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The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants. In a press release, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday ...
If EPA grants their request, it could delay cleanup of one the nation’s most significant sources of industrial waste.
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at Biden-era regulations for power plants. While environment and public health advocates have sharply criticized the push to end limits on carbon ...
The EPA on Wednesday announced nearly 30 changes that would roll back regulations aimed at protecting clean air and water. (AP File Photo: Charlie Riedel) The Associated Press // March 13, 2025 // ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to roll back an Obama-era regulation that was to limit the leaching of dangerous heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury from the ...
Towering above Lake Michigan north of the Wisconsin border, the Oak Creek coal-fired power plant is one of the largest sources of toxic metals dumped into American waterways. Only six other power p… ...
Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. ORLANDO, Fla.—There is “widespread noncompliance” with ...
EPA tailpipe proposal puts pedal to metal for electric cars. By Jean Chemnick | 04/12/2023 06:34 AM EDT . EVs would make up 67 percent of new vehicle sales by 2032 under the proposed regulations ...
Modifies requirements for certain sectors that EPA indicates are intended to close gaps, provide clarification and improve data validation. The rules go into effect January 1, 2025, and will ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Federated Metals superfund site, which sits on the border between Hammond and Whiting. The 1980… ...
EPA’s alert highlights three recent Clean Air Act settlements entered into by scrap metal shredding owners and operators. Penalties ranged from $900,000 to $4.1 million.