The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released strict new rules for coal-fired power plants. This is the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing plants. According to Daniel Turner, president of Power the Future, the new restrictions will just make goods more expensive. Mr. Turner notes that coal produces more […]
The EPA’s new rules on levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water specify contents that are extremely low, says attorney John Gardella, who specializes in PFAS issues and represents numerous companies who use PFAS. He said he believes the EPA’s move is political, and designed to garner votes from worried citizens.
U.S. stocks closed higher today. and this was with tech-related momentum stocks leading the charge. also fresh economic data rekindled hopes that inflation remains in a cooling trend. The Producer Prices index (PPI) increased at the fastest pace in a year but still softer than expected. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said the central bank […]
In what is billed as a move to safeguard public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the first-ever national limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water. The new standards are the first legally enforceable drinking water guidelines aimed at reducing exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The new standards are expected […]
The Biden administration announced on March 29 strict regulations for heavy-duty vehicles that would affect bus and freight truck models for 2027 until 2032, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency said this development will avoid up to 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the next three decades and provide $13 […]
A coalition of Republican-led states and affected companies urged the Supreme Court to put on hold the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “good neighbor” rule that cracks down on states whose industries are said to be contributing to smog. Led by Ohio, the states say the regulation could lead to blackouts, while the EPA claims […]
Lawmakers on Feb. 14 heard from manufacturers and small businesses on how a new wave of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations would affect them. The witnesses said the new rules may be impossible to follow and could wipe out many small businesses.
The Supreme Court refused on Jan. 8 to hear Alaska’s appeal against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to veto the proposed $400 billion Pebble Mine project in the southwestern part of the state. The project site on state-owned land in the Bristol Bay area is reportedly home to the planet’s second-largest untapped deposit […]
The House of Representatives on Dec. 6 voted to pass a bill that will block a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to effectively mandate that most cars produced in the United States be fully electric by 2032. The bill, H.R. 4468, dubbed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023, passed […]
U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to their natal streams to spawn. The Yurok tribe in California and the Port Gamble S’Klallam […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), a chemical used in household cleaning products and industrial degreasers that the agency says is “extremely toxic” and has been linked to serious health risks, including cancer. EPA’s proposal, issued on Oct. 23, proposes to prohibit the manufacture, processing, […]
The Environmental Protection Agency discovered toxic, cancer-causing “forever chemicals” in water systems across the country. The Aug. 17 finding comes after the U.S. Geological Survey found in July that perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals known as PFAS, were found in 45 percent of water taps in the United States. The EPA’s separate findings are the latest evidence […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced a new proposed rule for lead pain in a bid to prevent children from being exposed to the toxic substance. In a news release issued by the federal agency, officials predict that the rule will reduce lead exposures for 250,000 to 500,000 children under the age […]
In a letter to President Joe Biden, the American Petroleum Institute (API) joined over 100 trade groups representing the oil, farming, and transportation sector to urge the administration to reverse course on the latest tailpipe emission proposals. The signatories, which collectively employ millions of Americans, have significant concerns over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest […]
PFAS are known as forever chemicals. They’ve been linked to cancer, and they’re inside the bodies of 99 percent of Americans. The government has recently taken action to address this, but one health professor says it’s too little too late.
JUNEAU, Alaska—Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution. That means programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning appliances, such […]
Oxygen was running low as the search continued on June 22 for a submarine with five men on board missing near the wreck of the Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard said a remotely operated submersible had been deployed for the rescue mission. EPA official Joseph Goffman testified on June 21 before a House subcommittee on controversial emissions standards for […]
The Supreme Court voted to rein in the power of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate wetlands in a ruling issued on May 25, the latest in a series of rulings curbing federal regulatory authority. The nation’s High Court ruled in favor of an Idaho couple who have been battling federal officials for […]
The House voted on May 23 to overturn the Biden administration’s rule on heavy-duty vehicles’ tailpipe emissions, the latest knock against the president’s environmental agenda in a closely divided Congress and the forerunner to an expected Biden veto. The short piece of legislation would roll back a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
