out the Paris climate accords and so far through his re-election campaign he’s pledged to scrap an electric vehicle mandate that doesn’t actually exist. Despite all this, he now appears to be changing…Read more...
By Geoff Bertram COMMENT: Unless the government can find very cheap offshore mitigation, the temptation to walk away from its Paris Agreement obligations may well be too strong to resist for a coalition government focused on fiscal...
L.A.'s wellness crowd says it's amazing. The EPA says its filter should be registered as a pesticide. But the true story of The Berkey gets even weirder.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is teaming up with United Airlines to measure greenhouse gases and pollutants in the sky during domestic flights.
The agency's top air quality official said EPA is taking extra time to make sure its decisions hold up in court.
Harris has prioritized protecting public lands and pursued accountability for polluters, but her track record on tribal affairs is mixed. The post What a Kamala Harris presidency could mean for the West appeared first on High Country News.
Scientists say government’s approach to emissions cutting is ‘high risk’ and reliant on ‘immature technologies’ New Zealand’s ambitious plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is at risk of being derailed, as the government backslides on climate policies, new figures show. In 2019, the Labour government passed landmark climate legislation , committing the nation to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 and meeting its commitments under the Paris climate accords. It requires future governments to detail how New Zealand will meet its greenhouse gas targets on the way to a carbon-neutral future. Continue reading...
An E&E News review found that although toxic air releases at many plants have dropped, others have spiked.
While Utah's public lands tend to be admired by most who cross them, there’s an argument that has Utahns divided: When and where should motorized vehicles be allowed?
The Sask. Party claimed a victory Monday in its showdown with Ottawa, winning an injunction to block the CRA from collecting the carbon tax ahead of a Federal Court hearing.
A cut to the Safer Choice program's budget put consideration of adding other product categories on ice.
While there are already multiple satellites monitoring greenhouse gases from space, Carbon-I's resolution would be unprecedented.
The talking points, allegedly authored by former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, tout carbon dioxide reductions during the Trump administration.
The ruling halts enforcement of stricter power plant pollution limits in 11 more states.
The country wants to cut 70 percent of its total emissions by 2030.
Climate models suggest that a possible scheme to cool the western US by making clouds brighter could work under current conditions, but may have severe unintended consequences in a future scenario
Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Brian Schatz questioned utility CEOs on the Edison Electric Institute board about the decision to sue over the Biden rule.
About 29 million U.S. households could be contaminated by soil lead levels that exceed new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic
EPA refuses to name untreated sites but says all schools and hospitals have been cleaned as it continues criminal investigation into contamination Asbestos mulch locations: map and full list of sites where it has been found Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Dozens of contaminated sites in Sydney are yet to be cleaned up six months after asbestos was first discovered in mulch at a public park, as the New South Wales treasurer urges the environment regulator to “throw the book” at polluters. The Environment Protection Authority is refusing to name the sites that are yet to be remediated as it continues its criminal investigation into the source of asbestos contamination in recycled garden mulch that was used widely across greater Sydney. ...
This hefty increase in carbon taxes has been a hot topic in Singapore’s refining sector, following the sale of Shell’s flagship Bukom and Jurong Island refinery and petrochemical facilities amid stiff competition.
The rule designating two PFAS as hazardous gives EPA the power to make polluters foot the bill for cleanups.
The Montana Democrat is down in the polls. Could picking a fight with his opponent over public lands help him?
Many Liberal MPs unhappy with their party's performance say change can only happen with a new leader, better communications and a plan to drop unpopular policies.
Chuck Russell has worked in fire management at the National Parks Service and the Bureau of Land Management for over 20 years.
President to announce in Wisconsin EPA rule aimed at ensuring drinking water is safe for all Americans A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. The president is expected to announce the final Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule Tuesday in the swing state of Wisconsin during the final month of a tight presidential campaign. The announcement highlights an issue – safe drinking water – that Kamala Harris has prioritized as vice-president and during her presidential campaign. The new rule supplants a looser standard set...
Northern Thailand has been hit by severe floods over recent weeks, with Typhoon Yagi worsening the seasonal monsoon rains Two elephants have drowned, while power was cut and hotels were forced to evacuate guests after the Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was hit by its worst flooding in decades over the weekend. Across Thailand, 20 provinces are flooded, including nine in the northern region, where 8,625 households are affected according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Continue reading...
As prime minister Justin Trudeau trails in polls, opposition seek to persuade voters environmental policy is a burden Mass hunger and malnutrition. A looming nuclear winter. An existential threat to the Canadian way of life. For months, the country’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has issued dire and increasingly apocalyptic warnings about the future. The culprit? A federal carbon levy meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions. In the House of Commons this month, the Tory leader said there was only one way to avoid the devastating crisis: embattled prime minister Justin Trudeau must “call a ‘carbon tax’ election”. Continue reading...
New vehicle efficiency standards (NVES) will not apply to at least four large vehicles, source says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New fuel efficiency standards due to come into force from January will not apply to at least four large vehicle models because of a gap within the legislation, the motor industry has been told. The Albanese government said earlier this year its new vehicle efficiency standards (NVES) would save motorists about $1,000 a year while cutting fuel use and carbon emissions. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Former EPA chief of staff Mandy Gunasekara also urges the “closing of federal agencies” and firing “bureaucrats with influence on policy” in her new book.
Judge Daniel Calabretta said the court is waiting for EPA to decide whether to approve a state waiver allowing stronger-than-federal rules.
At least 3.5 million people have experienced some kind of water service disruption, according to EPA estimates.
The Excise Department plans to initially implement a carbon tax rate on refined oil equivalent to Singapore's, according to the chief of the Excise Department.
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to withdraw and reconsider its approval for Chevron to produce 18 plastic-based fuels, including some that an internal agency assessment found are highly likely to cause cancer. In a recent court filing, the federal agency said it “has substantial concerns” that the approval order “may have been made in error.” The EPA gave a Chevron refinery in Mississippi the...
The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of fluoride in the country's drinking water, a federal court in California has ruled.
EPA climate rules target the biggest U.S. emitters. Here’s a breakdown.
Sasol and Eskom, the country’s top emitters of greenhouse gases, signed a pact Friday to work toward aggregating gas together.
At a House hearing on the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, the agency’s inspector general invoked his experience as a prosecutor of financial crimes.
Canada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on public communications.
As the Conservatives plan to put forward a motion for a 'carbon tax election,' Liberal MPs say they are not concerned and are ready to face a non-confidence vote.
Jeff Reinbold most recently oversaw the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington.
Two years ago EPA awarded $53 million to 132 separate projects.
The EPA team that supervised the cleanup after the Maui wildfire is among this week’s “Sammie” award winners.
Since its last review of the regulations 10 years ago, EPA concluded that ethylene oxide is much more carcinogenic than previously thought.
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has granted China Union a temporary permit to resume operations for three months, providing the company with the opportunity to fully comply with the Environmental Protection and Management Law of Liberia (EMPL). This decision follows China Union's payment of US$20,000 as part of a US$120,000 fine imposed by the EPA. According to the EPA, the company has committed to adhering to the EMPL's requirements moving forward.
J. Tracy Stakely will also oversee the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park in Virginia.
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has ordered the closure of the China Union iron ore mine in Bong Mines due to multiple environmental violations. The announcement was made by Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, Executive Director of the EPA, at a press conference held at the Ministry of Information in Monrovia on Thursday.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 17, 16 September 2024.
Despite health risks, Puerto Rico keeps tax incentives in place for cancer-causing chemical polluters.
America’s amazing public lands are too hard to get to.
Opponents say the D.C. Circuit should throw out the rule, which was blocked by the Supreme Court, “and require EPA to start from scratch.”
POLITICO's E&E News spoke to 10 former Trump administration officials and conservative allies about how Donald Trump could pick his next EPA leader.
EPA says Tucson’s drinking water is contaminated but air force claims agency lacks authority to order cleanup The US air force is refusing to comply with an order to clean drinking water it polluted in Tucson, Arizona , claiming federal regulators lack authority after the conservative-dominated US supreme court overturned the “Chevron doctrine”. Air force bases contaminated the water with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds. Though former US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials and legal experts who reviewed the air force’s claim say the Chevron doctrine ruling probably would not apply to the order, the military’s claim that it would represents an early indication of how polluters will wield the controversial court decision to evade responsibility...
The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency ban on a common weed killer, DCPA or Dacthal, over concerns about the health risks for fetuses.
For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken emergency action to suspend the use of a pesticide found to cause irreversible damage to fetuses when they're exposed in utero. The pesticide, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA or Dacthal, has been linked to low birth weight babies who later in life have been shown to have decreased IQ and impaired brain development and motor skills. “DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately," Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said in a statement Tuesday. According to an EPA report, the pesticide was first introduced in 1958 to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, primarily...
The pesticide, known as DCPA, is known to harm fetuses and “needs to be removed from the market immediately,” an EPA official said.
“It would be helpful for any appointees to know who all is building a ‘resistance,’” said former EPA chief of staff Mandy Gunasekara.
In 1944, the site, originally a British and American military installation, became housing for 982 European refugees, most of them Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.
With the agency facing lawsuits and rushing to finalize rules, EPA Assistant Administrator Michal Freedhoff praised “engagement with industry.”
An error in a recent Supreme Court ruling on an EPA smog regulation raised questions about the ability of courts to handle technical information.
The agency plans to propose a rule in 2025 that will tackle one of the country's largest sources of the greenhouse gas.
Technicalities and hesitations softened the effect of Trump's withdrawal last time. Here's what could make another departure more serious.
Doug Emhoff has used his platform to advocate for protecting public lands.
Research shows ‘forever chemicals’ increasingly found in products as agency claims the chemicals aren’t being used Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are widely added to pesticides, and are increasingly used in the products in recent years, new research finds, a practice that creates a health threat by spreading the dangerous compounds directly into the US’s food and water supply. The analysis of active and inert ingredients that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for use in pesticides proves recent agency claims that the chemicals aren’t used in pesticides are false. Continue reading...
Two studies pinpoint their likely industrial sources and mitigation opportunities.
At least seven lawsuits on the EPA chemical regs are pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
EPA had plans to designate more "forever chemicals" as hazardous under the Superfund law.
Emergency rulings are “fundamentally changing the way EPA authority works,” said one environmental lawyer.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that several of the carmaker's vehicles from 2012 to 2018 did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements.
Over 150 groups urged EPA to toss the industrial air permitting policy rather than finalize a proposal to bolster oversight of emissions accounting.
The Biden administration has made progress protecting lands that belong to all Americans. But there’s more to be done. The post Voters from both parties want enduring public lands protection appeared first on High Country News.
EPA put the Denka Performance Elastomer plant under an accelerated compliance deadline to rein in air toxics pollution.
The rule offers further pathways for tribes to proactively protect certain public lands. The post What does the BLM Public Land Rule mean for tribal stewardship of public lands? appeared first on High Country News.
The proposal will affect a broad swath of industrial polluters including power plants, paper mills and chemical facilities.
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has received a delegation from the Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone for a 3-day Peer-to-peer learning exchange which runs from June 19-21, 2024.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 12, 28 June 2024.
Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution Republican-led states attacking protections shielding disadvantaged communities from industrial pollution will be confronted by the Biden administration, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned. In a Guardian interview, Michael Regan, administrator of the EPA, also denied abandoning those who face the brunt of air and water contamination in the US. Continue reading...
GOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until polluter immunity approved Wisconsin Republicans are withholding $125m designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters. The move is part of a broader effort by Republicans in the state to steal power from the Democratic governor, Tony Evers, the funding’s supporters say, alleging such “political games” are putting residents’ health at risk. Continue reading...
In a petition, the Government Accountability Project argues that EPA should have already followed up on the tests of gardens and crops in the city where the Norfolk Southern derailment took place.
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Results were released today for Washington’s second quarterly auction of 2024, administered last Wednesday by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). During the auction, participating entities submitted their bids for allowances. Under the Climate Commitment Act, Washington’s major emitters are required to hold one allowance for every ton of greenhouse gas that they emit, with the […]