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Alabama, Community-Led FOIA, State-by-State

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Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Varner, Bianca LaPaz, Amy Xu, and Mark Chambers, Chris Sellers, Alabama, Community-Led FOIA, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, 2025.

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"Community-Led FOIA Resources," along with a link to https://www.apeoplesepa.org/ for web formats.

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Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Varner, Bianca LaPaz, Amy Xu, and Mark Chambers, Chris Sellers, Wyoming, Community-Led FOIA, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, 2025.

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Jurisdictional Tensions

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Juridictions Tensions

Introduction

Remediating contaminated land, water, and air is the responsibility of multiple agencies, and the cleanup of Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) in the United States can involve federal, state, local, and Tribal authorities. In Alaska, historic military use of Indigenous fishing and hunting grounds on Sivuqaq (colonial name, St. Lawrence Island) has led to jurisdictional tensions over cleanup responsibilities in areas crucial to the lifeways of Native Yupik people.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) and EDGI between 2022 and 2025 illustrate how community groups leverage public records for advocacy. The documents compiled below show the strategic and counterproductive ways in which different agencies and actors overlap during the FUDS remediation process, highlighting how and why the government failed to address community demands for cleanup. On Sivuqaq, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was the primary agency responsible for remediating FUDS. While responsible for cleaning up contamination, USACE routinely dismissed requests and recommendations from Sivuqaq residents and their advocates. While the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) pushed back on many of USACE’s assumptions and incorrect assertions, ultimately neither ADEC nor the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were able to hold USACE accountable in its site investigations and cleanup, which contributed to a failure in remediation.

Agencies and Actors Involved

USACE worked to remediate the Northeast Cape and Gambell FUDS on Sivuqaq. The responsibilities included characterizing site contamination, conducting analyses, and implementing the cleanup required for remediation to meet environmental standards. USACE was also required to engage with local communities, including providing regular updates and inviting public comment on proposed activities.

While USACE was the primary agent for FUDS remediation, EPA and ADEC oversaw the effort. The EPA was responsible for ensuring that the USACE carried out its responsibilities properly. At the state level, ADEC was accountable for reviewing USACE studies and remediation plans and communicating regularly with USACE and other key players throughout the remediation.

Since its founding in 1997, ACAT has studied the environmental and human health impacts of FUDS in Alaska and advocated to protect the health of Alaska’s people and environment, focusing on Indigenous communities. Due to USACE’s insufficient community engagement, ACAT and other community partners advocated for establishing and maintaining a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) to formalize public meetings and community involvement (records indicate the RAB ran from 2000-2014).. The RAB was a crucial forum for communication between the community and USACE, holding regular meetings to communicate with community members about the environmental restoration process and encouraging transparency and accountability from the government.

Cleanup Complexity

FUDS remediation exists in a web of factors related to site ownership, location, and communication between agencies that can create jurisdictional tensions. As early as 1991, communication between the Department of the Navy and the EPA regarding FUDS in Alaska highlighted complications related to site ownership and its implications for cleanup. Throughout several pages, [ACAT FOIA Respository 319] the Head of the Navy’s Environmental Management Department, V. L. Vasaitis, communicated the state of site ownership. He detailed multiple property transfers and properties within one site belonging to different parties, admitting that “the situation is complicated.”

The complexities of and barriers to FUDS remediation serve as context rather than an excuse for USACE’s pattern of inadequately performing its responsibilities. Correspondence between ADEC and USACE [ACAT FOIA Repository 149] reveals USACE’s systematic tendency to ignore and dispute recommendations for more health-protective remediation, which can be explored further through ACAT Repository Documents 18, 37, 141, 157, and 278. ADEC, to their credit, highlights a slew of inadequacies in USACE’s 1997 Draft Phase II Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study for Gambell, a process used to characterize pre-cleanup site contamination. ADEC asserts that “ecological risks appear to have been overlooked during the selection of sites to be evaluated…” and highlights multiple areas where toxins of potential concern were excluded, chemical exposure benchmark values were not properly chosen, and correct units were not used. Importantly, ADEC asserts that “the Department does not concur with the recommendation of no further remedial action for sites without adequately addressing the potential for ecological risks...” As such, ADEC underscores issues with USACE’s approach and methodology and highlights how these shortcomings contribute to incorrect conclusions and actions on the state of contamination and next steps at Gambell. For additional examples of ADEC’s direct communication to USACE, see ACAT Repository Documents 15, 87, 103, and 123.

While ADEC’s comments allude to a process of checks and balances that challenge and correct USACE’s approach to remediation, this is eclipsed by USACE’s pattern of not meaningfully taking other agencies’ input into account. EDGI conducted a detailed comparison of USACE’s Final Phase II Remedial Investigation [ACAT FOIA Repository 6] against ADEC’s comments [ACAT FOIA Repository 149] on the draft report, which indicated that many of ADEC’s concerns went completely unaddressed. For example, paragraphs where ADEC requested details of the habitat and specific species at Gambell remained wholly or significantly unchanged. Most notably, USACE did not heed many of ADEC’s recommendations to evaluate ecological risks. They maintained their “no further action” conclusions at sites where environmental risk was not assessed, doubling down on what ADEC identified as misinformed conclusions. This exchange highlights the shortcomings of a remediation process that allows agencies to oversee each other’s actions without a reliable system of enforcement or accountability.

EPA’s federal oversight role could hold USACE accountable in ways ADEC could not. Still, EPA followed a pattern of offloading its responsibilities to others rather than addressing USACE’s problematic conduct head-on. Due to concerns about ecological and human health risks at Northeast Cape, Sivuqaq Native communities asked the EPA to place the site on the National Priorities List (NPL). Still, the EPA declined to do so three separate times. The last denial in 2013 included EPA’s final review [ACAT FOIA Repository 252] of USACE’s FUDS cleanup, in response to contamination and health concerns maintained by Gambell and Savoonga residents. The EPA concluded that the cleanup was consistent with CERCLA regulations and EPA guidance and that the USACE generally adequately oversaw the cleanup efforts. Notably, EPA demonstrates its lack of direct community involvement by stating that agency officials were unable to meet with community members during the review process (due to factors such as inclement weather, scheduling, etc.), and instead passed off the responsibility of community communication to the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). EPA concluded its 2013 review with a series of recommendations they “strongly encourage the Corps to implement to improve the protectiveness of the cleanup,” but fell short of mentioning how EPA will track these changes. For additional details on the EPA’s decision not to place Northeast Cape on the NPL, see NPL narrative on APE, and ACAT Repository Documents 47, 49, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, and 66.

Communities Step Up

The RAB presents one last line of defense against a lack of government accountability and oversight, epitomizing the tension between what it looks like to include community partners in the remediation process meaningfully and unfairly placing the burden on them to ensure proper cleanup. This 2002 letter [ACAT FOIA Repository 121] srom Kendra Zamzow of ACAT to USACE highlights how community groups fill in gaps created by the government. Zamzow characterizes USACE’s work as “spotty and inconsistent,” and highlights instances where USACE was vague about the cleanup timeline and reasoning for testing procedures. Her astute identification of issues with arsenic testing displays the technical knowledge the community must hold to address the government’s shortcomings. Zamzow positions local communities at the center of her argument: "It is extremely important to the people who use the Northeast Cape that all sources of contamination be removed.” Her repeated mentions of local communities highlight that their preferences and well-being were not sufficiently considered throughout the cleanup process.

The government’s repeated dismissal of the community is more evident in the RAB’s comments [ACAT FOIA Repository 217] on USACE’s Final Feasibility Study report, where RAB member Dr. Ron Scrutado provides more than four pages of detailed comments. Scrutado opens his letter with “I recognize comments were not requested for the Northeast Cape Final FS Report, but considering the importance of the report, I felt it important to share perspectives with the RAB on this document.” Scrutado highlights how limited the channel of communication for the RAB is for USACE. The comments expand on earlier RAB comments on the Draft FS Report, [ACAT FOIA Repository 205] which went largely unaddressed by USACE. Despite their extensive knowledge and demonstrated desire to be involved in the remediation process, the government rarely takes community input seriously, and the community is disenfranchised without being considered meaningful contributors in the cleanup. For additional correspondence between community members and the RAB with USACE, see ACAT Repository Documents 20, 21, 22, 23, 137, 138, 139, 140, 144, 217, 282, 284, 342.

Conclusion

In theory, the FUDS remediation program combines the power and expertise of diverse government agencies to address U.S. military legacy pollution. However, proper cleanup is complicated by a lack of government accountability and transparency and inadequate consideration of impacted communities. On Sivuqaq, USACE’s inadequately performing cleanup duties, coupled with a lack of oversight and enforcement from ADEC and EPA, contributed to a failure in proper remediation that continues to impact the environment and local people today.

Sivuqaq communities bear the burden of long-term contamination and associated health and environmental impacts that historic military activities have caused. In particular, Native Yupik communities reliant on the land for cultural and provisional services are disproportionately impacted by contamination of their land. ACAT’s work highlights the will and potential of local community groups to influence the FUDS remediation process while revealing the fine line between meaningfully including local communities and agencies that deflect responsibility to ensure remediation.

Those tasked with protecting our people and environment cannot continue to treat them as dispensable. To prevent history from repeating itself, we look to impacted communities again for guidance. In the words of ACAT members, “Clearly, there must be a better way. And there is. Ultimately, the only way to stop the poisoning of our water, air, and food is to stop the sources of pollution at all levels…” (ACAT, 2003).

Documents Listed in Narrative (in order of mention):

ACAT FOIA Repository 319

ACAT FOIA Repository 149

ACAT FOIA Repository 6

ACAT FOIA Repository 252

ACAT FOIA Repository 217

ACAT FOIA Repository 121

Juridictions Tensions

Introduction

Remediating contaminated land, water, and air is the responsibility of multiple agencies, and the cleanup of Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) in the United States can involve federal, state, local, and Tribal authorities. In Alaska, historic military use of Indigenous fishing and hunting grounds on Sivuqaq (colonial name, St. Lawrence Island) has led to jurisdictional tensions over cleanup responsibilities in areas crucial to the lifeways of Native Yupik people.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) and EDGI between 2022 and 2025 illustrate how community groups leverage public records for advocacy. The documents compiled below show the strategic and counterproductive ways in which different agencies and actors overlap during the FUDS remediation process, highlighting how and why the government failed to address community demands for cleanup. On Sivuqaq, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was the primary agency responsible for remediating FUDS. While responsible for cleaning up contamination, USACE routinely dismissed requests and recommendations from Sivuqaq residents and their advocates. While the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) pushed back on many of USACE’s assumptions and incorrect assertions, ultimately neither ADEC nor the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were able to hold USACE accountable in its site investigations and cleanup, which contributed to a failure in remediation.

Agencies and Actors Involved

USACE worked to remediate the Northeast Cape and Gambell FUDS on Sivuqaq. The responsibilities included characterizing site contamination, conducting analyses, and implementing the cleanup required for remediation to meet environmental standards. USACE was also required to engage with local communities, including providing regular updates and inviting public comment on proposed activities.

While USACE was the primary agent for FUDS remediation, EPA and ADEC oversaw the effort. The EPA was responsible for ensuring that the USACE carried out its responsibilities properly. At the state level, ADEC was accountable for reviewing USACE studies and remediation plans and communicating regularly with USACE and other key players throughout the remediation.

Since its founding in 1997, ACAT has studied the environmental and human health impacts of FUDS in Alaska and advocated to protect the health of Alaska’s people and environment, focusing on Indigenous communities. Due to USACE’s insufficient community engagement, ACAT and other community partners advocated for establishing and maintaining a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) to formalize public meetings and community involvement (records indicate the RAB ran from 2000-2014).. The RAB was a crucial forum for communication between the community and USACE, holding regular meetings to communicate with community members about the environmental restoration process and encouraging transparency and accountability from the government.

Cleanup Complexity

FUDS remediation exists in a web of factors related to site ownership, location, and communication between agencies that can create jurisdictional tensions. As early as 1991, communication between the Department of the Navy and the EPA regarding FUDS in Alaska highlighted complications related to site ownership and its implications for cleanup. Throughout several pages, [ACAT FOIA Respository 319] the Head of the Navy’s Environmental Management Department, V. L. Vasaitis, communicated the state of site ownership. He detailed multiple property transfers and properties within one site belonging to different parties, admitting that “the situation is complicated.”

The complexities of and barriers to FUDS remediation serve as context rather than an excuse for USACE’s pattern of inadequately performing its responsibilities. Correspondence between ADEC and USACE [ACAT FOIA Repository 149] reveals USACE’s systematic tendency to ignore and dispute recommendations for more health-protective remediation, which can be explored further through ACAT Repository Documents 18, 37, 141, 157, and 278. ADEC, to their credit, highlights a slew of inadequacies in USACE’s 1997 Draft Phase II Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study for Gambell, a process used to characterize pre-cleanup site contamination. ADEC asserts that “ecological risks appear to have been overlooked during the selection of sites to be evaluated…” and highlights multiple areas where toxins of potential concern were excluded, chemical exposure benchmark values were not properly chosen, and correct units were not used. Importantly, ADEC asserts that “the Department does not concur with the recommendation of no further remedial action for sites without adequately addressing the potential for ecological risks...” As such, ADEC underscores issues with USACE’s approach and methodology and highlights how these shortcomings contribute to incorrect conclusions and actions on the state of contamination and next steps at Gambell. For additional examples of ADEC’s direct communication to USACE, see ACAT Repository Documents 15, 87, 103, and 123.

While ADEC’s comments allude to a process of checks and balances that challenge and correct USACE’s approach to remediation, this is eclipsed by USACE’s pattern of not meaningfully taking other agencies’ input into account. EDGI conducted a detailed comparison of USACE’s Final Phase II Remedial Investigation [ACAT FOIA Repository 6] against ADEC’s comments [ACAT FOIA Repository 149] on the draft report, which indicated that many of ADEC’s concerns went completely unaddressed. For example, paragraphs where ADEC requested details of the habitat and specific species at Gambell remained wholly or significantly unchanged. Most notably, USACE did not heed many of ADEC’s recommendations to evaluate ecological risks. They maintained their “no further action” conclusions at sites where environmental risk was not assessed, doubling down on what ADEC identified as misinformed conclusions. This exchange highlights the shortcomings of a remediation process that allows agencies to oversee each other’s actions without a reliable system of enforcement or accountability.

EPA’s federal oversight role could hold USACE accountable in ways ADEC could not. Still, EPA followed a pattern of offloading its responsibilities to others rather than addressing USACE’s problematic conduct head-on. Due to concerns about ecological and human health risks at Northeast Cape, Sivuqaq Native communities asked the EPA to place the site on the National Priorities List (NPL). Still, the EPA declined to do so three separate times. The last denial in 2013 included EPA’s final review [ACAT FOIA Repository 252] of USACE’s FUDS cleanup, in response to contamination and health concerns maintained by Gambell and Savoonga residents. The EPA concluded that the cleanup was consistent with CERCLA regulations and EPA guidance and that the USACE generally adequately oversaw the cleanup efforts. Notably, EPA demonstrates its lack of direct community involvement by stating that agency officials were unable to meet with community members during the review process (due to factors such as inclement weather, scheduling, etc.), and instead passed off the responsibility of community communication to the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). EPA concluded its 2013 review with a series of recommendations they “strongly encourage the Corps to implement to improve the protectiveness of the cleanup,” but fell short of mentioning how EPA will track these changes. For additional details on the EPA’s decision not to place Northeast Cape on the NPL, see NPL narrative on APE, and ACAT Repository Documents 47, 49, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, and 66.

Communities Step Up

The RAB presents one last line of defense against a lack of government accountability and oversight, epitomizing the tension between what it looks like to include community partners in the remediation process meaningfully and unfairly placing the burden on them to ensure proper cleanup. This 2002 letter [ACAT FOIA Repository 121] srom Kendra Zamzow of ACAT to USACE highlights how community groups fill in gaps created by the government. Zamzow characterizes USACE’s work as “spotty and inconsistent,” and highlights instances where USACE was vague about the cleanup timeline and reasoning for testing procedures. Her astute identification of issues with arsenic testing displays the technical knowledge the community must hold to address the government’s shortcomings. Zamzow positions local communities at the center of her argument: "It is extremely important to the people who use the Northeast Cape that all sources of contamination be removed.” Her repeated mentions of local communities highlight that their preferences and well-being were not sufficiently considered throughout the cleanup process.

The government’s repeated dismissal of the community is more evident in the RAB’s comments [ACAT FOIA Repository 217] on USACE’s Final Feasibility Study report, where RAB member Dr. Ron Scrutado provides more than four pages of detailed comments. Scrutado opens his letter with “I recognize comments were not requested for the Northeast Cape Final FS Report, but considering the importance of the report, I felt it important to share perspectives with the RAB on this document.” Scrutado highlights how limited the channel of communication for the RAB is for USACE. The comments expand on earlier RAB comments on the Draft FS Report, [ACAT FOIA Repository 205] which went largely unaddressed by USACE. Despite their extensive knowledge and demonstrated desire to be involved in the remediation process, the government rarely takes community input seriously, and the community is disenfranchised without being considered meaningful contributors in the cleanup. For additional correspondence between community members and the RAB with USACE, see ACAT Repository Documents 20, 21, 22, 23, 137, 138, 139, 140, 144, 217, 282, 284, 342.

Conclusion

In theory, the FUDS remediation program combines the power and expertise of diverse government agencies to address U.S. military legacy pollution. However, proper cleanup is complicated by a lack of government accountability and transparency and inadequate consideration of impacted communities. On Sivuqaq, USACE’s inadequately performing cleanup duties, coupled with a lack of oversight and enforcement from ADEC and EPA, contributed to a failure in proper remediation that continues to impact the environment and local people today.

Sivuqaq communities bear the burden of long-term contamination and associated health and environmental impacts that historic military activities have caused. In particular, Native Yupik communities reliant on the land for cultural and provisional services are disproportionately impacted by contamination of their land. ACAT’s work highlights the will and potential of local community groups to influence the FUDS remediation process while revealing the fine line between meaningfully including local communities and agencies that deflect responsibility to ensure remediation.

Those tasked with protecting our people and environment cannot continue to treat them as dispensable. To prevent history from repeating itself, we look to impacted communities again for guidance. In the words of ACAT members, “Clearly, there must be a better way. And there is. Ultimately, the only way to stop the poisoning of our water, air, and food is to stop the sources of pollution at all levels…” (ACAT, 2003).

Documents Listed in Narrative (in order of mention):

ACAT FOIA Repository 319

ACAT FOIA Repository 149

ACAT FOIA Repository 6

ACAT FOIA Repository 252

ACAT FOIA Repository 217

ACAT FOIA Repository 121

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https://www.apeoplesepa.org/modules/jurisdictional-tensions

CITATION

Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Varner, Izzy Pacenza, Rachel Santarsiero, Pam Miller, Vi Waghiyi, Mark Chambers, and Chris Sellers, "ACAT FOIA Repository 2," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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The NPL Question on Sivuqaq

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The NPL Question on Sivuqaq

Thinking like a Superfund: What is the NPL?

And why was an NPL designation requested by ACAT and tribal council members on Sivuqaq?

NPL is the National Priorities List, which lists and designates national sites with known or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The NPL is a recent development in the U.S. environmental protection toolkit. In 1983, the EPA created the first NPL using the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) following Congress's passing of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) in 1980. HRS uses numeric evaluations to assess whether a site can potentially threaten human health or the environment. Only sites on the NPL qualify for long-term remediation financed by the Superfund. Without the NPL designation, Sivuqaq’s contaminated sites remain in flux, bounded by bureaucratic, financial, and toxic shortcomings. In the meantime, ACAT continues to fight against toxics injustices on Sivuqaq and beyond.

Sivuqaq and Superfund

Alaska is located in EPA Region 10, and its relationship to FUDS and Tribal lands is complex. The first NPL list prepared by the EPA in 1983 included zero sites in Alaska. Yet, the evidence of contamination in the state is long and deep. The U.S. military has occupied the pristine tundra north and south. Since April 7th, 1951, when Cold War concerns prompted the military’s move to the Bering Sea, given its strategic location, Sivuqaq was under pressure. Sivuqaq and the United States military signed an agreement on April 7th, 1951, to allow government occupation of parts of Sivuqaq; the agreement is cited in documents, though the signed copy has yet to be found.

The military’s use over more than fifty years left contaminants known and unknown in the air, soil, and water on the island. In 1992, an Inventory Report for Gambell Formerly Used Defense Site noted that 15 of the 18 military sites contained significant amounts of material eligible for either investigation or cleanup under DERP guidelines. [ACAT FOIA Repository 1] In a 2001 letter, in EPA correspondence with Fritz Waghiyi (President of Savoonga) with a summary of an earlier meeting, the EPA listed the RAB's concerns and noted that the EPA was in the process of determining whether or not to list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL). [ACAT FOIA Repository 61] In 2002, despite years of ACAT advocating for the cleanup of Gampbell, the EPA decided to forgo designating the area an NPL location. [ACAT FOIA Repository 68] [ACAT FOIA Repository 69]

ACAT continues to advocate against this decision and fight for Sivuqaq’s restoration, pre-military occupation. As noted in the comments of the decisions, “The most significant issue that should be further addressed in the final ROD is the lack of community acceptance of the No Further Action determinations for the majority of sites.” [ACAT FOIA Repository 24]

Documents Listed in Narrative (in order of mention):

ACAT FOIA Repository 1

ACAT FOIA Repository 61

ACAT FOIA Repository 68

ACAT FOIA Repository 69

ACAT FOIA Repository 24

The NPL Question on Sivuqaq

Thinking like a Superfund: What is the NPL?

And why was an NPL designation requested by ACAT and tribal council members on Sivuqaq?

NPL is the National Priorities List, which lists and designates national sites with known or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The NPL is a recent development in the U.S. environmental protection toolkit. In 1983, the EPA created the first NPL using the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) following Congress's passing of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) in 1980. HRS uses numeric evaluations to assess whether a site can potentially threaten human health or the environment. Only sites on the NPL qualify for long-term remediation financed by the Superfund. Without the NPL designation, Sivuqaq’s contaminated sites remain in flux, bounded by bureaucratic, financial, and toxic shortcomings. In the meantime, ACAT continues to fight against toxics injustices on Sivuqaq and beyond.

Sivuqaq and Superfund

Alaska is located in EPA Region 10, and its relationship to FUDS and Tribal lands is complex. The first NPL list prepared by the EPA in 1983 included zero sites in Alaska. Yet, the evidence of contamination in the state is long and deep. The U.S. military has occupied the pristine tundra north and south. Since April 7th, 1951, when Cold War concerns prompted the military’s move to the Bering Sea, given its strategic location, Sivuqaq was under pressure. Sivuqaq and the United States military signed an agreement on April 7th, 1951, to allow government occupation of parts of Sivuqaq; the agreement is cited in documents, though the signed copy has yet to be found.

The military’s use over more than fifty years left contaminants known and unknown in the air, soil, and water on the island. In 1992, an Inventory Report for Gambell Formerly Used Defense Site noted that 15 of the 18 military sites contained significant amounts of material eligible for either investigation or cleanup under DERP guidelines. [ACAT FOIA Repository 1] In a 2001 letter, in EPA correspondence with Fritz Waghiyi (President of Savoonga) with a summary of an earlier meeting, the EPA listed the RAB's concerns and noted that the EPA was in the process of determining whether or not to list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL). [ACAT FOIA Repository 61] In 2002, despite years of ACAT advocating for the cleanup of Gampbell, the EPA decided to forgo designating the area an NPL location. [ACAT FOIA Repository 68] [ACAT FOIA Repository 69]

ACAT continues to advocate against this decision and fight for Sivuqaq’s restoration, pre-military occupation. As noted in the comments of the decisions, “The most significant issue that should be further addressed in the final ROD is the lack of community acceptance of the No Further Action determinations for the majority of sites.” [ACAT FOIA Repository 24]

Documents Listed in Narrative (in order of mention):

ACAT FOIA Repository 1

ACAT FOIA Repository 61

ACAT FOIA Repository 68

ACAT FOIA Repository 69

ACAT FOIA Repository 24

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https://www.apeoplesepa.org/modules/the-npl-question-on-sivuqaq

CITATION

Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Varner, Izzy Pacenza, Rachel Santarsiero, Izzy, Pam Miller, Vi Waghiyi, Mark Chambers, and Chris Sellers, "ACAT FOIA Repository 2," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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Community-Led FOIA

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 25, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 8
Document Title: Response by USACE Alaska District to ADEC comments on Draft Record of Decision

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska); Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Document Summary:
Response by Alaska District to ADEC's comments on the Draft Record of Decision document. Response document dated next day after ADEC comments were submitted.

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https://www.apeoplesepa.org/modules/acat25

SOURCE

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, July 2023

CITATION

Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 25" ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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ACAT FOIA Repository 26

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 26, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2005
Pages: 2
Document Title: Fact Sheet: Decision Document for Gambell FUDS
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Duplicate of ACAT FOIA Repository 25. "There were no significant changes between the Preferred Alternative that was submitted for public comment in the Proposed Plan and the Selected Remedy" except further investigation into Site 5. For contamination/concerns that didn't meet FUDS eligibility requirements, USACE recommends using the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP).

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SOURCE

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, July 2023

CITATION

Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 26" ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

ACAT FOIA Repository 27

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ACAT/EDGI FOIA, July 2023

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ACAT FOIA Repository 40

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 40, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 5
Document Title: Form letters to RAB leaders and members about the Site 5 Decision Document

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Combination of letters in ACAT FOIA Repository 26 and 27

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https://www.apeoplesepa.org/modules/acat40

SOURCE

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, July 2023

Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 5," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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ACAT FOIA Repository 46

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 46, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2009
Pages: 2
Document Title: Edited paragraph in Project Closeout Report

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers; Sivuqaq Inc

Document Summary:
A letter including edits to a paragraph describing the military's use of the site, corrected by Sivuqaq Inc.

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https://www.apeoplesepa.org/modules/acat46

SOURCE

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, July 2023

CITATION

Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 46," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

ACAT FOIA Repository 47

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 47, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2009
Pages: 12
Document Title: Communications between EPA Region 10 and USACE regarding ACAT and Tribal concerns

Agency/Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency Region 10; US Army Corps of Engineers; Alaska Community Action on Toxics

Document Summary:
A letter from the EPA Region 10 Administrator to the Alaska district commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers asking questions based on ACAT's concerns about the extent of clean up and future monitoring at Gambell and the Northeast Cape, the response from the USACE, and the letter from ACAT to the EPA detailing the concerns. The EPA letter mentions that EPA's 2002 decision not to list Gambell on the NPL depended on USACE's planned remediation since the evaluation and cleanup under NPL would not be substantially different from that under FUDS. USACE states that, with the exception of two issues to be addressed in 2010 and 2011 and long-term drinking water contamination at one site that will not be addressed, Gambell is considered fully remediated.

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ACAT FOIA Repository 51

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 51, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1985
Page(s): 9
Document Title: EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Preliminary Assessment for Gambell
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Preliminary Assessment form indicating suspected and/or confirmed contamination across multiple media; set as medium priority for inspection.

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ACAT/EDGI FOIA, November 2023

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Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 59," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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1,3■.cemynoN4■'POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE SITESITE IDENTIFICATION f DISCOVERY^01 ST02 SITE NUMBER ’11. SITE NAME AND LOCATION01 SITE NZiME (Legal.Cr-f02 SIHfcET. ROUTE NUMBER, OR SPEQEIC LOCATION IDENTIFIERmt.ion. or descriptive name of site)/J05 ZIP CODE04 ST03 QTY06 COUNTY07 CO CODEMoivie (Z-, At ■08 CONG GISTi8a09 DtRECnONS TO STTE (Starting from nearest public road: enter up to 4 lines o< text)11. responsible parties.■Yi::-::’;-.,■■■-■02 STREET (Business, residential, mailing)01 OWNER (If known)o t>05 21PCOOE06 TELEPHONE NUMBER03 CHY04 ST07 OPERATOR (H known and differenl (rgm owner)08 STREET (Business, fesidential. mailing)09 CITY10 ST11 ZIP CODE12 TELEPHONE NUMBER13TffiSljF OWNERSHIP (Mark one: use "insert" mode)131YJ613Pl/^PRiVPRIVATEE. MUNICIPALD. COUNTYC. STATEG. UNKNOWNB. FEDERAL (Agency name):F. OTHER (Specify):n/'ICjIV HOW IDENTIFIED01 DATE IDENTIFIEDQ t^loc>[Mor\v\/QayneaT}02 IDENTIFIED SY.(Mark all that apply; use ‘•insert" mode) . .iZ^TciTIZEN COMPLAINTD. AERIAL RECONNAISSANCEG. OTHER EPA IDENTIFICATIONB. INDUSTRYE. RCRA INSPECTION_ H. OTHER (Specify):C. STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENTF. SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT ASSESSMENTV. SITE CHARACTERIZATION01 TYPE OF SITE (Mark all that apply: use "insert" mode)A. STORAGEB. TREATMENTC. DISPOSALD. UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING02 SUMMARY OF KNOWN PROBLEMS (Provide narrative description: enter up to 6 lines o( text)y’/-»"TE. OTHER (Specify):-e- /"e.'-103 SUMMARY OF ALLEGED OR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS (Provide narraiive description: enter uo lo 5 lines ol lex!)USEPA SFI I I II I III1114517VI; INEOPMATION AVAILABLE FROM:01 CONTACT02 OF (AqencY/Orqanization)04 PREPARED 9Y05 AGENCY06 ORGANIZATION07 telephoneNUMBEREPA FORM 2070-n (07/81): Revised by EPA/Rgn 3/SAS/KJW (09/94)■ :Y:< (i:03 TELEPHONE NUMBER(08 DATE (Month/Day/Year)r4Page«1__of _3_WASTELAN/CERCLISDATA ENTRY FORMDate:5*09/08/00EPA ID#Lat/LongDate Entered in WasteLAN:Name & AddressCnty Code/Cnty/Cong Dist/SAM/OSCFedFacActionLeadPlannedStartCompIActualStartCompIALASKAAKN001002244 FORMER USAF NE CAPE ST.LAWRENCE NFACILITYT25S R54W, 70 Ml E OF SAVOONGA63° 17' 00" NST. LAWRENCE ISLAND168° 58' 00" W SAVOONGA, AK 99769180 NOME C.A.DSEPA(SAM: MARKADER)109/06/00ActionQualifier

ACAT FOIA Repository 60

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 60, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 1
Document Title: Correspondence from EPA R10 to Senator Stevens
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Senator Ted Stevens regarding being in touch with the lawyer representing the Village of Savoonga and explaining the status of the EPA assessment of the Northeast Cape cleanup plans and progress.

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ACAT/EDGI FOIA, November 2023

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Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 77," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, November 2023

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Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 115," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, November 2023

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Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 141," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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ACAT FOIA Repository 142

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Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 243," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

ACAT/EDGI FOIA, November 2023

Chambers, Mark, Gretchen Gehrke, Pam Miller, Chris Sellers, Jessica Varner, and Vi Waghiyi, "ACAT FOIA Repository 317," ACAT/EDGI FOIA Repository, Alaska: Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 2023. https://apeoplesepa.org/panel/pages/home+acat-foia-repository

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November 2021 Newsfeed

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November Newsfeed

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November 30, 2021

EPA Funds Research Key to Environmental Justice Mapping Tool (E&E News, November 30, 2021).

PFAS Drinking Water Issues get $10 Billion in Funding (The National Law Review, November 30, 2021).

November 29, 2021

EPA Announces Legally Mandated Changes to TSCA Fees (JD Supra, November 29, 2021).

Environmental Justice, Climate Change Enforcement is Ramping Up (Bloomberg Law, November 29, 2021).

November 28, 2021

‘Cancer has decimated our community.’ EPA’s Regan vows to help hard-hit areas, but residents have doubts. (The Washington Post, November 28, 2021).

Montana’s Change in Water Quality Standards Draw EPA Scrutiny (Independent Record, November 28, 2021).

November 27, 2021

Elizabeth Mine Cleanup Cost $103M, More than 4 times Initial Estimate (Valley News, November 27, 2021).

November 26, 2021

Automakers Have Miles to go to Reach Biden’s Fuel Economy Goals (Ohio News Times, November 26, 2021).

November 24, 2021

The EPA Administrator Visited Cancer-Causing Air Pollution Hot Spots Highlighted by ProPublica and Promised Reforms (ProPublica, November 24, 2021).

EPA Indefinitely Extends COVID-19 Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance (JD Supra, November 24, 2021).

Biden’s EJ promises Might Not Cover Other Countries (E&E News, November 24, 2021).

November 23, 2021

EPA Forces Natural Gas Plants to Make Pollution Data Public (E&E News, November 23, 2021).

November 20, 2021

EPA, Corps, Announce Proposed WOTUS Rule (The Waterways Journal, November 20, 2021).

November 19, 2021

Biden appoints Blackman to regional EPA post after he fell short in PSC bid (The Current, November 19, 2021).

November 18, 2021

Biden Administration Takes Step Toward Reversing Trump Water Regulations Rollback (The Hill, November 18, 2021).

Biden Administration Acts to Restore Clean-Water Safeguards (PBS, November 18, 2021).

EPA Sets Timeline to Weigh Next Steps Related to Pebble Mine (AP News, November 18, 2021).

November 17, 2021

EPA, Biden Administration Block Yazoo Pumps Project (The Vicksburg Post, November 17, 2021).

Residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Hopeful for Action After EPA Head’s Visits (The Guardian, November 17, 2021).

November 16, 2021

Biden Administration Signals it will Keep Trump-Era Aircraft Emissions Rule (The Hill, November 16, 2021).

EPA Finds PFAS are More Toxic than Previously Thought (EWG, November 16, 2021).

EPA Fines MSC and Bulker Over Ballast Water Violations (The Maritime Executive, November 16, 2021).

November 15, 2021

EPA Unveils New Recycling Push Pegged to Climate, Justice (E&E News, November 15, 2021).

EPA FInes Gas Facility in Kapolei over Clean Air Act Violations (KHON2, November 15, 2021).

EPA Finalizes First National Recycling Strategy (The Washington Post, November 15, 2021).

November 14, 2021

CDC Again Tightens Blood Lead Standard for Young Children: EPA’s Action Levels for Lead in Butte Soil Now Even More Outdated (Montana Standard, November 14, 2021).

November 13, 2021

EPA Finds Herbicide May Harm Endangered Species, Angering AG Groups (AgriPulse, November 13, 2021).

November 11, 2021

EPA Fines Hawaii County for Missing Sewage Plan Deadline (AP News, November 11, 2021).

Infrastructure Bill Contains More than $350M for Recycling, but Local Effects are still Years Away (Waste Dive, November 11, 2021).

EPA Plans ‘Even More Ambitious’ Methane Rules (E&E News, November 11, 2021).

November 11, 2021

EPA Fines Pesticide Applicator for Alleged Violations of Federal Pesticide Law on Kansas Farms (EPA, November 11, 2021).

November 10, 2021

EPA Air Reg’s Price Tag: Huge, Politically Toxic, and Wrong (E&E News, November 10, 2021).

November 9, 2021

EPA Rules May Spark Legal War Over Social Cost of Methane (E&E News, November 9, 2021).

EPA to Review Public Comments on Lower Neponset Superfund Designation (WBUR News, November 9, 2021).

Waste Not, Want Not: EPA’s Impending National Recycling Strategy (The National Law Review, November 9, 2021).

‘Drinking Through a Lead Straw’ — $15B Approved to Fix Dangerous Water Pipes (US News, November 9, 2021).

November 8, 2021

Supreme Court’s Unusual Decision to Hear a Coal Case Could Deal President Biden’s Climate Plans Another Setback (InsideClimate News, November 8, 2021).

EPA Outlines $630M Vision for Curbing Tijuana Sewage Pollution in San Diego (The San Diego Union Tribune, November 8, 2021).

November 7, 2021

Climate Pledges Built on Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds (The Washington Post, November 7, 2021).

EPA to Begin Testing Water at 300 Benton Harbor Homes (US. News, November 7, 2021).

November 6, 2021

Advocates: EPA’s Proposed Methane Rule will Complement New Mexico's Efforts to Curb Pollution (Santa Fe New Mexican, November 6, 2021).

House Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill with Big Boost for Chesapeake Bay Program, Governor Hogan issues statement (NottinghamMD.com, November 6, 2021).

November 5, 2021

ProPublica Report Highlights Philadelphia-area Locations where Industrial Air Pollution Exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’ (The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 5, 2021).

EPA Fines Iowa Fertilizer Distributor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations (EPA, November 5, 2021).

November 4, 2021

With New Settlements, EPA May Finally Protect Americans from Asbestos (Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, November 4, 2021).

Environmentalists Call on EPA to Take Lead in Carson Stench Investigation (LA Times, November 4, 2021).

EPA Cites Republic Steel for Lead Air Pollution in Canton, Ohio (EPA, November 4, 2021).

November 3, 2021

How Methane Rule Hits Energy, from Pipeline to Politics (E&E News, November 3, 2021).

EPA Pressed on ‘Toxic Cocktail’ in Tap Water (E&E News, November 3, 2021).

November 2, 2021

Biden EPA Unveils New Rules to Curb Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas, from Oil and Gas Operations (The Washington Post, November 2, 2021).

EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area (EPA, November 2, 2021).

EPA Orders Benton Harbor Take 'Immediate Actions' to Fix Lead-tainted Drinking Water (Detroit Free Press, November 2, 2021).

Poison in the Air (Propublica, November 2, 2021)

November 1, 2021

EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers (EPA, November 1, 2021).
October 31, 2021

EPA Asks DC Cir. to Pause States’ Ozone Standards Challenge While it Reconsiders Rule Extension (Law Street, October 31, 2021).

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November Newsfeed

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November 30, 2021

EPA Funds Research Key to Environmental Justice Mapping Tool (E&E News, November 30, 2021).

PFAS Drinking Water Issues get $10 Billion in Funding (The National Law Review, November 30, 2021).

November 29, 2021

EPA Announces Legally Mandated Changes to TSCA Fees (JD Supra, November 29, 2021).

Environmental Justice, Climate Change Enforcement is Ramping Up (Bloomberg Law, November 29, 2021).

November 28, 2021

‘Cancer has decimated our community.’ EPA’s Regan vows to help hard-hit areas, but residents have doubts. (The Washington Post, November 28, 2021).

Montana’s Change in Water Quality Standards Draw EPA Scrutiny (Independent Record, November 28, 2021).

November 27, 2021

Elizabeth Mine Cleanup Cost $103M, More than 4 times Initial Estimate (Valley News, November 27, 2021).

November 26, 2021

Automakers Have Miles to go to Reach Biden’s Fuel Economy Goals (Ohio News Times, November 26, 2021).

November 24, 2021

The EPA Administrator Visited Cancer-Causing Air Pollution Hot Spots Highlighted by ProPublica and Promised Reforms (ProPublica, November 24, 2021).

EPA Indefinitely Extends COVID-19 Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance (JD Supra, November 24, 2021).

Biden’s EJ promises Might Not Cover Other Countries (E&E News, November 24, 2021).

November 23, 2021

EPA Forces Natural Gas Plants to Make Pollution Data Public (E&E News, November 23, 2021).

November 20, 2021

EPA, Corps, Announce Proposed WOTUS Rule (The Waterways Journal, November 20, 2021).

November 19, 2021

Biden appoints Blackman to regional EPA post after he fell short in PSC bid (The Current, November 19, 2021).

November 18, 2021

Biden Administration Takes Step Toward Reversing Trump Water Regulations Rollback (The Hill, November 18, 2021).

Biden Administration Acts to Restore Clean-Water Safeguards (PBS, November 18, 2021).

EPA Sets Timeline to Weigh Next Steps Related to Pebble Mine (AP News, November 18, 2021).

November 17, 2021

EPA, Biden Administration Block Yazoo Pumps Project (The Vicksburg Post, November 17, 2021).

Residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Hopeful for Action After EPA Head’s Visits (The Guardian, November 17, 2021).

November 16, 2021

Biden Administration Signals it will Keep Trump-Era Aircraft Emissions Rule (The Hill, November 16, 2021).

EPA Finds PFAS are More Toxic than Previously Thought (EWG, November 16, 2021).

EPA Fines MSC and Bulker Over Ballast Water Violations (The Maritime Executive, November 16, 2021).

November 15, 2021

EPA Unveils New Recycling Push Pegged to Climate, Justice (E&E News, November 15, 2021).

EPA FInes Gas Facility in Kapolei over Clean Air Act Violations (KHON2, November 15, 2021).

EPA Finalizes First National Recycling Strategy (The Washington Post, November 15, 2021).

November 14, 2021

CDC Again Tightens Blood Lead Standard for Young Children: EPA’s Action Levels for Lead in Butte Soil Now Even More Outdated (Montana Standard, November 14, 2021).

November 13, 2021

EPA Finds Herbicide May Harm Endangered Species, Angering AG Groups (AgriPulse, November 13, 2021).

November 11, 2021

EPA Fines Hawaii County for Missing Sewage Plan Deadline (AP News, November 11, 2021).

Infrastructure Bill Contains More than $350M for Recycling, but Local Effects are still Years Away (Waste Dive, November 11, 2021).

EPA Plans ‘Even More Ambitious’ Methane Rules (E&E News, November 11, 2021).

November 11, 2021

EPA Fines Pesticide Applicator for Alleged Violations of Federal Pesticide Law on Kansas Farms (EPA, November 11, 2021).

November 10, 2021

EPA Air Reg’s Price Tag: Huge, Politically Toxic, and Wrong (E&E News, November 10, 2021).

November 9, 2021

EPA Rules May Spark Legal War Over Social Cost of Methane (E&E News, November 9, 2021).

EPA to Review Public Comments on Lower Neponset Superfund Designation (WBUR News, November 9, 2021).

Waste Not, Want Not: EPA’s Impending National Recycling Strategy (The National Law Review, November 9, 2021).

‘Drinking Through a Lead Straw’ — $15B Approved to Fix Dangerous Water Pipes (US News, November 9, 2021).

November 8, 2021

Supreme Court’s Unusual Decision to Hear a Coal Case Could Deal President Biden’s Climate Plans Another Setback (InsideClimate News, November 8, 2021).

EPA Outlines $630M Vision for Curbing Tijuana Sewage Pollution in San Diego (The San Diego Union Tribune, November 8, 2021).

November 7, 2021

Climate Pledges Built on Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds (The Washington Post, November 7, 2021).

EPA to Begin Testing Water at 300 Benton Harbor Homes (US. News, November 7, 2021).

November 6, 2021

Advocates: EPA’s Proposed Methane Rule will Complement New Mexico's Efforts to Curb Pollution (Santa Fe New Mexican, November 6, 2021).

House Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill with Big Boost for Chesapeake Bay Program, Governor Hogan issues statement (NottinghamMD.com, November 6, 2021).

November 5, 2021

ProPublica Report Highlights Philadelphia-area Locations where Industrial Air Pollution Exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’ (The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 5, 2021).

EPA Fines Iowa Fertilizer Distributor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations (EPA, November 5, 2021).

November 4, 2021

With New Settlements, EPA May Finally Protect Americans from Asbestos (Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, November 4, 2021).

Environmentalists Call on EPA to Take Lead in Carson Stench Investigation (LA Times, November 4, 2021).

EPA Cites Republic Steel for Lead Air Pollution in Canton, Ohio (EPA, November 4, 2021).

November 3, 2021

How Methane Rule Hits Energy, from Pipeline to Politics (E&E News, November 3, 2021).

EPA Pressed on ‘Toxic Cocktail’ in Tap Water (E&E News, November 3, 2021).

November 2, 2021

Biden EPA Unveils New Rules to Curb Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas, from Oil and Gas Operations (The Washington Post, November 2, 2021).

EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area (EPA, November 2, 2021).

EPA Orders Benton Harbor Take 'Immediate Actions' to Fix Lead-tainted Drinking Water (Detroit Free Press, November 2, 2021).

Poison in the Air (Propublica, November 2, 2021)

November 1, 2021

EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers (EPA, November 1, 2021).
October 31, 2021

EPA Asks DC Cir. to Pause States’ Ozone Standards Challenge While it Reconsiders Rule Extension (Law Street, October 31, 2021).

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June 2021 Newsfeed

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June Newsfeed

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July 2, 2021

EPA Withdraws Rule Allowing Use of Radioactive Material in Road Construction (The Hill, July 2, 2021).

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July 1, 2021

House Democrats Unite to Send Firm Climate Signal to Biden (Politico, July 1, 2021).

Biden EPA to Reassess Trump-Era Chemical Health Findings (The Hill, July 1, 2021).

EPA Employees Fight for Contract That Will Protect Them Against Future Administrations (The Hill, July 1, 2021)

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June 30, 2021

The EPA Must Follow Canada's Lead and Issue New Rules for Ballast Water to Protect the Great Lakes (The Hill, June 30, 2021).

The Department of Yes (The Intercept, June 30, 2021).

U.S. EPA Weighs Taseko Copper Mining Process Akin To Fracking (Nasdaq, June 30, 2021).

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June 29, 2021

Study: EPA Underestimated Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Development (The Hill, June 29, 2021)

EPA Detects Toxic Levels of Pollution from Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant (Hawaii News Now, June 29, 2021).

Here's How Biden Is Spending His First Big Environmental Justice Investment (Grist, June 29, 2021).

Groups Urge EPA to Spell Out RFS Waiver Rules (Successful Farming, June 29, 2021).

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June 28, 2021

White House Delays Agency Changes to Environmental Law Procedures Under Trump Rule by Two Years (The Hill, June 28, 2021)

U.S. EPA Issues Warnings Over Caribbean Refinery Shutdown Plan (Reuters, June 28, 2021)

EPA Announces Plan to Strengthen Environmental Justice Through Criminal Enforcement (Lexology, June 28, 2021)

Dolton Plant Owner to Pay $350,000 After Hazardous Waste Citations (Chicago Sun Times, June 28, 2021).

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June 25, 2021

As Democrats Spar Over Advancing Biden's Climate Agenda, They Move to Cut Methane (The Washington Post, June 25, 2021).

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June 24, 2021

Acting United States Attorney Jacquelyn M. Kasulis Announces Formation of Environmental Justice Team in the Office's Civil Division (US Department of Justice, June 24, 2021).

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Omits Big Climate Measures (The New York Times, June 24, 2021).

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June 23, 2021

EPA Orders Cleanup After Tons of Sand Washes into Sandhill Stream (Omaha World-Herald, June 23, 2021).

Governor Petitions EPA to List PFAS as Hazardous Waste (NM Political Report, June 23, 2021).

EPA's Environmental Justice Boss Touts Early Actions for Biden (Bloomberg Law, June 23, 2021).

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June 22, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Protecting the Air We Breathe (Open Access Government, June 22, 2021)

Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump Environmental Review Rule Rewrite (The Hill, June 22, 2021).

What if American Democracy Fails the Climate Crisis? (The New York Times Magazine, June 22, 2021).

EPA Reaches Settlement to Close Asbestos Reporting Loopholes (EHS Daily Advisor, June 22, 2021).

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June 21, 2021

Obama BLM Director: Biden Needs a New Nominee (E&E News, June 21, 2021).

Boulder Continues to Work Toward Greater Climate Equity as EPA Bestows No. 8 Ranking (Boulder Daily Camera, June 21, 2021)

US Senators Urge Biden to Support Biomass Industry (Bioenergy Insight, June 21, 2021).

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June 20, 2021

EPA Coordinator Shares the Process of Air Quality Tests in Rockton (mystateline.com, June 20, 2021)

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June 17, 2021

Biden EPA May Offer Refiners Small Biofuel Concession (Rigzone, June 17, 2021).

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June 16, 2021

Federal Judge Overturns Leasing Freeze in Blow to Biden (E&E News, June 16, 2021).

Public Schools Help Des Moines, Sioux City Rank Near Top Nationally for Number of Energy Efficient Buildings (Des Moines Register, June 16, 2021).

Senate Confirms Radhika Fox to Lead EPA's Water Office (The Hill, June 16, 2021).

Biden EPA Delays Trump-Era Lead and Copper Rule Again (NRDC, June 16, 2021).

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June 15, 2021

EPA Budget to Increase for FY 2022 (EHS Daily Advisor, June 15, 2021).

EPA to Repeal Controversial Water Rule Impacting New Mexico (Santa Fe New Mexican, June 15, 2021).

Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands (The New York Times, June 15, 2021).

EPA Refers Chemical Plant Owner to Attorney General for Violations After Fire (WISN, June 15, 2021).

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June 14, 2021

EPA to Reinstate Air Pollution Panel Disbanded Under Trump (The Hill, June 14, 2021).

EPA & Army Announce Intent to Revise Definition of Waters of the United States (Water and Wastes Digest, June 14, 2021).

Haaland Urges Biden to Fully Protect Three National Monuments Weakened by Donald Trump (The Washington Post, June 14, 2021).

Fire at Illinois Chemical Plant Could Cause "Environmental Nightmare," Fire Chief Says (NBC News, June 14, 2021).

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June 13, 2021

13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions that Exceed the EPA's 'Action Level,' A Study Finds (Inside Climate News, June 13, 2021).

G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action but Hold Back on Coal (The New York Times, June 13, 2021).

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June 10, 2021

E.P.A to Review Rules on Soot Linked to Deaths, Which Trump Declined to Tighten (The New York Times, June 10, 2021).

Volkswagen U.S. CEO Meets with EPA Administrator on EVs (WTVB, June 10, 2021).

EPA Yanking Toms River Reich Farm from Superfund List (Ashbury Park Press, June 10, 2021).

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June 9, 2021

EPA Fines Honolulu-Based Home Remodeler for Lead Safety Violations (Honolulu Star Advertiser, June 9, 2021).

Keystone XL Pipeline Developer Pulls Plug on Controversial Project (The Washington Post, June 9, 2021).

Rebuilding EPA Through Its Climate Programs (The Hill, June 9, 2021).

EPA Budget Request Emphasizes Recycling (Plastics Recycling Update, June 9, 2021).

Court Blocks Trump-era, Toxic Citrus Pesticide, Defended by Biden EPA (Beyond Pesticide, June 9, 2021).

Biden Administration to Restore Clean-Water Protections Ended by Trump (The New York Times, June 9, 2021).

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June 8, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency Fines 2 Hawaii Companies Over Jet Fuel Release (Honolulu Star Advertiser, June 8, 2021).

FMC’s Fluindapyr Fun Fungicide Gets EPA Registration (FMC Corporation, June 8, 2021).

EPA Agrees to Disclose Data on Products Containing Asbestos, Reversing Trump Protocol (San Francisco Chronicle, June 8, 2021).

‘Energy Justice’ Nominee Brings Activist Voice to Biden’s Climate Plans (NPR, June 8, 2021).

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June 7, 2021

Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip (The New York Times, June 7, 2021).

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June 6, 2021

Ohio EPA: Trumbull Drinking Water has Small Amounts of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (Mahoning Matters, June 6, 2021).

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June 4, 2021

EPA Awards $388 Million Loan for East County Water Purification System (NBC 7 San Diego, June 4, 2021).

EPA Releases 2022 Construction General Permit for Public Comment (The National law Review, June 4, 2021).

President Biden’s FY 2022 Budget Request Includes $11.2 Billion for EPA (The National Law Review, June 4, 2021).

EPA Alerts Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Band that PolyMet Mine “May Affect” Their Waters (MPR News, June 4, 2021).

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June 3, 2021

California Urges EPA to Let State Set Car-Emissions Standard (The Times Leader, June 3, 2021).

Local Leaders Press EPA on Lead Water Needs and Fixes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 3, 2021).

Justice Department, EPA and the State of Indiana Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Lone Star Industries (The Department of Justice, June 3, 2021).

EPA Plans Superfund Cleanup for Bear Creek Near Baltimore (Bay Journal, June 3, 2021).

Brownfields/Arkansas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Chicot County and Western Arkansas Planning & Development District Grants (JDSUPRA, June 3, 2021).

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June 2, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency to Conduct Listening Sessions on Chemical Accident Prevention (Environmental Protection, June 2, 2021)

Biden Aims to End Arctic Drilling. A Trump-Era Law Could Foil His Plans (The New York Times, June 2, 2021).

EDF Calls for Restoration of California’s Clean Car Waiver at EPA Hearing (Environmental Defense Fund, June 2, 2021).

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June 1, 2021

Biden Suspends Drilling Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (The New York Times, June 1, 2021).

Bristol Bay Tribes to EPA: Veto Pebble Mine Now and Forever (NRDC, June 1, 2021).

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July 2, 2021

EPA Withdraws Rule Allowing Use of Radioactive Material in Road Construction (The Hill, July 2, 2021).

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July 1, 2021

House Democrats Unite to Send Firm Climate Signal to Biden (Politico, July 1, 2021).

Biden EPA to Reassess Trump-Era Chemical Health Findings (The Hill, July 1, 2021).

EPA Employees Fight for Contract That Will Protect Them Against Future Administrations (The Hill, July 1, 2021)

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June 30, 2021

The EPA Must Follow Canada's Lead and Issue New Rules for Ballast Water to Protect the Great Lakes (The Hill, June 30, 2021).

The Department of Yes (The Intercept, June 30, 2021).

U.S. EPA Weighs Taseko Copper Mining Process Akin To Fracking (Nasdaq, June 30, 2021).

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June 29, 2021

Study: EPA Underestimated Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Development (The Hill, June 29, 2021)

EPA Detects Toxic Levels of Pollution from Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant (Hawaii News Now, June 29, 2021).

Here's How Biden Is Spending His First Big Environmental Justice Investment (Grist, June 29, 2021).

Groups Urge EPA to Spell Out RFS Waiver Rules (Successful Farming, June 29, 2021).

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June 28, 2021

White House Delays Agency Changes to Environmental Law Procedures Under Trump Rule by Two Years (The Hill, June 28, 2021)

U.S. EPA Issues Warnings Over Caribbean Refinery Shutdown Plan (Reuters, June 28, 2021)

EPA Announces Plan to Strengthen Environmental Justice Through Criminal Enforcement (Lexology, June 28, 2021)

Dolton Plant Owner to Pay $350,000 After Hazardous Waste Citations (Chicago Sun Times, June 28, 2021).

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June 25, 2021

As Democrats Spar Over Advancing Biden's Climate Agenda, They Move to Cut Methane (The Washington Post, June 25, 2021).

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June 24, 2021

Acting United States Attorney Jacquelyn M. Kasulis Announces Formation of Environmental Justice Team in the Office's Civil Division (US Department of Justice, June 24, 2021).

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Omits Big Climate Measures (The New York Times, June 24, 2021).

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June 23, 2021

EPA Orders Cleanup After Tons of Sand Washes into Sandhill Stream (Omaha World-Herald, June 23, 2021).

Governor Petitions EPA to List PFAS as Hazardous Waste (NM Political Report, June 23, 2021).

EPA's Environmental Justice Boss Touts Early Actions for Biden (Bloomberg Law, June 23, 2021).

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June 22, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Protecting the Air We Breathe (Open Access Government, June 22, 2021)

Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump Environmental Review Rule Rewrite (The Hill, June 22, 2021).

What if American Democracy Fails the Climate Crisis? (The New York Times Magazine, June 22, 2021).

EPA Reaches Settlement to Close Asbestos Reporting Loopholes (EHS Daily Advisor, June 22, 2021).

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June 21, 2021

Obama BLM Director: Biden Needs a New Nominee (E&E News, June 21, 2021).

Boulder Continues to Work Toward Greater Climate Equity as EPA Bestows No. 8 Ranking (Boulder Daily Camera, June 21, 2021)

US Senators Urge Biden to Support Biomass Industry (Bioenergy Insight, June 21, 2021).

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June 20, 2021

EPA Coordinator Shares the Process of Air Quality Tests in Rockton (mystateline.com, June 20, 2021)

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June 17, 2021

Biden EPA May Offer Refiners Small Biofuel Concession (Rigzone, June 17, 2021).

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June 16, 2021

Federal Judge Overturns Leasing Freeze in Blow to Biden (E&E News, June 16, 2021).

Public Schools Help Des Moines, Sioux City Rank Near Top Nationally for Number of Energy Efficient Buildings (Des Moines Register, June 16, 2021).

Senate Confirms Radhika Fox to Lead EPA's Water Office (The Hill, June 16, 2021).

Biden EPA Delays Trump-Era Lead and Copper Rule Again (NRDC, June 16, 2021).

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June 15, 2021

EPA Budget to Increase for FY 2022 (EHS Daily Advisor, June 15, 2021).

EPA to Repeal Controversial Water Rule Impacting New Mexico (Santa Fe New Mexican, June 15, 2021).

Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands (The New York Times, June 15, 2021).

EPA Refers Chemical Plant Owner to Attorney General for Violations After Fire (WISN, June 15, 2021).

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June 14, 2021

EPA to Reinstate Air Pollution Panel Disbanded Under Trump (The Hill, June 14, 2021).

EPA & Army Announce Intent to Revise Definition of Waters of the United States (Water and Wastes Digest, June 14, 2021).

Haaland Urges Biden to Fully Protect Three National Monuments Weakened by Donald Trump (The Washington Post, June 14, 2021).

Fire at Illinois Chemical Plant Could Cause "Environmental Nightmare," Fire Chief Says (NBC News, June 14, 2021).

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June 13, 2021

13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions that Exceed the EPA's 'Action Level,' A Study Finds (Inside Climate News, June 13, 2021).

G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action but Hold Back on Coal (The New York Times, June 13, 2021).

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June 10, 2021

E.P.A to Review Rules on Soot Linked to Deaths, Which Trump Declined to Tighten (The New York Times, June 10, 2021).

Volkswagen U.S. CEO Meets with EPA Administrator on EVs (WTVB, June 10, 2021).

EPA Yanking Toms River Reich Farm from Superfund List (Ashbury Park Press, June 10, 2021).

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June 9, 2021

EPA Fines Honolulu-Based Home Remodeler for Lead Safety Violations (Honolulu Star Advertiser, June 9, 2021).

Keystone XL Pipeline Developer Pulls Plug on Controversial Project (The Washington Post, June 9, 2021).

Rebuilding EPA Through Its Climate Programs (The Hill, June 9, 2021).

EPA Budget Request Emphasizes Recycling (Plastics Recycling Update, June 9, 2021).

Court Blocks Trump-era, Toxic Citrus Pesticide, Defended by Biden EPA (Beyond Pesticide, June 9, 2021).

Biden Administration to Restore Clean-Water Protections Ended by Trump (The New York Times, June 9, 2021).

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June 8, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency Fines 2 Hawaii Companies Over Jet Fuel Release (Honolulu Star Advertiser, June 8, 2021).

FMC’s Fluindapyr Fun Fungicide Gets EPA Registration (FMC Corporation, June 8, 2021).

EPA Agrees to Disclose Data on Products Containing Asbestos, Reversing Trump Protocol (San Francisco Chronicle, June 8, 2021).

‘Energy Justice’ Nominee Brings Activist Voice to Biden’s Climate Plans (NPR, June 8, 2021).

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June 7, 2021

Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip (The New York Times, June 7, 2021).

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June 6, 2021

Ohio EPA: Trumbull Drinking Water has Small Amounts of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (Mahoning Matters, June 6, 2021).

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June 4, 2021

EPA Awards $388 Million Loan for East County Water Purification System (NBC 7 San Diego, June 4, 2021).

EPA Releases 2022 Construction General Permit for Public Comment (The National law Review, June 4, 2021).

President Biden’s FY 2022 Budget Request Includes $11.2 Billion for EPA (The National Law Review, June 4, 2021).

EPA Alerts Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Band that PolyMet Mine “May Affect” Their Waters (MPR News, June 4, 2021).

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June 3, 2021

California Urges EPA to Let State Set Car-Emissions Standard (The Times Leader, June 3, 2021).

Local Leaders Press EPA on Lead Water Needs and Fixes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 3, 2021).

Justice Department, EPA and the State of Indiana Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Lone Star Industries (The Department of Justice, June 3, 2021).

EPA Plans Superfund Cleanup for Bear Creek Near Baltimore (Bay Journal, June 3, 2021).

Brownfields/Arkansas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Chicot County and Western Arkansas Planning & Development District Grants (JDSUPRA, June 3, 2021).

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June 2, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency to Conduct Listening Sessions on Chemical Accident Prevention (Environmental Protection, June 2, 2021)

Biden Aims to End Arctic Drilling. A Trump-Era Law Could Foil His Plans (The New York Times, June 2, 2021).

EDF Calls for Restoration of California’s Clean Car Waiver at EPA Hearing (Environmental Defense Fund, June 2, 2021).

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June 1, 2021

Biden Suspends Drilling Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (The New York Times, June 1, 2021).

Bristol Bay Tribes to EPA: Veto Pebble Mine Now and Forever (NRDC, June 1, 2021).

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May 31, 2021

Dane County Joins EPA Green Power Program (DeForest Times-Tribune, May 31, 2021).
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May 28, 2021:

Biden’s Fossil Fuel Moves Clash With Pledges on Climate Change (The New York Times, May 28, 2021).

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May 27, 2021:

E.P.A. to Modify Trump-Era Limits on States’ Ability to Oppose Energy Projects (The New York TImes, May 27, 2021).

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May 26, 2021

Biden Administration Defends Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project (The New York Times, May 26, 2021).

EPA Officially Nixes Trump “Secret Science” Rule (The Hill, May 26, 2021).

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May 25, 2021

Why is the House Taking So Long to Undo Trump Methane Rule? (E&E News, May 25, 2021).

Biden Looks to California for Next Phase of Offshore Wind (The Washington Post, May 25, 2021).

Addressing Environmental Justice Through EPA Enforcement Tools (JDSUPRA, May 25, 2021).

EPA Considering Creek on Former Bethlehem Steel Site in Sparrows Point for National Pollution Priority List (The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2021).

EPA Discusses Project to Clean Up Former Allied Paper Landfill (News Channel 3, May 25, 2021).

For the Second Time in Four Years, the Ninth Circuit Has Ordered the EPA to Set New Lead Paint and Dust Standards (InsideClimate News, May 25, 2021).

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May 24, 2021

Scranton Manufacturing Fined $50K BY EPA (Carroll Times Herald, May 24, 2021).

Trump EPA Dodged Science Policy for Weedkiller (E&E News, May 24, 2021).

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May 23, 2021

EPA Approves Fungicide to Combat Coffee Leaf Rust (Hawai’i Public Radio, May 23, 2021)

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May 21, 2021

Biden Requires Climate Considerations in Budget Process (Government Executive, May 21, 2021).

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May 20th:

U.S. EPA to Keep Biofuel Mandates Steady in 2021-22 Due to Coronavirus - Sources (May 20, 2021).

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May 19th:

White House Brings Back Climate Scientist Forced Out by Trump Administration (The Washington Post, May 19, 2021).

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May 18th:

What to Save? Climate Change Forces Brutal Choices at National Parks (The New York Times, May 18, 2021).

EPA Watchdog Audits Cite Agency Enforcement Falloff in Recent Years (ENR, Engineering News-Record, May 18, 2021).

EPA to End Week-Long Suspension of Emissions Regulations After Pipeline Hack (Foreign Brief Geopolitical Risk Analysis, May 18, 2021).

EPA Expands Zone of Potential Lead Contamination in West Atlanta (Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 18, 2021).

EPA Shuts Polluting Caribbean Refinery Reopened Under Trump (The Guardian, May 18, 2021).

EPA Cracks Down on Landfill Methane Emissions (E&E News, May 18, 2021).

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May 17th:

EPA Urging Communities, Stakeholders to Participate as Scrutiny of Natural Gas, Oil Industry Methane Emissions Begins (Natural Gas Intel, May 17, 2021).

EPA Will Rescind Final Rule Establishing Administrative Procedures for Issuing Guidance Documents (The National Law Review, May 17, 2021).

Supreme Court Gives Big Oil a Win in Climate Fight with Cities (The New York Times, May 17, 2021).

EPA Proposes to Remove Barrels Inc. Site in Lansing from Superfund List (WILX, May 17, 2021).

EPA Grants to Allow Monitoring of Beach Water Quality in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington (EP Magazine, May 17, 2021).

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May 16th:

For the EPA, A Moment of Reckoning (Salon, May 16, 2021).

John Kerry: US Climate Envoy Criticised for Optimism on Clean Tech (BBC, May 16, 2021).

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May 14th:

EPA Orders Virgin Islands Refinery to Shut Down, Citing “Imminent” Health Threat (The Washington Post, May 14, 2021).

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May 13th:

In a Report Suppressed Under Trump, the EPA Has Said for the First Time that Humans Caused the Climate Crisis (Business Insider, May 13, 2021)

Biden Administration to Repeal Trump Rule Aimed at Curbing E.P.A’s Power (The New York Times, May 13, 2021)

EPA Begins Environmental Justice Consultations on Risk Management Rulemakings for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos and PV29 (The National Law Review, May 13, 2021).
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May 12th:

EPA Relaunches Website Tracking Climate Change Indicators (The Hill, May 12, 2021).

U.S. Has Entered Unprecedented Climate Territory, EPA Warns (The Washington Post, May 12, 2021)

Hill Democrats May Have More Time to Scrap Trump Rules (E&E News, May 12, 2021).

EPA, DOT Move to Boost Gasoline Availability after Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack (May 11, 2021, Politico).

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May 11th:

EPA Grants Will Fund Cleanups in Western Montana (Montana Public Radio, May 11, 2021).

Wisconsin’s Attorney General Calls for Federal Regulation of “Forever Chemicals” (Wisconsin State Journal, May 11, 2021).

Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm (The New York Times, May 11, 2021).

U.S. Waives Environmental Rule to Ease Mid-Atlantic Fuel Shortages (Reuters, May 11, 2021).

EPA to Jackson, Mississippi: Water Safe to Drink Despite Numerous Problems with System (Clarion Ledger, May 11, 2021).

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May 10th

Biden’s Climate Bet Rests on a Clean Electricity Standard (E&E News, May 10, 2021).

EPA Enforcement Policies Prioritize Environmental Justice and Embrace ‘NextGen’ Compliance Tools (The National Law Review, May 10, 2021).

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May 7th:

New EPA Coolant Rule is a No-Brainer for Addressing the Climate Crisis (The Hill, May 7, 2021).

Interior Department Withdraws Trump Rule Loosening Arctic Drilling Regulations (The Hill, May 7, 2021).

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May 6th:

Inspector General Rebukes EPA For Failing to Protect Communities from Carcinogenic Air Pollution (The Intercept, May 6, 2021).

Meet 5 Republican AGs Fighting Biden on Climate (E&E News, May 6, 2021).

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May 5th:

How to Fast-Track Climate Action? EPA Cutting Super Pollutant HFCs (The Hill, May 5, 2021).

Early Messaging from USEPA Enforcement HQ (Micahel Best & Friedrich LLP via Lexology, May 5, 2021)

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May 4th:

EPA and Des Moines Move to Rehab Polluted Eyesore (San Francisco Gate May 4, 2021).

EPA Wants To Retract Three Last-Minute RFS Waivers (Agriculture.com, May 4, 2021).

Federal Officials to Address Issues with Water System at Council Meeting (The Northside Sun, May 4, 2021).

EPA Official Directs Agency to Ramp Up Enforcement in Communities Hit Hard by Pollution (The Hill, May 4, 2021).

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May 3rd:

EPA to Announce Sharp Limits on Powerful Greenhouse Gases (The New York Times, May 3, 2021).

EPA May Craft Groundwater Rule to Pass Supreme Court Test (E&E News, May 3, 2021).
Congress on Track to Reject Trump EPA Revisions to Oil and Gas Methane Standards (Gibson Dunn, May 3, 2021).

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May 31, 2021

Dane County Joins EPA Green Power Program (DeForest Times-Tribune, May 31, 2021).
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May 28, 2021:

Biden’s Fossil Fuel Moves Clash With Pledges on Climate Change (The New York Times, May 28, 2021).

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May 27, 2021:

E.P.A. to Modify Trump-Era Limits on States’ Ability to Oppose Energy Projects (The New York TImes, May 27, 2021).

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May 26, 2021

Biden Administration Defends Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project (The New York Times, May 26, 2021).

EPA Officially Nixes Trump “Secret Science” Rule (The Hill, May 26, 2021).

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May 25, 2021

Why is the House Taking So Long to Undo Trump Methane Rule? (E&E News, May 25, 2021).

Biden Looks to California for Next Phase of Offshore Wind (The Washington Post, May 25, 2021).

Addressing Environmental Justice Through EPA Enforcement Tools (JDSUPRA, May 25, 2021).

EPA Considering Creek on Former Bethlehem Steel Site in Sparrows Point for National Pollution Priority List (The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2021).

EPA Discusses Project to Clean Up Former Allied Paper Landfill (News Channel 3, May 25, 2021).

For the Second Time in Four Years, the Ninth Circuit Has Ordered the EPA to Set New Lead Paint and Dust Standards (InsideClimate News, May 25, 2021).

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May 24, 2021

Scranton Manufacturing Fined $50K BY EPA (Carroll Times Herald, May 24, 2021).

Trump EPA Dodged Science Policy for Weedkiller (E&E News, May 24, 2021).

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May 23, 2021

EPA Approves Fungicide to Combat Coffee Leaf Rust (Hawai’i Public Radio, May 23, 2021)

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May 21, 2021

Biden Requires Climate Considerations in Budget Process (Government Executive, May 21, 2021).

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May 20th:

U.S. EPA to Keep Biofuel Mandates Steady in 2021-22 Due to Coronavirus - Sources (May 20, 2021).

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May 19th:

White House Brings Back Climate Scientist Forced Out by Trump Administration (The Washington Post, May 19, 2021).

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May 18th:

What to Save? Climate Change Forces Brutal Choices at National Parks (The New York Times, May 18, 2021).

EPA Watchdog Audits Cite Agency Enforcement Falloff in Recent Years (ENR, Engineering News-Record, May 18, 2021).

EPA to End Week-Long Suspension of Emissions Regulations After Pipeline Hack (Foreign Brief Geopolitical Risk Analysis, May 18, 2021).

EPA Expands Zone of Potential Lead Contamination in West Atlanta (Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 18, 2021).

EPA Shuts Polluting Caribbean Refinery Reopened Under Trump (The Guardian, May 18, 2021).

EPA Cracks Down on Landfill Methane Emissions (E&E News, May 18, 2021).

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May 17th:

EPA Urging Communities, Stakeholders to Participate as Scrutiny of Natural Gas, Oil Industry Methane Emissions Begins (Natural Gas Intel, May 17, 2021).

EPA Will Rescind Final Rule Establishing Administrative Procedures for Issuing Guidance Documents (The National Law Review, May 17, 2021).

Supreme Court Gives Big Oil a Win in Climate Fight with Cities (The New York Times, May 17, 2021).

EPA Proposes to Remove Barrels Inc. Site in Lansing from Superfund List (WILX, May 17, 2021).

EPA Grants to Allow Monitoring of Beach Water Quality in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington (EP Magazine, May 17, 2021).

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May 16th:

For the EPA, A Moment of Reckoning (Salon, May 16, 2021).

John Kerry: US Climate Envoy Criticised for Optimism on Clean Tech (BBC, May 16, 2021).

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May 14th:

EPA Orders Virgin Islands Refinery to Shut Down, Citing “Imminent” Health Threat (The Washington Post, May 14, 2021).

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May 13th:

In a Report Suppressed Under Trump, the EPA Has Said for the First Time that Humans Caused the Climate Crisis (Business Insider, May 13, 2021)

Biden Administration to Repeal Trump Rule Aimed at Curbing E.P.A’s Power (The New York Times, May 13, 2021)

EPA Begins Environmental Justice Consultations on Risk Management Rulemakings for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos and PV29 (The National Law Review, May 13, 2021).
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May 12th:

EPA Relaunches Website Tracking Climate Change Indicators (The Hill, May 12, 2021).

U.S. Has Entered Unprecedented Climate Territory, EPA Warns (The Washington Post, May 12, 2021)

Hill Democrats May Have More Time to Scrap Trump Rules (E&E News, May 12, 2021).

EPA, DOT Move to Boost Gasoline Availability after Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack (May 11, 2021, Politico).

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May 11th:

EPA Grants Will Fund Cleanups in Western Montana (Montana Public Radio, May 11, 2021).

Wisconsin’s Attorney General Calls for Federal Regulation of “Forever Chemicals” (Wisconsin State Journal, May 11, 2021).

Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm (The New York Times, May 11, 2021).

U.S. Waives Environmental Rule to Ease Mid-Atlantic Fuel Shortages (Reuters, May 11, 2021).

EPA to Jackson, Mississippi: Water Safe to Drink Despite Numerous Problems with System (Clarion Ledger, May 11, 2021).

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May 10th

Biden’s Climate Bet Rests on a Clean Electricity Standard (E&E News, May 10, 2021).

EPA Enforcement Policies Prioritize Environmental Justice and Embrace ‘NextGen’ Compliance Tools (The National Law Review, May 10, 2021).

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May 7th:

New EPA Coolant Rule is a No-Brainer for Addressing the Climate Crisis (The Hill, May 7, 2021).

Interior Department Withdraws Trump Rule Loosening Arctic Drilling Regulations (The Hill, May 7, 2021).

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May 6th:

Inspector General Rebukes EPA For Failing to Protect Communities from Carcinogenic Air Pollution (The Intercept, May 6, 2021).

Meet 5 Republican AGs Fighting Biden on Climate (E&E News, May 6, 2021).

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May 5th:

How to Fast-Track Climate Action? EPA Cutting Super Pollutant HFCs (The Hill, May 5, 2021).

Early Messaging from USEPA Enforcement HQ (Micahel Best & Friedrich LLP via Lexology, May 5, 2021)

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May 4th:

EPA and Des Moines Move to Rehab Polluted Eyesore (San Francisco Gate May 4, 2021).

EPA Wants To Retract Three Last-Minute RFS Waivers (Agriculture.com, May 4, 2021).

Federal Officials to Address Issues with Water System at Council Meeting (The Northside Sun, May 4, 2021).

EPA Official Directs Agency to Ramp Up Enforcement in Communities Hit Hard by Pollution (The Hill, May 4, 2021).

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May 3rd:

EPA to Announce Sharp Limits on Powerful Greenhouse Gases (The New York Times, May 3, 2021).

EPA May Craft Groundwater Rule to Pass Supreme Court Test (E&E News, May 3, 2021).
Congress on Track to Reject Trump EPA Revisions to Oil and Gas Methane Standards (Gibson Dunn, May 3, 2021).

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April 30

EPA to Expand Scope of TRI Reporting Requirements (The National Law Review, April 30, 2021)

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April 29

9th Circuit to EPA: Find Pesticide Safe or Ban It (Courthouse News Service, April 29, 2021)

EPA Staff Warned of Factual, Legal Issues in Trump Vehicle Climate Rollback, Watchdog Says (The Hill, April 29, 2021)

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April 28

PFAS Exemptions Eliminated by EPA (April 28, 2021, The National Law Review)

Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Regulations on Methane - The New … (The New York Times, April 28, 2021)

Biden Races Courts for Chance to Torpedo Trump Water Rule (E&E News, April 28, 2021)

Eastern Kentucky Oil Refinery Exceeds EPA Emissions Limit for Cancer-Causing Chemical (Lexington Herald Leader, April 28, 2021)

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April 27

EPA Releases 28th Annual GHG Inventory (EHS Daily Advisor April 27, 2021)

Kilmer Pushes for EPA to Invest in Puget Sound Restoration and Recovery (The Suburban Times, April 27, 2021)

Regan's Contentious Bid to Reset EPA Scientific (E&E News, April 27, 2021)

EPA, U.S. Virgin Islands Officials Launch Probe after Second St. Croix Refinery Accident (Washington Post, April 27, 2021)

Senate Confirms Janet McCabe as Deputy EPA Chief (The Hill, April 27, 2021)

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April 26, 2021

EPA Moves to Scrap Trump Rule Preventing N.J. from requiring cars to get better gas mileage (NJ.com, April 26, 2021)

Biden Infrastructure Proposal Prioritizes Equity and Environmental Justice (The National Law Review, April 26, 2021)

EPA Moves to Give California Right to Set Climate Limits on Cars, SUVs (Washington Post, April 26, 2021)

The Fight to Clean Up the EPA(The Intercept, April 26, 2021)

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April 12, 2021

Scientists Fear Trump Wood-Burn Stance to Stay Under Regan EPA (Bloomberg Law, April 12, 2021)

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April 11, 2021

Schumer calls on EPA to address Rockland PFAS issue ASAP (Mid Hudson News, April 11, 2021)

Biden’s EPA set to take up Issue of Dangerous "Forever" Poisons (Salon, April 11, 2021)

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April 10, 2021

Our View: New EPA Head Shows Promise (Winston-Salem Journal, April 10, 2021)

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April 9, 2021

Biden Budget's $14 bln Hike for Climate includes Big Boosts for EPA (Reuters, April 9, 2021)

Biden EPA, Climate Budget Ask Starts Debate: Jobs Vs. Deficits (Bloomberg Law, April 9, 2021)

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April 8, 2021

New EPA chief Michael Regan Relishes ‘Clean Slate’ after Chaos of Trump Era (The Guardian, April 8, 2021)

EPA Awards $100K to Ann Arbor-based PFAS Remediation Business (Michigan Live, April 8, 2021)

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April 7, 2021

EPA Reverses Trump Stance in Push to Tackle Environmental Racism (The Guardian, April 7, 2021)

Petition Calls for EPA Regulation of Large Dairy and Hog Farms (Successful Farming, April 7, 2021)

EPA’s New Chief Gets to Work on Climate Goals—and Hiring Scientists (Bloomberg Green, April 7, 2021)

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April 6, 2021

EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies (EPA Press Release, April 6, 2021)

Environmental Justice makes Return to EPA (Arizona Capitol Times, April 6, 2021)

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April 5, 2021

EPA to Outline Proposed Cleanup for Groundwater, Soil Contamination in York (Nebraska TV, April 5, 2021)

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April 1, 2021

Clean Slate for EPA Scientific Advisory Committees (C&E News, April 1, 2021)

Dismissing Trump’s EPA Science Advisors, Regan Says the Agency Will Return to a ‘Fair and Transparent Process’ (Inside Climate News, April 1, 2021)

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April 30

EPA to Expand Scope of TRI Reporting Requirements (The National Law Review, April 30, 2021)

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April 29

9th Circuit to EPA: Find Pesticide Safe or Ban It (Courthouse News Service, April 29, 2021)

EPA Staff Warned of Factual, Legal Issues in Trump Vehicle Climate Rollback, Watchdog Says (The Hill, April 29, 2021)

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April 28

PFAS Exemptions Eliminated by EPA (April 28, 2021, The National Law Review)

Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Regulations on Methane - The New … (The New York Times, April 28, 2021)

Biden Races Courts for Chance to Torpedo Trump Water Rule (E&E News, April 28, 2021)

Eastern Kentucky Oil Refinery Exceeds EPA Emissions Limit for Cancer-Causing Chemical (Lexington Herald Leader, April 28, 2021)

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April 27

EPA Releases 28th Annual GHG Inventory (EHS Daily Advisor April 27, 2021)

Kilmer Pushes for EPA to Invest in Puget Sound Restoration and Recovery (The Suburban Times, April 27, 2021)

Regan's Contentious Bid to Reset EPA Scientific (E&E News, April 27, 2021)

EPA, U.S. Virgin Islands Officials Launch Probe after Second St. Croix Refinery Accident (Washington Post, April 27, 2021)

Senate Confirms Janet McCabe as Deputy EPA Chief (The Hill, April 27, 2021)

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April 26, 2021

EPA Moves to Scrap Trump Rule Preventing N.J. from requiring cars to get better gas mileage (NJ.com, April 26, 2021)

Biden Infrastructure Proposal Prioritizes Equity and Environmental Justice (The National Law Review, April 26, 2021)

EPA Moves to Give California Right to Set Climate Limits on Cars, SUVs (Washington Post, April 26, 2021)

The Fight to Clean Up the EPA(The Intercept, April 26, 2021)

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April 12, 2021

Scientists Fear Trump Wood-Burn Stance to Stay Under Regan EPA (Bloomberg Law, April 12, 2021)

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April 11, 2021

Schumer calls on EPA to address Rockland PFAS issue ASAP (Mid Hudson News, April 11, 2021)

Biden’s EPA set to take up Issue of Dangerous "Forever" Poisons (Salon, April 11, 2021)

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April 10, 2021

Our View: New EPA Head Shows Promise (Winston-Salem Journal, April 10, 2021)

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April 9, 2021

Biden Budget's $14 bln Hike for Climate includes Big Boosts for EPA (Reuters, April 9, 2021)

Biden EPA, Climate Budget Ask Starts Debate: Jobs Vs. Deficits (Bloomberg Law, April 9, 2021)

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April 8, 2021

New EPA chief Michael Regan Relishes ‘Clean Slate’ after Chaos of Trump Era (The Guardian, April 8, 2021)

EPA Awards $100K to Ann Arbor-based PFAS Remediation Business (Michigan Live, April 8, 2021)

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April 7, 2021

EPA Reverses Trump Stance in Push to Tackle Environmental Racism (The Guardian, April 7, 2021)

Petition Calls for EPA Regulation of Large Dairy and Hog Farms (Successful Farming, April 7, 2021)

EPA’s New Chief Gets to Work on Climate Goals—and Hiring Scientists (Bloomberg Green, April 7, 2021)

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April 6, 2021

EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies (EPA Press Release, April 6, 2021)

Environmental Justice makes Return to EPA (Arizona Capitol Times, April 6, 2021)

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April 5, 2021

EPA to Outline Proposed Cleanup for Groundwater, Soil Contamination in York (Nebraska TV, April 5, 2021)

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April 1, 2021

Clean Slate for EPA Scientific Advisory Committees (C&E News, April 1, 2021)

Dismissing Trump’s EPA Science Advisors, Regan Says the Agency Will Return to a ‘Fair and Transparent Process’ (Inside Climate News, April 1, 2021)

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March 31, 2021

EPA to start Environmental Justice Training Program in Dayton (WDTN Dayton, March 31, 2021)

EPA Dismisses Dozens of Key Science Advisers Picked under Trump (Washington Post, March 31, 2021)

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March 30, 2021

EPA Far Underestimates Methane Emissions (E&E News March 30, 2021)

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March 29, 2021

US EPA to issue more Orders for TSCA new Chemical Reviews (Chemical Watch, March 29, 2021)

White House Announces Environmental Justice Advisory Council Members (White House Briefing Room, March 29, 2021)

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March 26, 2021

Federal Action is Needed to Protect Citizens from Lead in Water (Chicago Tribune, March 26, 2021)

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March 22, 2021

Years of Workforce Losses at Federal Scientific Agencies Spark Bipartisan Concern (Federal News Network, March 22, 2021)

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March 24, 2021

EPA's Regan Stresses Importance of Biofuels, Calls for Ag Input (Agri, March 24, 2021)

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March 19, 2021

The EPA’s Website Makes Climate Change a Priority Again (The Verge, March 19, 2021)

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March 11, 2021

The Mess that Biden’s EPA Chief Michael Regan will Inherit, Explained (Vox News, March 11, 2021)

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March 10, 2021

Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead E.P.A. (New York Times, March 10, 2021)

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March 4, 2021

EPA, CEQ Nominees Set for Senate Grilling (Politico, March 4, 2021)

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March 3, 2021

EPA Announces Availability of up to $6 million in Annual Environmental Justice Grants (Niagara Frontier, March 3, 2021)

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March 2, 2021

EPA Awards Contracts to Clean Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation (Navajo Hopi Observer, March 2, 2021)

GAO Report States EPA Has Completed Some Regulatory-Related Actions for PFAS (The National Law Review, March 2, 2021)

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March Newsfeed

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March 31, 2021

EPA to start Environmental Justice Training Program in Dayton (WDTN Dayton, March 31, 2021)

EPA Dismisses Dozens of Key Science Advisers Picked under Trump (Washington Post, March 31, 2021)

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March 30, 2021

EPA Far Underestimates Methane Emissions (E&E News March 30, 2021)

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March 29, 2021

US EPA to issue more Orders for TSCA new Chemical Reviews (Chemical Watch, March 29, 2021)

White House Announces Environmental Justice Advisory Council Members (White House Briefing Room, March 29, 2021)

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March 26, 2021

Federal Action is Needed to Protect Citizens from Lead in Water (Chicago Tribune, March 26, 2021)

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March 22, 2021

Years of Workforce Losses at Federal Scientific Agencies Spark Bipartisan Concern (Federal News Network, March 22, 2021)

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March 24, 2021

EPA's Regan Stresses Importance of Biofuels, Calls for Ag Input (Agri, March 24, 2021)

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March 19, 2021

The EPA’s Website Makes Climate Change a Priority Again (The Verge, March 19, 2021)

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March 11, 2021

The Mess that Biden’s EPA Chief Michael Regan will Inherit, Explained (Vox News, March 11, 2021)

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March 10, 2021

Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead E.P.A. (New York Times, March 10, 2021)

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March 4, 2021

EPA, CEQ Nominees Set for Senate Grilling (Politico, March 4, 2021)

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March 3, 2021

EPA Announces Availability of up to $6 million in Annual Environmental Justice Grants (Niagara Frontier, March 3, 2021)

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March 2, 2021

EPA Awards Contracts to Clean Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation (Navajo Hopi Observer, March 2, 2021)

GAO Report States EPA Has Completed Some Regulatory-Related Actions for PFAS (The National Law Review, March 2, 2021)

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January 2021 Newsfeed

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January Newsfeed

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January 29, 2021

Biden's Climate Order Moves the Spotlight Away from the EPA (E&E News, January 29, 2021)

Biden's Climate Order Moves the Spotlight Away from EPA (E&E News, January 29, 2021)

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January 28, 2021

Lawyer Who Repped Chevron in Climate Cases among EPA's New Top Hires (Reuters, January 28, 2021)

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January 27, 2021

Industry Braces for Tougher Toxic Chemical Rules Under Biden EPA (Bloomberg Law, January 27, 2021)

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January 26, 2021

Feds Investigating State EPA For Approving Permit For Southeast Side Scrapper Planned By General Iron Owner (Block Club Chicago, January 26, 2021)

The Battle Lines Are Forming in Biden’s Climate Push (New York Times, January 26, 2021)

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January 25, 2021

Pingree Elected as Chair of House Subcommittee that Oversees Interior, EPA (News Center Maine, January 25, 2021)

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January 23, 2021

Biden Leans on Obama-era Appointees on Climate (The Hill, January 23, 2021)

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January 22, 2021

Radhika Fox appointed to lead EPA’s Office of Water (Water & Finance Management, January 22, 2021)

Overnight Energy: Biden EPA asks Justice Dept. to Pause Defense of Trump-era Rules (The Hill, January 22, 2021)

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January 21, 2021

Biden Could use TSCA to Meet Environmental Justice Goals (E&E News, January 21, 2021)

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January 20, 2021

Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for Review (The White House Briefing Room, January 20, 2021)

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January Newsfeed

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January 29, 2021

Biden's Climate Order Moves the Spotlight Away from the EPA (E&E News, January 29, 2021)

Biden's Climate Order Moves the Spotlight Away from EPA (E&E News, January 29, 2021)

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January 28, 2021

Lawyer Who Repped Chevron in Climate Cases among EPA's New Top Hires (Reuters, January 28, 2021)

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January 27, 2021

Industry Braces for Tougher Toxic Chemical Rules Under Biden EPA (Bloomberg Law, January 27, 2021)

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January 26, 2021

Feds Investigating State EPA For Approving Permit For Southeast Side Scrapper Planned By General Iron Owner (Block Club Chicago, January 26, 2021)

The Battle Lines Are Forming in Biden’s Climate Push (New York Times, January 26, 2021)

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January 25, 2021

Pingree Elected as Chair of House Subcommittee that Oversees Interior, EPA (News Center Maine, January 25, 2021)

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January 23, 2021

Biden Leans on Obama-era Appointees on Climate (The Hill, January 23, 2021)

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January 22, 2021

Radhika Fox appointed to lead EPA’s Office of Water (Water & Finance Management, January 22, 2021)

Overnight Energy: Biden EPA asks Justice Dept. to Pause Defense of Trump-era Rules (The Hill, January 22, 2021)

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January 21, 2021

Biden Could use TSCA to Meet Environmental Justice Goals (E&E News, January 21, 2021)

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January 20, 2021

Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for Review (The White House Briefing Room, January 20, 2021)

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This memo from the President's Advisory Council on Executive Organization (PACEO), better known as the "Ash Council,” recommended that "key anti-pollution programs be merged into an Environmental Protection Administration, a new independent agency of the Executive Branch." This new agency would be the "principal instrument" for fulfilling the president’s pledge to "repair the damage already done, and to establish new criteria to guide us in the future."

The memo claimed that the "environmental crisis" was the result of "vastly increased per capita consumption, intensified by population growth, urbanization, and changing industrial processes." The rationale presented for an independent EPA was that: 1) There was a need to consider environmental protection in a unified way; 2) There should be a separate agency for setting key standards for other agencies so that the interests of those other agencies would not affect the standards. Consolidating these functions in a single agency would also have the benefit of simplifying intergovernmental and business relationships.

The Ash Council proposed that the key functions of the agency should be: scientific research, standard-setting, monitoring, and enforcement. It also proposed reorganizing the agency around those functions as opposed to organizing offices by the source, media, location, or effects of pollution. Doing the latter would mean not recognizing the interrelated aspects of pollution and environmental problems. The memo outlined why it rejected alternative organizational plans: A combined Department of Natural Resources and Environment would, the memo said, subject standard-setting to pressures of resource development. Putting the agency in any existing department would result in one department regulating others, which would not be ideal. Nor would creating a small, strictly standard-setting agency. This would leave monitoring and enforcement fragmented across departments.

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This memo from the President's Advisory Council on Executive Organization (PACEO), better known as the "Ash Council,” recommended that "key anti-pollution programs be merged into an Environmental Protection Administration, a new independent agency of the Executive Branch." This new agency would be the "principal instrument" for fulfilling the president’s pledge to "repair the damage already done, and to establish new criteria to guide us in the future."

The memo claimed that the "environmental crisis" was the result of "vastly increased per capita consumption, intensified by population growth, urbanization, and changing industrial processes." The rationale presented for an independent EPA was that: 1) There was a need to consider environmental protection in a unified way; 2) There should be a separate agency for setting key standards for other agencies so that the interests of those other agencies would not affect the standards. Consolidating these functions in a single agency would also have the benefit of simplifying intergovernmental and business relationships.

The Ash Council proposed that the key functions of the agency should be: scientific research, standard-setting, monitoring, and enforcement. It also proposed reorganizing the agency around those functions as opposed to organizing offices by the source, media, location, or effects of pollution. Doing the latter would mean not recognizing the interrelated aspects of pollution and environmental problems. The memo outlined why it rejected alternative organizational plans: A combined Department of Natural Resources and Environment would, the memo said, subject standard-setting to pressures of resource development. Putting the agency in any existing department would result in one department regulating others, which would not be ideal. Nor would creating a small, strictly standard-setting agency. This would leave monitoring and enforcement fragmented across departments.

Follow the link below to read the full text.

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February 22, 2021

EPA Changes Stand, Sides with Ethanol Industry in Court Cases (Iowa AP, February 22, 2021)

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February 16, 2021

EPA Awards $220M Contracts for Uranium Mine Cleanup (Albuquerque Journal, February 16, 2021)

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February 12, 2021

Biden EPA Asks D.C. Circuit to Freeze Mandate on Clean Power Plan (Bloomberg Law, February 12, 2021)

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February 9, 2021

Biden won't Revive Obama's Clean Power Plan. So Now What? (E&E News, February 9, 2021)

EPA Alleges Political Interference by Trump Officials over Toxic Chemical (The Hill, February 9, 2021)

Mary Nichols was the Early Favorite to Run Biden’s EPA, Before She Became a ‘Casualty’(Inside Climate News, February 9, 2021)

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February 8, 2021

EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing (The Great Lakes Now, February 8, 2021)

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February 5, 2021

Biden’s EPA Ends Appeal, Cementing DTE Energy-Sierra Club Settlement (The Detroit News, February 5, 2021)

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February 3, 2021

Biden’s EPA Nominee Vows ‘Urgency’ on Climate Change (Washington Post, February 3, 2021)

Sen. Duckworth Wants EPA To Install Metal Emission Monitors At Sauget Incinerator (St. Louis Public Radio, February 3, 2021)

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February 1, 2021

Judge Throws Out Trump Rule Limiting What Science EPA Can Use (Washington Post, February 1, 2021)

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February Newsfeed

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February 22, 2021

EPA Changes Stand, Sides with Ethanol Industry in Court Cases (Iowa AP, February 22, 2021)

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February 16, 2021

EPA Awards $220M Contracts for Uranium Mine Cleanup (Albuquerque Journal, February 16, 2021)

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February 12, 2021

Biden EPA Asks D.C. Circuit to Freeze Mandate on Clean Power Plan (Bloomberg Law, February 12, 2021)

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February 9, 2021

Biden won't Revive Obama's Clean Power Plan. So Now What? (E&E News, February 9, 2021)

EPA Alleges Political Interference by Trump Officials over Toxic Chemical (The Hill, February 9, 2021)

Mary Nichols was the Early Favorite to Run Biden’s EPA, Before She Became a ‘Casualty’(Inside Climate News, February 9, 2021)

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February 8, 2021

EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing (The Great Lakes Now, February 8, 2021)

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February 5, 2021

Biden’s EPA Ends Appeal, Cementing DTE Energy-Sierra Club Settlement (The Detroit News, February 5, 2021)

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February 3, 2021

Biden’s EPA Nominee Vows ‘Urgency’ on Climate Change (Washington Post, February 3, 2021)

Sen. Duckworth Wants EPA To Install Metal Emission Monitors At Sauget Incinerator (St. Louis Public Radio, February 3, 2021)

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July 2021 Newsfeed

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July 31, 2021

Enbridge's Pipeline 3 Threatens an Endangered Species - Contact The EPA (CleanTechnica, July 31, 2021)

Agency Wrong to Stop Regulating Rosemont Mine Site's Streams, Washes, EPA Says (Tucson.com, July 31, 2021).

July 30, 2021

Is Kyrsten Sinema Going to Think About Arizona's (Scary) Future When It Comes to These Infrastructure Bills? (Esquire, July 30, 2021).

James Reaches Agreement with EPA to Crack Down on Air Pollution (WWTI, July 30, 2021).

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July 29, 2021

EPA Requires Manufacturers to report PFAS Exposures and Hazards (National Law Review, July 29, 2021).

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July 28, 2021

Momentum Builds for Permanent End to Pebble Mine (NRDC, July 28, 2021).

Defense Department Is Not Protecting Service Members From Toxic "Forever Chemicals" (US News, July 28, 2021).

EPA Fines Oelwein Company for Hazardous Waste Violation (Radio Iowa, July 28, 2021).

Helena Says Ten Mile Creek Was Much More Contaminated than EPA Reported (Helena Independent Record, July 28, 2021).

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July 27, 2021

EPA: Elmira Heights Site That's Been on Superfund List Almost 40 Years Needs More Work (Star Gazette, July 27, 2021).

Biden Plan Would Tighten Mileage For New Cars Over the Next Four Years (Washington Post, July 27, 2021).

The EPA Will Revise a Trump-Era Rule on Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants (The New York Times, July 27, 2021).

EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup in Rock Island (NPR wvik, July 27, 2021).

Nearly 140 Democrats Urge EPA to "Promptly" Allow California to Set Its Own Vehicle Standards (The Hill, July 27, 2021).

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July 26, 2021

EPA Fine Sours Yakima Cold-Storage Owner (Capital Press, July 26, 2021).

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July 24, 2021

Biden Administration's Environmental Justice Initiative Kicks Into Gear (Newsone, July 24, 2021).

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July 23, 2021

EPA Orders $65,250 Penalty For Pesticide Company (Associate Press, July 23, 2021).

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July 22, 2021

EPA Gives Jackson City Officials Timeline to Begin Addressing City's Water Issues (The Clarion-Ledger, July 22, 2021).

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July 21, 2021

The Western Drought Is Worse Than You Think. Here's Why (E&E News, July 21, 2021).

US: Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency Over Approval of Toxic Herbicide (hortidaily.com, July 21, 2021).

Residents Express Outrage at Republic Over Lead, EPA Promises More Measures (The Canton Repository, July 21, 2021).

House Passes Bill Requiring EPA to Regulate "Forever Chemicals" in Drinking Water (The Hill, July 21, 2021).

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July 20, 2021

PFAS/RCRA: New Mexico Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Initiate Hazardous Waste Listing (JDSUPRA, July 20, 2021).

Detection of Toxic PFAS Chemicals Increases to 2,790 Communities (EWG, July 20, 2021).

Biden Will Not Back Down on Climate Plans, EPA Chief Says (Financial Times, July 20, 2021).

The EPA Needs to Reject Louisiana's Regional Haze Plan Until It Complies With The Clean Air Act (CleanTechnica, July 20, 2021).

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July 19, 2021

Trump Administration's Clean Water Rule to Remain as Agencies Seek Its Revision (JD Supra, July 19, 2021).

EPA Orders Clarksburg to Provide Clean Water Amidst Lead Cases (West Virginia Daily News, July 19, 2021).

EPA Takes Up Environmental Justice Complaint Against Philly's Permit for SEPTA Power Plant in Nicetown (WHYY PBS, July 19, 2021)

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July 18, 2021

EPA to Squeeze on Aftermarket Car Part Sellers Hurts Classic Car Industry, Lankford Says (Yahoo News, July 18, 2021).

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July 17, 2021

Milwaukee and Madison Receive $200,000 Each from EPA for Environmental Justice Initiatives (Milwaukee Courier, July 17, 2021).

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July 15, 2021

Biden to Restore Protections for Tongass National Forest in Alaska (The New York Times, July 15, 2021).

New Data on "Forever Chemicals" Prompts Calls for More Transparency (The Hill, July 15, 2021).

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July 14, 2021

EPA Considers Placing Limits on "Forever Chemicals" in Drinking Water (The Guardian, July 14, 2021).

Senate Committee Approves EPA, Commerce Nominees (E&E News, July 14, 2021).

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July 13, 2021

EPA: Tenmile Creek Spill Poses No Environmental Impact (Helena Independent Record, July 13, 2021).

AP Interview: EPA Water Chief on Clean Water Protections (Associated Press, July 13, 2021).

White House Appoints New Director to Steer Key Climate Change Report (The Washington Post, July 13, 2021).

Biden Administration Taps EPA Scientist Allison Crimmins to Lead Key Climate Report (CNN, July 13, 2021).

Your Trash is Emitting Methane In The Landfill. Here's Why It Matters For The Climate (NPR, July 13, 2021).

EPA: 11,000 Facilities Illegally Discharged Pollutants Into Nearby Waters in 2018 (The Hill, July 13, 2021).

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July 12, 2021

EPA Seeks Public Comments on Legal Petition to Cancel Seresto Flea Collars Linked to Deaths of Nearly 1,700 Pets (Center for Biological Diversity, July 12, 2021).

Documents Show EPA Staff Concerns Over PFAS in Fracking (E&E News, July 12, 2021).

EPA to Expand Groundwater Investigation at Landfill Superfund Site in Lapeer County (mlive.com, July 12, 2021).

EPA Agrees to Reevaluate Trump-Era Washington State Water Quality Rollbacks (Earthjustice, July 12, 2021).

E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show (The New York Times, July 12, 2021).

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July 9, 2021:

EPA Joins West Virginia DHHR in Assisting with Lead Water Lines in Clarksburg Water System (WVNews, July 9, 2021).

EPA Dumps Trump-Backed COVID-19 Disinfectant (E&E News, July 9, 2021).

SOCMA Asks EPA to Uphold Revisions Made in 2019 RMP Final Rule (Yahoo Finance, July 9, 2021).

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July 8, 2021:

EPA Opposes Permit for Pipeline Crossings (WDBJ.com, July 8, 2021).

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July 7, 2021:

"We Know That People Need Help" - EPA Administrator Visits Flint (ClickOn Detroit, July 7, 2021).

Use Radioactive Gypsum Waste for Road Construction? Never mind, EPA Says (nola.com, July 7, 2021).

War on Science Persists Within Biden EPA as Staffers Allege Chemical Reports Altered (Common Dreams, July 7, 2021).

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July 6, 2021

EPA Chief Visits Milwaukee, Leaders Say Federal Funding Provides Opportunity to Replace Lead Lines (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 6, 2021).

Federal Court Reverses EPA Rule on Year-Round E15 (NorthDakota.com, July 6, 2021).

EPA Faces Challenges Addressing SIPs (EHS Daily Advisor, July 6, 2021).

EPA Planning a Public Meeting on the Cleanup of Exide Superfund Site in Berks (Reading Eagle, July 6, 2021).

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July 5, 2021

Focus Shifts to EPA on Methane Regulation After Biden Action (The Hill, July 5, 2021).

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July 4, 2021

Former Obama EPA Official: Biden Infrastructure Plan "Strips Out" Black and Brown Communities (MSNBC, July 4, 2021).

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July 3, 2021

Court Strikes Trump EPA Rule for Full-Year 15 Percent Ethanol Sales (The Independent, July 3, 2021).

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July 2, 2021

EPA Withdraws Rule Allowing Use of Radioactive Material in Road Construction (The Hill, July 2, 2021).

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July 1, 2021

House Democrats Unite to Send Firm Climate Signal to Biden (Politico, July 1, 2021).

Biden EPA to Reassess Trump-Era Chemical Health Findings (The Hill, July 1, 2021).

EPA Employees Fight for Contract That Will Protect Them Against Future Administrations (The Hill, July 1, 2021)

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July Newsfeed

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July 31, 2021

Enbridge's Pipeline 3 Threatens an Endangered Species - Contact The EPA (CleanTechnica, July 31, 2021)

Agency Wrong to Stop Regulating Rosemont Mine Site's Streams, Washes, EPA Says (Tucson.com, July 31, 2021).

July 30, 2021

Is Kyrsten Sinema Going to Think About Arizona's (Scary) Future When It Comes to These Infrastructure Bills? (Esquire, July 30, 2021).

James Reaches Agreement with EPA to Crack Down on Air Pollution (WWTI, July 30, 2021).

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July 29, 2021

EPA Requires Manufacturers to report PFAS Exposures and Hazards (National Law Review, July 29, 2021).

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July 28, 2021

Momentum Builds for Permanent End to Pebble Mine (NRDC, July 28, 2021).

Defense Department Is Not Protecting Service Members From Toxic "Forever Chemicals" (US News, July 28, 2021).

EPA Fines Oelwein Company for Hazardous Waste Violation (Radio Iowa, July 28, 2021).

Helena Says Ten Mile Creek Was Much More Contaminated than EPA Reported (Helena Independent Record, July 28, 2021).

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July 27, 2021

EPA: Elmira Heights Site That's Been on Superfund List Almost 40 Years Needs More Work (Star Gazette, July 27, 2021).

Biden Plan Would Tighten Mileage For New Cars Over the Next Four Years (Washington Post, July 27, 2021).

The EPA Will Revise a Trump-Era Rule on Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants (The New York Times, July 27, 2021).

EPA Begins Hazardous Waste Cleanup in Rock Island (NPR wvik, July 27, 2021).

Nearly 140 Democrats Urge EPA to "Promptly" Allow California to Set Its Own Vehicle Standards (The Hill, July 27, 2021).

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July 26, 2021

EPA Fine Sours Yakima Cold-Storage Owner (Capital Press, July 26, 2021).

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July 24, 2021

Biden Administration's Environmental Justice Initiative Kicks Into Gear (Newsone, July 24, 2021).

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July 23, 2021

EPA Orders $65,250 Penalty For Pesticide Company (Associate Press, July 23, 2021).

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July 22, 2021

EPA Gives Jackson City Officials Timeline to Begin Addressing City's Water Issues (The Clarion-Ledger, July 22, 2021).

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July 21, 2021

The Western Drought Is Worse Than You Think. Here's Why (E&E News, July 21, 2021).

US: Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency Over Approval of Toxic Herbicide (hortidaily.com, July 21, 2021).

Residents Express Outrage at Republic Over Lead, EPA Promises More Measures (The Canton Repository, July 21, 2021).

House Passes Bill Requiring EPA to Regulate "Forever Chemicals" in Drinking Water (The Hill, July 21, 2021).

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July 20, 2021

PFAS/RCRA: New Mexico Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Initiate Hazardous Waste Listing (JDSUPRA, July 20, 2021).

Detection of Toxic PFAS Chemicals Increases to 2,790 Communities (EWG, July 20, 2021).

Biden Will Not Back Down on Climate Plans, EPA Chief Says (Financial Times, July 20, 2021).

The EPA Needs to Reject Louisiana's Regional Haze Plan Until It Complies With The Clean Air Act (CleanTechnica, July 20, 2021).

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July 19, 2021

Trump Administration's Clean Water Rule to Remain as Agencies Seek Its Revision (JD Supra, July 19, 2021).

EPA Orders Clarksburg to Provide Clean Water Amidst Lead Cases (West Virginia Daily News, July 19, 2021).

EPA Takes Up Environmental Justice Complaint Against Philly's Permit for SEPTA Power Plant in Nicetown (WHYY PBS, July 19, 2021)

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July 18, 2021

EPA to Squeeze on Aftermarket Car Part Sellers Hurts Classic Car Industry, Lankford Says (Yahoo News, July 18, 2021).

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July 17, 2021

Milwaukee and Madison Receive $200,000 Each from EPA for Environmental Justice Initiatives (Milwaukee Courier, July 17, 2021).

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July 15, 2021

Biden to Restore Protections for Tongass National Forest in Alaska (The New York Times, July 15, 2021).

New Data on "Forever Chemicals" Prompts Calls for More Transparency (The Hill, July 15, 2021).

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July 14, 2021

EPA Considers Placing Limits on "Forever Chemicals" in Drinking Water (The Guardian, July 14, 2021).

Senate Committee Approves EPA, Commerce Nominees (E&E News, July 14, 2021).

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July 13, 2021

EPA: Tenmile Creek Spill Poses No Environmental Impact (Helena Independent Record, July 13, 2021).

AP Interview: EPA Water Chief on Clean Water Protections (Associated Press, July 13, 2021).

White House Appoints New Director to Steer Key Climate Change Report (The Washington Post, July 13, 2021).

Biden Administration Taps EPA Scientist Allison Crimmins to Lead Key Climate Report (CNN, July 13, 2021).

Your Trash is Emitting Methane In The Landfill. Here's Why It Matters For The Climate (NPR, July 13, 2021).

EPA: 11,000 Facilities Illegally Discharged Pollutants Into Nearby Waters in 2018 (The Hill, July 13, 2021).

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July 12, 2021

EPA Seeks Public Comments on Legal Petition to Cancel Seresto Flea Collars Linked to Deaths of Nearly 1,700 Pets (Center for Biological Diversity, July 12, 2021).

Documents Show EPA Staff Concerns Over PFAS in Fracking (E&E News, July 12, 2021).

EPA to Expand Groundwater Investigation at Landfill Superfund Site in Lapeer County (mlive.com, July 12, 2021).

EPA Agrees to Reevaluate Trump-Era Washington State Water Quality Rollbacks (Earthjustice, July 12, 2021).

E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show (The New York Times, July 12, 2021).

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July 9, 2021:

EPA Joins West Virginia DHHR in Assisting with Lead Water Lines in Clarksburg Water System (WVNews, July 9, 2021).

EPA Dumps Trump-Backed COVID-19 Disinfectant (E&E News, July 9, 2021).

SOCMA Asks EPA to Uphold Revisions Made in 2019 RMP Final Rule (Yahoo Finance, July 9, 2021).

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July 8, 2021:

EPA Opposes Permit for Pipeline Crossings (WDBJ.com, July 8, 2021).

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July 7, 2021:

"We Know That People Need Help" - EPA Administrator Visits Flint (ClickOn Detroit, July 7, 2021).

Use Radioactive Gypsum Waste for Road Construction? Never mind, EPA Says (nola.com, July 7, 2021).

War on Science Persists Within Biden EPA as Staffers Allege Chemical Reports Altered (Common Dreams, July 7, 2021).

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July 6, 2021

EPA Chief Visits Milwaukee, Leaders Say Federal Funding Provides Opportunity to Replace Lead Lines (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 6, 2021).

Federal Court Reverses EPA Rule on Year-Round E15 (NorthDakota.com, July 6, 2021).

EPA Faces Challenges Addressing SIPs (EHS Daily Advisor, July 6, 2021).

EPA Planning a Public Meeting on the Cleanup of Exide Superfund Site in Berks (Reading Eagle, July 6, 2021).

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July 5, 2021

Focus Shifts to EPA on Methane Regulation After Biden Action (The Hill, July 5, 2021).

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July 4, 2021

Former Obama EPA Official: Biden Infrastructure Plan "Strips Out" Black and Brown Communities (MSNBC, July 4, 2021).

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July 3, 2021

Court Strikes Trump EPA Rule for Full-Year 15 Percent Ethanol Sales (The Independent, July 3, 2021).

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July 2, 2021

EPA Withdraws Rule Allowing Use of Radioactive Material in Road Construction (The Hill, July 2, 2021).

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July 1, 2021

House Democrats Unite to Send Firm Climate Signal to Biden (Politico, July 1, 2021).

Biden EPA to Reassess Trump-Era Chemical Health Findings (The Hill, July 1, 2021).

EPA Employees Fight for Contract That Will Protect Them Against Future Administrations (The Hill, July 1, 2021)

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Joel Mintz, “Biden Can Restore the EPA, but It Will Require Steadfast Effort"

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August 31, 2021

Interior Department Posts New Lease Sales a Week After Resumption Announcement (The Hill, August 31, 2021).

At a Fossil Fuels Summit, the Climate Crisis Is Totally Under Control (Jacobin, August 31, 2021).

To Save Lake Tahoe, They Spared No Expense. The Fire Came Over the Ridge Anyway (The New York Times, August 31, 2021)

EPA Expected to Act Soon on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (Environmental Defense Fund, August 31, 2021).

EPA Eyes Risk More People Face From Two Plastic Softeners (Bloomberg Law, August 31, 2021).

Judge Scraps Red State Lawsuit Over Biden Carbon Metric (E&E News, August 31, 2021).

August 30, 2021

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution (The New York Times, August 30, 2021).

U.S. Regulator Tells White House it will Step Up Enforcement of Oil and Gas Conglomerates (The Washington Post, August 30, 2021).

U.S. EPA approves emergency fuel waivers for Louisiana, Mississippi during Hurricane Ida (Reuters, August 30, 2021).

EPA Reissues Temperature TMDLs in the Columbia and Lower Snake Rivers (National Law Review, August 30, 2021).

August 27, 2021

California's 'Cantaloupe Center' Struggles to Reign Supreme As Drought Pummels Agriculture Across the West (The Washington Post, August 27, 2021).

Trump EPA Ignored Scientists Warnings On Miss. Project: Docs (E&E News, August 27, 2021)

EPA: Bee-Killing Pesticide Harms Most Endangered Species (E&E News, August 27, 2021).

EPA is Falsifying Risk Assessments for Dangerous Chemicals, Says Whistleblowers (The Guardian, August 27, 2021).

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August 26, 2021

EPA Takes Over Raritan Bay Superfund Study from Company Responsible for Cleanup (nj.com, August 26, 2021)

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August 25, 2021

EPA Receives 50 New Requests for WIFIA Financing Totaling Over $8 Billion Dollars (Water & Wastes Digest, August 25, 2021).

EPA Takes Action to Protect Pacific Salmon from Pesticides (EcoWatch, August 25, 2021).

County of Santa Clara Files Petition Urging EPA to Initiate Nationwide Ban on Leaded Aviation Gasoline (County of Santa Clara Newsroom, August 25, 2021).

Interior Keeps Slashing Royalty Rates for Coal Companies (E&E News, August 25, 2021)

Interior Announces First Oil Drilling Sales of the Biden Era (E&E News, August 25, 2021).

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August 24, 2021

Biden Aims to Remove All Lead Pipes. Will EPA Follow Suit? (E&E News, August 24, 2021)

Scientists Say the World Urgently Needs to Cut Methane Emissions. The Politics Aren't As Simple (Politico, August 24, 2021).

Groups Ask EPA to Regulate Lead Pollution Around Nation's Airports (Earthjustice, August 24, 2021).

Calls for Ninth Circuit to Revoke EPA CWA Delegation of NPDES Authority to the State of Washington (National Law Review, August 24, 2021).

White House Warned EPA Its Auto Emissions Plan Was Too Weak (Bloomberg Law, August 24, 2021).

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August 23, 2021

As the West Bakes Utah Forges Ahead With Water Pipeline (E&E News, August 23, 2021).

EPA: 1.6 Billion RINs Generated in July (Ethanol Producer Magazine, August 23, 2021).

Bay Area Gets $168 Million EPA Water Investment Loans (ENR, August 23, 2021).

Historic Visit from EPA Chief Puts Spotlight on Environmental Disaster in South Bay (KUSI, August 23, 2021).

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August 22, 2021

EPA Expected to Send Biofuel Quota Draft to White House (Oilprice.com, August 22, 2021).

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August 20, 2021

Fracking linked to surface water quality for the first time (The Hill, August 20, 2021).

The EPA just ordered this Illinois city to fix its sewage problem again (Grist, August 20, 2021).

EPA Announces Electronic Process for Submitting Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statements (JDSupra, August 20, 2021).

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August 19, 2021

NPS Pick Has Never Managed a Park, But That May Not Matter (E&E News, August 19, 2021).

As Biden Urges Global Warming Action, Courts Shape Climate Policy at Home (Washington Post, August 19, 2021).

More fires, weather events cause strain on fire and smoke computers (KCRA2, August 19, 2021).

Formaldehyde causes leukemia, according to EPA assessment suppressed by Trump officials (The Intercept, August 19, 2021).

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August 18, 2021

Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers (The New York Times, August 18, 2021).

EPA to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children (The New York Times, August 18, 2021).

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August 17, 2021

Three Things Are Clear About Biden's Latest Move on Oil Leasing (E&E News, August 17, 2021).

House Environment and Commerce Leaders Request Information About New Chemical Review Progress from EPA (National Law Review, August 17, 2021).

The EPA and the City of Wapato settle over wastewater treatment discharge violations (Environmental Protection Online, August 17, 2021).

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August 16, 2021

EPA Wants Property Owners of Erie Coke Corporation to Pay for Property Clean Up (YourErie.com, August 16, 2021).

Booker Aide Zach McCue is Contender for Top EPA Job (New Jersey Globe, August 16, 2021).

In A First, U.S. Declares Shortage On Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts (The New York Times, August 16, 2021).

Course Rejects CWA Challenge, Tees Up Supreme Court Showdown (E&E News, August 16, 2021).

Biden Wants a National Efficiency Standard, Would it Work? (E&E News, August 16, 2021).

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August 13, 2021

EPA New Mexico announces new air quality initiative (Sante Fe New Mexican, August 13, 2021).

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August 12, 2021

Chemical supplier loses certification after nearly contaminating Michigan community water (Michigan Live, August 12, 2021).

After Review, EPA Keeps Three Coal Combustion Residue Rules in Place (National Law Review, August 12, 2021).

EPA Levies Penalties for Lead-Related Violations in L.A. Schools (Random Lengths News, August 12, 2021).

State-Level Permitting Primary May Boost Carbon Capture and Storage (JDSupra, August 12, 2021).

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August 11, 2021

Environment Group Sue EPA for Failing to Address Sulfur Dioxide in Air In Maryland and Michigan (Baltimore Fishbowl, August 11, 2021).

EPA Adds 36 New Chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (National Law Review, August 11, 2021).

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August 10, 2021

EPA Asked to Stop Barring Employees From Sharing Scientific Finding With Each Other (Government Executive, August 10, 2021).

Will The Supreme Court Take On EPA'S Climate Rule (E&E News, August 10, 2021).

EPA Ordered to Update Rules on Oil Spill-Fighting Chemicals (Associated Press, August 10, 2021).

EPA Funds Research to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust (Lexology, August 10, 2021).

Pesticide Companies Should Pay Attention to Federal PFAS Activities (National Law Review, August 10, 2021).

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August 9, 2021

Biden Rushes to Pick Judges, But One Major Opening Remains (E&E News, August 9, 2021).

Biden Administration Begins Process of Revising Waters of U.S. Rule (JDSupra, August 9, 2021).

Clean Up Settlement Reached on Hazardous Waste Site Near Arkansas River in Fort Smith (TB&P, August 9, 2021).

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August 6, 2021

US EPA Shoots to push vehicle fuel efficiency to 52 mpg by 2026 (Reuters, August 6, 2021).

In Three Predominantly Black North Birmingham Neighborhoods, Residents Live Inside An Environmental Nightmare (Inside Climate News, August 6, 2021).

EPA Plans to Start Cleaning Up Soil With Lead and Arsenic in Garland Neighborhood by End of August (The Dallas Morning News, August 6, 2021).

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August 5, 2021

Biden, in a Push to Phase Out Gas Cars, Will Tighten Pollution Rules (The New York Times, August 5, 2021).

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August 4, 2021

White House Reviewing Revamp to Trump’s Power Plant Rule (E&E News, August 4, 2021).

Leaked Audio Shows Pressure to Overrule Scientists in “Hair-On-Fire” Cases (The Intercept, August 4, 2021).

Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan Accepted by EPA (Houston Chronicle, August 4, 2021).

EPA Unveils Its Power Plants And Neighboring Communities Mapping Tool (JDSupra, August 4, 2021).

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August 3, 2021

Biden Administration Kicks Off Second Look at Arctic Refuge Drilling (The Hill, August 3, 2021).

EPA Orders Cahokia Heights to Take “Immediate Actions” to Prevent Drinking Water Contamination (STLtoday.com, August 3, 2021).

EPA Backtracks on Aerial Pesticide Ban (E&E News, August 3, 2021).

In Reversal, EPA Won’t Allow Radioactive Fertilizer Byproducts in Roads (Tampa Bay Times, August 3, 2021).

Senate Votes Down NEPA Amendment to Bipartisan Bill (E&E News, August 3, 2021).

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August 2, 2021

Biden’s Climate Plans Are Stunted After Dejected Experts Fled Trump (The New York Times, August 2, 2021).

EPA Announces New Members of Science Board After Firing Trump Appointees (The Hill, August 2, 2021).

A People's EPA (APE)

August Newsfeed

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August 31, 2021

Interior Department Posts New Lease Sales a Week After Resumption Announcement (The Hill, August 31, 2021).

At a Fossil Fuels Summit, the Climate Crisis Is Totally Under Control (Jacobin, August 31, 2021).

To Save Lake Tahoe, They Spared No Expense. The Fire Came Over the Ridge Anyway (The New York Times, August 31, 2021)

EPA Expected to Act Soon on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (Environmental Defense Fund, August 31, 2021).

EPA Eyes Risk More People Face From Two Plastic Softeners (Bloomberg Law, August 31, 2021).

Judge Scraps Red State Lawsuit Over Biden Carbon Metric (E&E News, August 31, 2021).

August 30, 2021

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution (The New York Times, August 30, 2021).

U.S. Regulator Tells White House it will Step Up Enforcement of Oil and Gas Conglomerates (The Washington Post, August 30, 2021).

U.S. EPA approves emergency fuel waivers for Louisiana, Mississippi during Hurricane Ida (Reuters, August 30, 2021).

EPA Reissues Temperature TMDLs in the Columbia and Lower Snake Rivers (National Law Review, August 30, 2021).

August 27, 2021

California's 'Cantaloupe Center' Struggles to Reign Supreme As Drought Pummels Agriculture Across the West (The Washington Post, August 27, 2021).

Trump EPA Ignored Scientists Warnings On Miss. Project: Docs (E&E News, August 27, 2021)

EPA: Bee-Killing Pesticide Harms Most Endangered Species (E&E News, August 27, 2021).

EPA is Falsifying Risk Assessments for Dangerous Chemicals, Says Whistleblowers (The Guardian, August 27, 2021).

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August 26, 2021

EPA Takes Over Raritan Bay Superfund Study from Company Responsible for Cleanup (nj.com, August 26, 2021)

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August 25, 2021

EPA Receives 50 New Requests for WIFIA Financing Totaling Over $8 Billion Dollars (Water & Wastes Digest, August 25, 2021).

EPA Takes Action to Protect Pacific Salmon from Pesticides (EcoWatch, August 25, 2021).

County of Santa Clara Files Petition Urging EPA to Initiate Nationwide Ban on Leaded Aviation Gasoline (County of Santa Clara Newsroom, August 25, 2021).

Interior Keeps Slashing Royalty Rates for Coal Companies (E&E News, August 25, 2021)

Interior Announces First Oil Drilling Sales of the Biden Era (E&E News, August 25, 2021).

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August 24, 2021

Biden Aims to Remove All Lead Pipes. Will EPA Follow Suit? (E&E News, August 24, 2021)

Scientists Say the World Urgently Needs to Cut Methane Emissions. The Politics Aren't As Simple (Politico, August 24, 2021).

Groups Ask EPA to Regulate Lead Pollution Around Nation's Airports (Earthjustice, August 24, 2021).

Calls for Ninth Circuit to Revoke EPA CWA Delegation of NPDES Authority to the State of Washington (National Law Review, August 24, 2021).

White House Warned EPA Its Auto Emissions Plan Was Too Weak (Bloomberg Law, August 24, 2021).

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August 23, 2021

As the West Bakes Utah Forges Ahead With Water Pipeline (E&E News, August 23, 2021).

EPA: 1.6 Billion RINs Generated in July (Ethanol Producer Magazine, August 23, 2021).

Bay Area Gets $168 Million EPA Water Investment Loans (ENR, August 23, 2021).

Historic Visit from EPA Chief Puts Spotlight on Environmental Disaster in South Bay (KUSI, August 23, 2021).

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August 22, 2021

EPA Expected to Send Biofuel Quota Draft to White House (Oilprice.com, August 22, 2021).

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August 20, 2021

Fracking linked to surface water quality for the first time (The Hill, August 20, 2021).

The EPA just ordered this Illinois city to fix its sewage problem again (Grist, August 20, 2021).

EPA Announces Electronic Process for Submitting Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statements (JDSupra, August 20, 2021).

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August 19, 2021

NPS Pick Has Never Managed a Park, But That May Not Matter (E&E News, August 19, 2021).

As Biden Urges Global Warming Action, Courts Shape Climate Policy at Home (Washington Post, August 19, 2021).

More fires, weather events cause strain on fire and smoke computers (KCRA2, August 19, 2021).

Formaldehyde causes leukemia, according to EPA assessment suppressed by Trump officials (The Intercept, August 19, 2021).

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August 18, 2021

Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers (The New York Times, August 18, 2021).

EPA to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children (The New York Times, August 18, 2021).

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August 17, 2021

Three Things Are Clear About Biden's Latest Move on Oil Leasing (E&E News, August 17, 2021).

House Environment and Commerce Leaders Request Information About New Chemical Review Progress from EPA (National Law Review, August 17, 2021).

The EPA and the City of Wapato settle over wastewater treatment discharge violations (Environmental Protection Online, August 17, 2021).

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August 16, 2021

EPA Wants Property Owners of Erie Coke Corporation to Pay for Property Clean Up (YourErie.com, August 16, 2021).

Booker Aide Zach McCue is Contender for Top EPA Job (New Jersey Globe, August 16, 2021).

In A First, U.S. Declares Shortage On Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts (The New York Times, August 16, 2021).

Course Rejects CWA Challenge, Tees Up Supreme Court Showdown (E&E News, August 16, 2021).

Biden Wants a National Efficiency Standard, Would it Work? (E&E News, August 16, 2021).

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August 13, 2021

EPA New Mexico announces new air quality initiative (Sante Fe New Mexican, August 13, 2021).

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August 12, 2021

Chemical supplier loses certification after nearly contaminating Michigan community water (Michigan Live, August 12, 2021).

After Review, EPA Keeps Three Coal Combustion Residue Rules in Place (National Law Review, August 12, 2021).

EPA Levies Penalties for Lead-Related Violations in L.A. Schools (Random Lengths News, August 12, 2021).

State-Level Permitting Primary May Boost Carbon Capture and Storage (JDSupra, August 12, 2021).

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August 11, 2021

Environment Group Sue EPA for Failing to Address Sulfur Dioxide in Air In Maryland and Michigan (Baltimore Fishbowl, August 11, 2021).

EPA Adds 36 New Chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (National Law Review, August 11, 2021).

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August 10, 2021

EPA Asked to Stop Barring Employees From Sharing Scientific Finding With Each Other (Government Executive, August 10, 2021).

Will The Supreme Court Take On EPA'S Climate Rule (E&E News, August 10, 2021).

EPA Ordered to Update Rules on Oil Spill-Fighting Chemicals (Associated Press, August 10, 2021).

EPA Funds Research to Better Understand Exposure of Young Children to Chemicals in Soil and Dust (Lexology, August 10, 2021).

Pesticide Companies Should Pay Attention to Federal PFAS Activities (National Law Review, August 10, 2021).

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August 9, 2021

Biden Rushes to Pick Judges, But One Major Opening Remains (E&E News, August 9, 2021).

Biden Administration Begins Process of Revising Waters of U.S. Rule (JDSupra, August 9, 2021).

Clean Up Settlement Reached on Hazardous Waste Site Near Arkansas River in Fort Smith (TB&P, August 9, 2021).

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August 6, 2021

US EPA Shoots to push vehicle fuel efficiency to 52 mpg by 2026 (Reuters, August 6, 2021).

In Three Predominantly Black North Birmingham Neighborhoods, Residents Live Inside An Environmental Nightmare (Inside Climate News, August 6, 2021).

EPA Plans to Start Cleaning Up Soil With Lead and Arsenic in Garland Neighborhood by End of August (The Dallas Morning News, August 6, 2021).

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August 5, 2021

Biden, in a Push to Phase Out Gas Cars, Will Tighten Pollution Rules (The New York Times, August 5, 2021).

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August 4, 2021

White House Reviewing Revamp to Trump’s Power Plant Rule (E&E News, August 4, 2021).

Leaked Audio Shows Pressure to Overrule Scientists in “Hair-On-Fire” Cases (The Intercept, August 4, 2021).

Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan Accepted by EPA (Houston Chronicle, August 4, 2021).

EPA Unveils Its Power Plants And Neighboring Communities Mapping Tool (JDSupra, August 4, 2021).

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August 3, 2021

Biden Administration Kicks Off Second Look at Arctic Refuge Drilling (The Hill, August 3, 2021).

EPA Orders Cahokia Heights to Take “Immediate Actions” to Prevent Drinking Water Contamination (STLtoday.com, August 3, 2021).

EPA Backtracks on Aerial Pesticide Ban (E&E News, August 3, 2021).

In Reversal, EPA Won’t Allow Radioactive Fertilizer Byproducts in Roads (Tampa Bay Times, August 3, 2021).

Senate Votes Down NEPA Amendment to Bipartisan Bill (E&E News, August 3, 2021).

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September Newsfeed

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September 29, 2021

After Alleged Violations of Clean Water Act at Jayhawk Club, EPA Reaches Settlement with Company Controlled by Thomas Fritzel (Lawrence-Journal World, September 29, 2021).

EPA to Hold Biweekly National Environmental Justice Calls (Coastal Review, September 29, 2021)

September 28, 2021

EPA’s ‘Scientific Integrity’ Program Lacks Teeth, Group Alleges (USRTK, September 28, 2021).

Environmentalists Urge Biden to Toughen Auto Emission Proposal (Yahoo Finance, September 28, 2021).

September 27, 2021

EPA Publishes Proposed Amendments to Aerosol Coatings Rule (EHS Daily Advisor, September 27, 2021).

Biden to Restore Legal Case for Mercury Limits Trump Discredited (Yahoo Finance, September 27, 2021).

Oil States Brace for Biden Methane Rule (E&E News, September 27, 2021).

U.S. Environment Agency Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rewrite (Reuters, September 27, 2021).

EPA Tossed Trump-era Memo that Cuffed Watchdog (E&E News, September 27, 2021).

September 26, 2021

AgLines: Farm, Biofuel Leaders Concern About Possible EPA Actions Concerning Ethanol (The Grand Island Independent, September 26, 2021).

September 24, 2021

Defense Policy Bill Would Require ‘Forever Chemical’ Testing at Military Sites (The Hill, September 24, 2021).

What Will EPA Do with Its New Superfund Money? (JD Supra, September 24, 2021).

Coalition Sues Biden EPA Over Approval of ‘Highly Toxic’ Pesticide Linked to Parkinson’s (Common Dreams, September 24, 2021).

September 23, 2021

Biden Picks Trump Critic to Lead EPA Science Office (E&E News, September 23, 2021).

September 23, 2021

White House is Set to Announce New Limits on HFCs, a Powerful Driver of Climate Change (The New York Times, September 23, 2021).

September 22, 2021

Biden Announces New Cadre of Outside Science Advisers (E&E News, September 22, 2021).

EPA to Propose Cuts to Biofuel Blending Requirement: Report (The Hill, September 22, 2021).

September 21, 2021

Methane Fee Collides with EPA Rules. ‘It’s Very Unusual’ (E&E News, September 21, 2021).

Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Permits for Idaho Factory Farms (Boise State Public Radio, September 21, 2021).

Federal Court Rejects Idaho Pollution Permit for Dairies (AP News, September 17, 2021).

EPA Proposes Superfund Cleanup for Bear Creek (The Dundalk Eagle, September 21, 2021).

September 20, 2021

EPA Administrator Talks WOTUS, Dicamba, Plans to Appoint AG Adviser (Capital Press, September 20, 2021).

EPA Bringing Temporary Disinfectant Supply Chain Flexibilities to a Close (The National Law Review, September 20, 2021).

Biden Confronts Extreme Heat, A Silent Killer (The Washington Post, September 20, 2021).

EPA Removes PCB-laced Bloomington Sites from Superfund List (wlfi.com, September 20, 2021).

What to Expect from Interior and EPA this Fall (E&E News, September 20, 2021).

Back to the Drawing Board on WOTUS: Federal Court Vacates Trump Administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule (The National Law Review, September 20, 2021).

Doherty Steel Inc. in Paola, Kansas, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award (EPA, September 20, 2021).

September 19, 2021

This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan (The New York Times, September 19, 2021).

September 17, 2021

EPA Rescinds Trump Guidance That Created Exceptions to Water Pollution Protections (The Hill, September 17, 2021).

Bureau of Land Management Headquarters to Return to D.C., Reversing Trump Decision (The Washington Post, September 17, 2021).

EPA Science Board “Reset” Renews Tensions Over Bias (E&E News, September 17, 2021).

September 16, 2021

EPA Removes 3 Bloomington Waste Sites from Superfund List. Why That Matters (Bloomington Herald Times, September 16, 2021).

Former EPA Chief to Chair Pro-Trump Think Tank’s Environmental Center (The Hill, September 17, 2021).

Allegations of Racism, Abuse Cloud EPA Whistleblower Hearing (E&E News, September 16, 2021).

EPA Recommends Further Study Before Genesee Township Asphalt Plant Gets Permit (mlive.com, September 16, 2021).

September 15, 2021

EPA Fines Oregon’s Largest Glass Container Recycler Nearly $39,000 (OregonLive.com, September 16, 2021).

Biden Calls for Climate Action Ahead of Historic Legislation (E&E News, September 15, 2021).

September 14, 2021

Carlton Waterhouse is Fighting For Environmental Justice At The EPA - And Getting Called A “Racist” (E&E News, September 14, 2021).

September 13, 2021

Biden’s EPA Finds a New Weapon in the War Against Alaska’s Pebble Mine (Post Alley The View from Seattle, September 13, 2021).

September 12, 2021

“The Harm to Children is Irreparable”: Ruth Etzel Speaks Out Ahead of EPA Whistleblower Hearing (The Guardian, September 12, 2021).

September 11, 2021

Denver Ozone in Violation of EPA Health Standards (9News, September 17, 2021).

Trump May Be Gone, But the Fight Against His Border Wall Goes On (The New York Times, September 11, 2021)

September 10, 2021

Groups Seek Federal Help with Lead in Michigan City's Water (AP News, September 10, 2021).

September 9, 2021

Democrats Want a "Climate Corps." They Just Can't Agree How to Create It (The New York Times, September 8, 2021)

CU Boulder Researchers Receive $1.1M EPA Grant to Study Wildfire Smoke (Boulder Daily Camera, September 9, 2021).

EPA Considers More Permanent Protection For Bristol Bay by Resuming Pebble "Veto" Process (Alaska Public Media, September 9, 2021).

EPA Recommends Superfund Status for Lower Neponset River (WBUR News, September 9, 2021).

EPA Wastewater Rules to Set First PFAS Limits (E&E News, September 9, 2021).

Biden Administration Moves to Protect Alaska's Bristol Bay (The New York Times, September 9, 2021).

EPA to Protect Alaska's Bristol Bay, Blocking Major Gold Mine (The Washington Post, September 9, 2021).

September 8, 2021

Lead Contamination Lands Atlanta Neighborhood on EPA's Superfund Priority List (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 8, 2021).

Interior Will Launch Review of Trump's Arctic Oil Plan (E&E News, September 8, 2021).

From 4% to 45%: Biden Releases an Ambitious Plan for Solar Energy (E&E News, September 8, 2021).

Methane Rule to Eclipse Past Regulations, Including Obama's (E&E News, September 8, 2021).

California Recall Vote Could Weaken the State's Aggressive Climate Policies (The New York Times, September 8, 2021).

September 7, 2021

Booming Utah's Weak Link: Surging Air Pollution (The New York Times, September 7, 2021)

More National Parks? Summer of Overcrowding Could Spur Push (E&E News, September 7, 2021).

September 5, 2021

Advocates Push White House to Nominate Energy Regulator (The Hill, September 5, 2021).

September 3, 2021

EPA sends surveillance aircraft to possible oil spill reported in wake of Ida (Reuters, September 3, 2021).

Flat rock odor still unknown as officials expand area of concern perimeter (FOX Detroit, September 3, 2021).

September 2, 2021

U.S. Reconciliation Energy Bill Slowed by Flurry of Republican Amendments (Reuters, September 2, 2021).

EPA Just Detailed All The Ways Climate Change Will Hit U.S. Racial Minorities the Hardest. It’s a Long List (The Washington Post, September 2, 2021).

Climate Change is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns (The New York Times, September 2, 2021).

District Court Vacates the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule as the EPA and Corps WOTUS Definition Rulemaking Continues (National Law Review, September 2, 2021).

People of color face disproportionate harm from climate change, EPA says (USA News, September 2, 2021).

September 1, 2021

Provincetown Town Manager Named to EPA Advisory Committee (Cape Cod Times, September 1, 2021).

U.S. EPA Asks Court to Allow it to Reconsider Some Biofuel Blending Waivers (Reuters, September 1, 2021).

A People's EPA (APE)

September Newsfeed

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September 29, 2021

After Alleged Violations of Clean Water Act at Jayhawk Club, EPA Reaches Settlement with Company Controlled by Thomas Fritzel (Lawrence-Journal World, September 29, 2021).

EPA to Hold Biweekly National Environmental Justice Calls (Coastal Review, September 29, 2021)

September 28, 2021

EPA’s ‘Scientific Integrity’ Program Lacks Teeth, Group Alleges (USRTK, September 28, 2021).

Environmentalists Urge Biden to Toughen Auto Emission Proposal (Yahoo Finance, September 28, 2021).

September 27, 2021

EPA Publishes Proposed Amendments to Aerosol Coatings Rule (EHS Daily Advisor, September 27, 2021).

Biden to Restore Legal Case for Mercury Limits Trump Discredited (Yahoo Finance, September 27, 2021).

Oil States Brace for Biden Methane Rule (E&E News, September 27, 2021).

U.S. Environment Agency Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rewrite (Reuters, September 27, 2021).

EPA Tossed Trump-era Memo that Cuffed Watchdog (E&E News, September 27, 2021).

September 26, 2021

AgLines: Farm, Biofuel Leaders Concern About Possible EPA Actions Concerning Ethanol (The Grand Island Independent, September 26, 2021).

September 24, 2021

Defense Policy Bill Would Require ‘Forever Chemical’ Testing at Military Sites (The Hill, September 24, 2021).

What Will EPA Do with Its New Superfund Money? (JD Supra, September 24, 2021).

Coalition Sues Biden EPA Over Approval of ‘Highly Toxic’ Pesticide Linked to Parkinson’s (Common Dreams, September 24, 2021).

September 23, 2021

Biden Picks Trump Critic to Lead EPA Science Office (E&E News, September 23, 2021).

September 23, 2021

White House is Set to Announce New Limits on HFCs, a Powerful Driver of Climate Change (The New York Times, September 23, 2021).

September 22, 2021

Biden Announces New Cadre of Outside Science Advisers (E&E News, September 22, 2021).

EPA to Propose Cuts to Biofuel Blending Requirement: Report (The Hill, September 22, 2021).

September 21, 2021

Methane Fee Collides with EPA Rules. ‘It’s Very Unusual’ (E&E News, September 21, 2021).

Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Permits for Idaho Factory Farms (Boise State Public Radio, September 21, 2021).

Federal Court Rejects Idaho Pollution Permit for Dairies (AP News, September 17, 2021).

EPA Proposes Superfund Cleanup for Bear Creek (The Dundalk Eagle, September 21, 2021).

September 20, 2021

EPA Administrator Talks WOTUS, Dicamba, Plans to Appoint AG Adviser (Capital Press, September 20, 2021).

EPA Bringing Temporary Disinfectant Supply Chain Flexibilities to a Close (The National Law Review, September 20, 2021).

Biden Confronts Extreme Heat, A Silent Killer (The Washington Post, September 20, 2021).

EPA Removes PCB-laced Bloomington Sites from Superfund List (wlfi.com, September 20, 2021).

What to Expect from Interior and EPA this Fall (E&E News, September 20, 2021).

Back to the Drawing Board on WOTUS: Federal Court Vacates Trump Administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule (The National Law Review, September 20, 2021).

Doherty Steel Inc. in Paola, Kansas, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award (EPA, September 20, 2021).

September 19, 2021

This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan (The New York Times, September 19, 2021).

September 17, 2021

EPA Rescinds Trump Guidance That Created Exceptions to Water Pollution Protections (The Hill, September 17, 2021).

Bureau of Land Management Headquarters to Return to D.C., Reversing Trump Decision (The Washington Post, September 17, 2021).

EPA Science Board “Reset” Renews Tensions Over Bias (E&E News, September 17, 2021).

September 16, 2021

EPA Removes 3 Bloomington Waste Sites from Superfund List. Why That Matters (Bloomington Herald Times, September 16, 2021).

Former EPA Chief to Chair Pro-Trump Think Tank’s Environmental Center (The Hill, September 17, 2021).

Allegations of Racism, Abuse Cloud EPA Whistleblower Hearing (E&E News, September 16, 2021).

EPA Recommends Further Study Before Genesee Township Asphalt Plant Gets Permit (mlive.com, September 16, 2021).

September 15, 2021

EPA Fines Oregon’s Largest Glass Container Recycler Nearly $39,000 (OregonLive.com, September 16, 2021).

Biden Calls for Climate Action Ahead of Historic Legislation (E&E News, September 15, 2021).

September 14, 2021

Carlton Waterhouse is Fighting For Environmental Justice At The EPA - And Getting Called A “Racist” (E&E News, September 14, 2021).

September 13, 2021

Biden’s EPA Finds a New Weapon in the War Against Alaska’s Pebble Mine (Post Alley The View from Seattle, September 13, 2021).

September 12, 2021

“The Harm to Children is Irreparable”: Ruth Etzel Speaks Out Ahead of EPA Whistleblower Hearing (The Guardian, September 12, 2021).

September 11, 2021

Denver Ozone in Violation of EPA Health Standards (9News, September 17, 2021).

Trump May Be Gone, But the Fight Against His Border Wall Goes On (The New York Times, September 11, 2021)

September 10, 2021

Groups Seek Federal Help with Lead in Michigan City's Water (AP News, September 10, 2021).

September 9, 2021

Democrats Want a "Climate Corps." They Just Can't Agree How to Create It (The New York Times, September 8, 2021)

CU Boulder Researchers Receive $1.1M EPA Grant to Study Wildfire Smoke (Boulder Daily Camera, September 9, 2021).

EPA Considers More Permanent Protection For Bristol Bay by Resuming Pebble "Veto" Process (Alaska Public Media, September 9, 2021).

EPA Recommends Superfund Status for Lower Neponset River (WBUR News, September 9, 2021).

EPA Wastewater Rules to Set First PFAS Limits (E&E News, September 9, 2021).

Biden Administration Moves to Protect Alaska's Bristol Bay (The New York Times, September 9, 2021).

EPA to Protect Alaska's Bristol Bay, Blocking Major Gold Mine (The Washington Post, September 9, 2021).

September 8, 2021

Lead Contamination Lands Atlanta Neighborhood on EPA's Superfund Priority List (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 8, 2021).

Interior Will Launch Review of Trump's Arctic Oil Plan (E&E News, September 8, 2021).

From 4% to 45%: Biden Releases an Ambitious Plan for Solar Energy (E&E News, September 8, 2021).

Methane Rule to Eclipse Past Regulations, Including Obama's (E&E News, September 8, 2021).

California Recall Vote Could Weaken the State's Aggressive Climate Policies (The New York Times, September 8, 2021).

September 7, 2021

Booming Utah's Weak Link: Surging Air Pollution (The New York Times, September 7, 2021)

More National Parks? Summer of Overcrowding Could Spur Push (E&E News, September 7, 2021).

September 5, 2021

Advocates Push White House to Nominate Energy Regulator (The Hill, September 5, 2021).

September 3, 2021

EPA sends surveillance aircraft to possible oil spill reported in wake of Ida (Reuters, September 3, 2021).

Flat rock odor still unknown as officials expand area of concern perimeter (FOX Detroit, September 3, 2021).

September 2, 2021

U.S. Reconciliation Energy Bill Slowed by Flurry of Republican Amendments (Reuters, September 2, 2021).

EPA Just Detailed All The Ways Climate Change Will Hit U.S. Racial Minorities the Hardest. It’s a Long List (The Washington Post, September 2, 2021).

Climate Change is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns (The New York Times, September 2, 2021).

District Court Vacates the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule as the EPA and Corps WOTUS Definition Rulemaking Continues (National Law Review, September 2, 2021).

People of color face disproportionate harm from climate change, EPA says (USA News, September 2, 2021).

September 1, 2021

Provincetown Town Manager Named to EPA Advisory Committee (Cape Cod Times, September 1, 2021).

U.S. EPA Asks Court to Allow it to Reconsider Some Biofuel Blending Waivers (Reuters, September 1, 2021).

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October 31, 2021

EPA Asks DC Cir. to Pause States’ Ozone Standards Challenge While it Reconsiders Rule Extension (Law Street, October 31, 2021).

October 30, 2021

What the EPA’s Plan to Regulate ‘Forever Chemicals’ Means for Minnesota (Faribault Daily News, October 30, 2021)

October 29, 2021

Supreme Court to Hear Case on E.P.A.’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions (The New York Times, October 29, 2021).

October 28, 2021

Biden Should Declare a Climate Emergency, EPA Midwest Employees Say (Chicago Sun Times, October 28, 2021).

EPA Unveils New Strategy for Reducing Lead Exposure (The Hill, October 28, 2021).

October 27, 2021

Biden to Unveil Strategy that Triggered Trump Turmoil (E&E News, October 27, 2021).

Commission to Examine Extent, History of Illegal Maumee Sewer Discharge (WTOL, October 27, 2021).

October 26, 2021

Ohio EPA Reports Increase of Salt in Drinking Water (Springfield News-Sun, October 26, 2021).

EPA Again Monitoring Air in Response to Odor Complaints (Bristol Herald Courier, October 26, 2021).

EPA: GenX Far More Toxic that Originally Thought, Could Prompt NC to Significantly Reduce Health Advisory Goal (NC Policy Watch, October 26, 2021).

Biden EPA Decides to Keep a Trump EPA NSR Rule...For Now (JD Supra, October 26, 2021).

Los Angeles Receives $224 Million Loan from EPA for Water Recycling Project (CBSLA, October 26, 2021).

October 25, 2021

EPA Finally has an Action Plan to Improve Water Infrastructure and Sanitation for US Tribes (Grist, October 25, 2021).

The key for EPA rules? Inside the Methane Tech Revolution (E&E News, October 25, 2021).

EPA Reaches Settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Home Renovators for Lead-based Paint Violations (U.S. EPA, October 25, 2021).

Tacoma Company must Pay $214k for Environmental Violations, Fire that Hospitalized Worker (The News Tribune, October 25, 2021).

October 24, 2021

EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (The National Law Review, October 24, 2021).

October 22, 2021

Biden EPA Starting to Make Environmental Justice Goals More Concrete (Mondaq, October 22, 2021).

Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation, and State Action (The New York Times, October 22, 2021).

October 21, 2021

AG Leaders Say Withdrawal of Chlorpyrifos by EPA Hurts American Farmers (Food Safety News, October 21, 2021).

October 20, 2021

Unchecked Growth of Industrial Animal Farms Spurs Long Fight Environmental Justice in Eastern NC (NC Health News, October 20, 2021).

EPA’s New PFAS Strategic Roadmap Could Present Potholes for the Unprepared (JD Supra, October 20, 2021).

In Benton Harbor, Residents’ Complaints of Lead-Tainted Water Carry Echoes (Circle of Blue, October 20, 2021).

How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution (The New York Times, October 20, 2021).

October 19, 2021

People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late (The Intercept, October 19, 2021).

Biden PFAS Plan Contains New Pathways for Litigators (E&E News, October 19, 2021).

October 18, 2021

Biden Administration Launches Roadmap to Tackle Pollution from Widely Used ‘Forever Chemicals’ (CNN, October 18, 2021).

Biden Administration Moves to Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (Washington Post, October 18, 2021).

U.S. EPA Wants Information on Toxic Gas from Cobb Sterigenics Facility (WABE, October 18, 2021).

New Equipment Allows Austin Water to Test for Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxins in House (KXAN, October 18, 2021).

October 15, 2021

EPA Signs Off on Major Changes to Minnesota’s Water Quality Rules (Minn Post, October 15, 2021).

Michigan Acts on Lead Crisis, Urges EPA to ‘Jump In’ (E&E News, October 15, 2021).

LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants (EPA, October 15, 2021).

October 14, 2021

Justice Department, EPA and Texas Settle with DuPont and PMNA and Require Action to Address Violations of Waste, Water and Air Environmental Laws at Texas Facility (U.S. Justice Department, October 14, 2021)

October 13, 2021

EPA Eyes Broader Oversight of Cancer-causing Gas (E&E News, October 13, 2021).

CEQ Chief Touts Climate Goals, Laments ‘Ping-ponging Policy’ (E&E News, October 13, 2021).

EPA May Increase Reporting Requirements for Carcinogen Used in Plastic Production (The Hill, October 13, 2021).

EPA Advances WOTUS Rewrite (E&E News, October 13, 2021).

EPA Fires Back in D.C. Circuit Appellate Brief on Coal Ash Rules (Law Street, October 13, 2021).

October 12, 2021

EPA to Give an Update on Butte Projects in Virtual Meeting Thursday (NBC Montana, October 12, 2021).

Biden Taps Montgomery County Environmental Chief Ortiz for Key EPA Post (Maryland Matters, October 12, 2021).

October 11, 2021

EPA Finds Evidence for Tightening Key Air Quality Standard (The Hill, October 11, 2021).

October 10, 2021

EPA Closer to Unveiling Plan for Tackling ‘Forever Chemicals’ (The Hill, October 10, 2021)

October 8, 2021

EPA Agrees to Further Phase Down Superpollutant (E&E News, October 8, 2021).

EPA Announces Appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA Agricultural Advisor (NewsDakota.com, October 8, 2021).

EPA Challenges Decision on Water Clean Up Standards (Reuters, October 8, 2021).

Biden EPA to Tighten Soot Standards Trump Left Unchanged (E&E News, October 8, 2021).

EPA Grants Petitions to Stem Climate Pollutants in Future Rules (Bloomberg Law, October 8, 2021).

PFAS Comment by Michael Regan Show EPA’s Clear Intent (The National Law Review, October 8, 2021).

October 7, 2021

EPA Power Plant Rules Could be Part of Bigger Initiative (E&E News, October 7, 2021).

Biden Takes Big Step on Rules for Environmental Reviews (The Hill, October 7, 2021).

October 6, 2021

U.S. States Push to Surpass World Emissions Norms on Aviation (US News, October 6, 2021).

EPA Awards $335,000 for Pollution Prevention and Sustainability Projects in Pacific Northwest Communities (U.S. EPA, October 6, 2021).

October 4, 2021

EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Putting a Louisville Company in its Crosshairs (Courier Journal, October 4, 2021).

Landmark EJ Ruling Sparks Legislative Reckoning in VA (E&E News, October 4, 2021).

EPA Strategic Plan Touts Climate, Environmental Justice Goals (E&E News, October 4, 2021).

EPA Announces Updates on its Efforts to Address PFAS in Pesticides Packaging (The National Law Review, October 4, 2021).

EPA Moves to Elevate Tribal Rights in Water Quality: Changes Could Modify CWA Implementation (Lexology, October 4, 2021).

October 3, 2021

Maryland to Resume Use of Pesticide after EPA Testing Doesn’t Detect PFAS (Capital Gazette, October 3, 2021).

October 2, 2021

Biden is Protecting the Land Where the Fat Bears Thrive (Mashable, October 2, 2021).

EPA Begins Five Year Review of Verona Pollution (The Monett Times, October 2, 2021).

EPA Fines Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville $104,482 for Air Pollution Violations (Statesman Journal, October 2, 2021).

October 1, 2021

EPA Will Reconsider Requiring Chemours to Fund PFAS Testing, a Petition Rejected by Outgoing Trump Administration (WHQR, October 1, 2021).

Texas Natural Gas Co. Settles with EPA After Worker Deaths (Reuters, October 1, 2021).

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October 31, 2021

EPA Asks DC Cir. to Pause States’ Ozone Standards Challenge While it Reconsiders Rule Extension (Law Street, October 31, 2021).

October 30, 2021

What the EPA’s Plan to Regulate ‘Forever Chemicals’ Means for Minnesota (Faribault Daily News, October 30, 2021)

October 29, 2021

Supreme Court to Hear Case on E.P.A.’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions (The New York Times, October 29, 2021).

October 28, 2021

Biden Should Declare a Climate Emergency, EPA Midwest Employees Say (Chicago Sun Times, October 28, 2021).

EPA Unveils New Strategy for Reducing Lead Exposure (The Hill, October 28, 2021).

October 27, 2021

Biden to Unveil Strategy that Triggered Trump Turmoil (E&E News, October 27, 2021).

Commission to Examine Extent, History of Illegal Maumee Sewer Discharge (WTOL, October 27, 2021).

October 26, 2021

Ohio EPA Reports Increase of Salt in Drinking Water (Springfield News-Sun, October 26, 2021).

EPA Again Monitoring Air in Response to Odor Complaints (Bristol Herald Courier, October 26, 2021).

EPA: GenX Far More Toxic that Originally Thought, Could Prompt NC to Significantly Reduce Health Advisory Goal (NC Policy Watch, October 26, 2021).

Biden EPA Decides to Keep a Trump EPA NSR Rule...For Now (JD Supra, October 26, 2021).

Los Angeles Receives $224 Million Loan from EPA for Water Recycling Project (CBSLA, October 26, 2021).

October 25, 2021

EPA Finally has an Action Plan to Improve Water Infrastructure and Sanitation for US Tribes (Grist, October 25, 2021).

The key for EPA rules? Inside the Methane Tech Revolution (E&E News, October 25, 2021).

EPA Reaches Settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Home Renovators for Lead-based Paint Violations (U.S. EPA, October 25, 2021).

Tacoma Company must Pay $214k for Environmental Violations, Fire that Hospitalized Worker (The News Tribune, October 25, 2021).

October 24, 2021

EPA Seeks Input on Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (The National Law Review, October 24, 2021).

October 22, 2021

Biden EPA Starting to Make Environmental Justice Goals More Concrete (Mondaq, October 22, 2021).

Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation, and State Action (The New York Times, October 22, 2021).

October 21, 2021

AG Leaders Say Withdrawal of Chlorpyrifos by EPA Hurts American Farmers (Food Safety News, October 21, 2021).

October 20, 2021

Unchecked Growth of Industrial Animal Farms Spurs Long Fight Environmental Justice in Eastern NC (NC Health News, October 20, 2021).

EPA’s New PFAS Strategic Roadmap Could Present Potholes for the Unprepared (JD Supra, October 20, 2021).

In Benton Harbor, Residents’ Complaints of Lead-Tainted Water Carry Echoes (Circle of Blue, October 20, 2021).

How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution (The New York Times, October 20, 2021).

October 19, 2021

People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late (The Intercept, October 19, 2021).

Biden PFAS Plan Contains New Pathways for Litigators (E&E News, October 19, 2021).

October 18, 2021

Biden Administration Launches Roadmap to Tackle Pollution from Widely Used ‘Forever Chemicals’ (CNN, October 18, 2021).

Biden Administration Moves to Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (Washington Post, October 18, 2021).

U.S. EPA Wants Information on Toxic Gas from Cobb Sterigenics Facility (WABE, October 18, 2021).

New Equipment Allows Austin Water to Test for Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxins in House (KXAN, October 18, 2021).

October 15, 2021

EPA Signs Off on Major Changes to Minnesota’s Water Quality Rules (Minn Post, October 15, 2021).

Michigan Acts on Lead Crisis, Urges EPA to ‘Jump In’ (E&E News, October 15, 2021).

LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants (EPA, October 15, 2021).

October 14, 2021

Justice Department, EPA and Texas Settle with DuPont and PMNA and Require Action to Address Violations of Waste, Water and Air Environmental Laws at Texas Facility (U.S. Justice Department, October 14, 2021)

October 13, 2021

EPA Eyes Broader Oversight of Cancer-causing Gas (E&E News, October 13, 2021).

CEQ Chief Touts Climate Goals, Laments ‘Ping-ponging Policy’ (E&E News, October 13, 2021).

EPA May Increase Reporting Requirements for Carcinogen Used in Plastic Production (The Hill, October 13, 2021).

EPA Advances WOTUS Rewrite (E&E News, October 13, 2021).

EPA Fires Back in D.C. Circuit Appellate Brief on Coal Ash Rules (Law Street, October 13, 2021).

October 12, 2021

EPA to Give an Update on Butte Projects in Virtual Meeting Thursday (NBC Montana, October 12, 2021).

Biden Taps Montgomery County Environmental Chief Ortiz for Key EPA Post (Maryland Matters, October 12, 2021).

October 11, 2021

EPA Finds Evidence for Tightening Key Air Quality Standard (The Hill, October 11, 2021).

October 10, 2021

EPA Closer to Unveiling Plan for Tackling ‘Forever Chemicals’ (The Hill, October 10, 2021)

October 8, 2021

EPA Agrees to Further Phase Down Superpollutant (E&E News, October 8, 2021).

EPA Announces Appointment of Rod Snyder as EPA Agricultural Advisor (NewsDakota.com, October 8, 2021).

EPA Challenges Decision on Water Clean Up Standards (Reuters, October 8, 2021).

Biden EPA to Tighten Soot Standards Trump Left Unchanged (E&E News, October 8, 2021).

EPA Grants Petitions to Stem Climate Pollutants in Future Rules (Bloomberg Law, October 8, 2021).

PFAS Comment by Michael Regan Show EPA’s Clear Intent (The National Law Review, October 8, 2021).

October 7, 2021

EPA Power Plant Rules Could be Part of Bigger Initiative (E&E News, October 7, 2021).

Biden Takes Big Step on Rules for Environmental Reviews (The Hill, October 7, 2021).

October 6, 2021

U.S. States Push to Surpass World Emissions Norms on Aviation (US News, October 6, 2021).

EPA Awards $335,000 for Pollution Prevention and Sustainability Projects in Pacific Northwest Communities (U.S. EPA, October 6, 2021).

October 4, 2021

EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Putting a Louisville Company in its Crosshairs (Courier Journal, October 4, 2021).

Landmark EJ Ruling Sparks Legislative Reckoning in VA (E&E News, October 4, 2021).

EPA Strategic Plan Touts Climate, Environmental Justice Goals (E&E News, October 4, 2021).

EPA Announces Updates on its Efforts to Address PFAS in Pesticides Packaging (The National Law Review, October 4, 2021).

EPA Moves to Elevate Tribal Rights in Water Quality: Changes Could Modify CWA Implementation (Lexology, October 4, 2021).

October 3, 2021

Maryland to Resume Use of Pesticide after EPA Testing Doesn’t Detect PFAS (Capital Gazette, October 3, 2021).

October 2, 2021

Biden is Protecting the Land Where the Fat Bears Thrive (Mashable, October 2, 2021).

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More Permission to Pollute: The Decline of EPA Enforcement and Industry Compliance during COVID

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On March 26, 2020, the EPA suspended pollution monitoring requirements for regulated entities that claimed to have been impacted by Covid-19. EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch used EPA’s ECHO database to analyze facility reporting and compliance. This analysis showed that although few facilities claimed the Covid-19 exemption, a significant proportion of facilities had still failed to report data that would allow for a determination of non-compliance.

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Part of the reason that enforcement flies under the radar is that it is complex. It is hard for even experienced journalists and policy analysts to understand the complexities of enforcement and the data on enforcement that the agency produces. In this section, we provide a brief primer on how enforcement works at the EPA..

First, it is important to understand that enforcement is the implementation of regulations and laws. When legislators pass laws, they direct administering agencies, like the EPA, to write regulations that flesh out those laws. The agency further shapes the implementation of regulations by writing guidance documents, memos and other documents that give administrators and employees more detailed directives about how to carry out the law.

Further complicating the enforcement process is the U.S. federalist system of environmental laws. Since the 1970s, the national government has passed a series of strong environmental laws, most of which are administered by the EPA, a national agency. But for most laws, the EPA can delegate authority to enforce the law to the states and tribal governments. Most states have the authorized power to enforce federal environmental laws, such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, which is why most environmental enforcement actions are undertaken by state environmental agencies. While most enforcement is, and has been, done by states, the EPA steps in to work on big or complicated cases (with help from the Justice Department), or to step in where states are not adequately enforcing laws.

The details of federally run enforcement practices vary across laws, but generally they happen as follows. The EPA assists regulated entities (businesses, municipalities, and so on) in complying with the law, while also monitoring them for violations. Monitoring may consist of information requests and self-reporting from industries, electronic data collection, and on-site inspections. The EPA also gathers tips from citizens. If it finds a violation, it may initiate an informal enforcement action, such as sending a notice of violation or a warning letter. Or, it may initiate formal enforcement actions. These are of two main types: civil cases (for violations of civil code) and criminal cases (for violations of the criminal code).

For civil violations, the EPA can pursue administrative or judicial cases. The most common enforcement actions are administrative, which entail the agency itself issuing a formal notice of violation or an order requiring compliance. There are many different categories of administrative enforcement actions, reflecting the variety of mechanisms available for compelling compliance.

Civil judicial cases are those cases pursued in court outside the EPA’s administrative apparatus. While less common than administrative cases, judicial cases are usually the most serious civil cases. The Department of Justice (DOJ) takes the lead on these cases, and so when these cases are initiated they are counted as “civil judicial referrals” to the DOJ. These cases typically end in consent decrees, which are a form of court-ordered negotiated settlement (with fines or compliance orders, or both).

Both administrative orders and court orders, including consent decrees, can impose civil penalties on violators and can require them to come into compliance. The EPA tracks the fines (penalties) levied in civil cases and estimates the compliance costs (also called “injunctive relief”) that result from orders and settlements. EPA also tracks the amount of money committed for Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs), another potential outcome of cases. SEPs require violators to fund projects to improve environmental or human health in affected communities.

Finally, in addition to civil actions (administrative and judicial) the EPA may pursue criminal enforcement actions. It undertakes these actions against the most egregious violators of environmental laws. As in civil judicial cases, the DOJ prosecutes these on behalf of the EPA, working closely with EPA criminal investigators. Criminal cases can result not just in monetary penalties but also prison time for those held responsible.

Part of the reason that enforcement flies under the radar is that it is complex. It is hard for even experienced journalists and policy analysts to understand the complexities of enforcement and the data on enforcement that the agency produces. In this section, we provide a brief primer on how enforcement works at the EPA..

First, it is important to understand that enforcement is the implementation of regulations and laws. When legislators pass laws, they direct administering agencies, like the EPA, to write regulations that flesh out those laws. The agency further shapes the implementation of regulations by writing guidance documents, memos and other documents that give administrators and employees more detailed directives about how to carry out the law.

Further complicating the enforcement process is the U.S. federalist system of environmental laws. Since the 1970s, the national government has passed a series of strong environmental laws, most of which are administered by the EPA, a national agency. But for most laws, the EPA can delegate authority to enforce the law to the states and tribal governments. Most states have the authorized power to enforce federal environmental laws, such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, which is why most environmental enforcement actions are undertaken by state environmental agencies. While most enforcement is, and has been, done by states, the EPA steps in to work on big or complicated cases (with help from the Justice Department), or to step in where states are not adequately enforcing laws.

Michelle Roos and Jeremy Symons, “A Breath of Fresh Air at the EPA, But Budget, Staff Need Boost.” Bloomberg Law, May 17, 2021.

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December 31, 2021

EPA Awards National Grant to Hawaiʻi for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project (Maui Now, December 31, 2021).

EPA Publishes Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos (The National Law Review, December 31, 2021).

December 30, 2021

Emissions Testing Eliminated in Rutherford County, Replaced by Increased Registration Fee (Daily News Journal, December 30, 2021).

December 29, 2021

Advocates Call EPA 'Forever Chemical' Testing Announcement Insufficient (The Hill, December 29, 2021).

Off to the Races: EPA’s Aggressive New Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Fundamentally Reshape How Cars are Made and Powered (The National Law Review, December 29, 2021).

December 28, 2021

EPA to Order Chemical Makers to Test PFAS Substances for Toxicity (Reuters, December 28, 2021).

EPA to Require More Facilities to Report Releases of Carcinogenic Gas (The Hill, December 28, 2021).

December 27, 2021

Pine River Downstream Getting EPA Attention (Morning Sun, December 27, 2021).

December 24, 2021

Grassroots Organization Asking EPA to Make Chemours Pay for Environmental Testing (WECT, December 24, 2021).

December 23, 2021

Burnout, Expertise Gaps Plague EPA Chemicals Office (E&E News, December 23, 2021).

December 22, 2021

Biden has no EPA Air Nominee as Climate Goals Teeter (E&E News, December 22, 2021).

Sixteen Hispanic House Democrats Ask EPA for Tougher Methane Rule (The Hill, December 22, 2021).

December 21, 2021

Reversing Trump Rollback, Biden’s EPA Announces Historically Ambitions Vehicle Emissions Standards (EcoWatch, December 21, 2021).

EPA Grants $81M Loan to Sacramento County Water Agency (FOX40, December 21, 2021).

December 20, 2021

EPA: Infrastructure Law Will Fund Clean-Up at Kil-Tone Property in Vineland (Yahoo News, December 20, 2021).

EPA Tightens Car Emission Standards,Tosses Trump-era Rules (E&E News, December 20, 2021).

E.P.A. Announces Tightest-Ever Auto Pollution Rules (The New York Times, December 20, 2021).

December 18, 2021

The EPA Begins Rolling Out Billions to Clean Up Superfund Sites (NPR, December 18, 2021).

December 17, 2021

EPA Announces New Mexico & Louisiana Sites Will Receive Part of First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog (EPA, December 17, 2021).

EPA Releases $1B to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States (The Washington Post, December 17, 2021).

December 16, 2021

EPA Announces $1.27 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Efforts in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest (EPA, December 16, 2021).

Biden Administration Details Push to Finally Rid the Nation of Millions of Lead Pipes (The Washington Post, December 16, 2021).

EPA Details Push to Tighten Rules for Lead in Drinking Water (AP News, December 16, 2021).

December 15, 2021

Is There Something Amiss With the Way the EPA Tracks Methane Emissions from Landfills? (Inside Climate News, December 15, 2021).

EPA Flush with Cash as Covid Pesticide Registrations Pile Up (E&E News, December 15, 2021).

December 14, 2021

Coal Interests Press Supreme Court to Limit EPA Reach (E&E News, December 14, 2021).

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Create New Groundwater Quality Standards (The Edwardson Intelligencer, December 14, 2021).

EPA: Clean Up Air Pollution From New Orleans Area Plant (WRAL.com, December 14, 2021).

December 13, 2021

EPA Stops Posting ‘Critically Important’ Data on Chemical Risks (Bloomberg Law, December 13, 2021).

EPA Opens a $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring (Environmental Protection, December 13, 2021).

December 12, 2021

Biden Calls on EPA to Investigate Role of Climate Crisis in Deadly Tornadoes (The Guardian, December 12, 2021).

December 11, 2021

In Hawaii, Fears Grow Over Unsafe Levels of Petroleum in Drinking Water (The New York Times, December 11, 2021).

December 10, 2021

Navy Blames Hawaii Water Contamination on Jet Fuel Spill (ABC News, December 10, 2021).

December 9, 2021

EPA’s RFS This Week Unleashed a Mix of Support and Questions; Here’s What to Watch Next (AG Web, December 9, 2021).

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for HHS, EPA, and HUD (The White House, December 9, 2021).

December 8, 2021

EPA Awards over $4 Million in Grants for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (EPA, December 8, 2021).

EPA-Linked Consultant Undercuts Agency’s PFAS Concerns (E&E News, December 8, 2021).

Biofuels Sector Rankled Although EPA Proposes Highest Ethanol Mandate (Successful Farming, December 8, 2021).

December 7, 2021

Deal forces EPA to Revisit Chemical Industry Emissions (E&E News, December 7, 2021).

U.S. EPA Proposes Biofuel Mandate Cuts, a Boost to Pandemic-hit Refiners (Reuters, December 7, 2021).

Scores of Properties Subject to EPA Cleanup in Black Eagle (KRTV Montana, December 7, 2021).

December 5, 2021

$110 Coming to Iowa for Water, Wastewater Work (The Clinton Herald, December 5, 2021).

December 4, 2021

Mississippi to Receive Nearly $75 Million in Infrastructure Funding (AP News, December 4, 2021).

December 3, 2021

The EPA Placed a Texas Superfund Site on its National Priorities List in 2018. Why Is the Health Threat Still Unknown? (Inside Climate News, December 3, 2021).

EPA Advisers Favor Stronger Soot Standards (E&E News, December 3, 2021).

December 2, 2021

EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities (EPA, December 2, 2021).

EPA Outlines $7.4B for Water Infrastructure Headed to States (The Washington Post, December 2, 2021).

Environmental Protection Agency Authorizes Red Lake Nation to Set Water Quality Standards (The Bemidji Pioneer, December 2, 2021).

December 1, 2021

Lawmakers Send Three Biden Picks for EPA to Full Senate (Reuters, December 1, 2021).

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December 31, 2021

EPA Awards National Grant to Hawaiʻi for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project (Maui Now, December 31, 2021).

EPA Publishes Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos (The National Law Review, December 31, 2021).

December 30, 2021

Emissions Testing Eliminated in Rutherford County, Replaced by Increased Registration Fee (Daily News Journal, December 30, 2021).

December 29, 2021

Advocates Call EPA 'Forever Chemical' Testing Announcement Insufficient (The Hill, December 29, 2021).

Off to the Races: EPA’s Aggressive New Fuel Efficiency Standards Will Fundamentally Reshape How Cars are Made and Powered (The National Law Review, December 29, 2021).

December 28, 2021

EPA to Order Chemical Makers to Test PFAS Substances for Toxicity (Reuters, December 28, 2021).

EPA to Require More Facilities to Report Releases of Carcinogenic Gas (The Hill, December 28, 2021).

December 27, 2021

Pine River Downstream Getting EPA Attention (Morning Sun, December 27, 2021).

December 24, 2021

Grassroots Organization Asking EPA to Make Chemours Pay for Environmental Testing (WECT, December 24, 2021).

December 23, 2021

Burnout, Expertise Gaps Plague EPA Chemicals Office (E&E News, December 23, 2021).

December 22, 2021

Biden has no EPA Air Nominee as Climate Goals Teeter (E&E News, December 22, 2021).

Sixteen Hispanic House Democrats Ask EPA for Tougher Methane Rule (The Hill, December 22, 2021).

December 21, 2021

Reversing Trump Rollback, Biden’s EPA Announces Historically Ambitions Vehicle Emissions Standards (EcoWatch, December 21, 2021).

EPA Grants $81M Loan to Sacramento County Water Agency (FOX40, December 21, 2021).

December 20, 2021

EPA: Infrastructure Law Will Fund Clean-Up at Kil-Tone Property in Vineland (Yahoo News, December 20, 2021).

EPA Tightens Car Emission Standards,Tosses Trump-era Rules (E&E News, December 20, 2021).

E.P.A. Announces Tightest-Ever Auto Pollution Rules (The New York Times, December 20, 2021).

December 18, 2021

The EPA Begins Rolling Out Billions to Clean Up Superfund Sites (NPR, December 18, 2021).

December 17, 2021

EPA Announces New Mexico & Louisiana Sites Will Receive Part of First $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog (EPA, December 17, 2021).

EPA Releases $1B to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States (The Washington Post, December 17, 2021).

December 16, 2021

EPA Announces $1.27 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Efforts in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest (EPA, December 16, 2021).

Biden Administration Details Push to Finally Rid the Nation of Millions of Lead Pipes (The Washington Post, December 16, 2021).

EPA Details Push to Tighten Rules for Lead in Drinking Water (AP News, December 16, 2021).

December 15, 2021

Is There Something Amiss With the Way the EPA Tracks Methane Emissions from Landfills? (Inside Climate News, December 15, 2021).

EPA Flush with Cash as Covid Pesticide Registrations Pile Up (E&E News, December 15, 2021).

December 14, 2021

Coal Interests Press Supreme Court to Limit EPA Reach (E&E News, December 14, 2021).

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Create New Groundwater Quality Standards (The Edwardson Intelligencer, December 14, 2021).

EPA: Clean Up Air Pollution From New Orleans Area Plant (WRAL.com, December 14, 2021).

December 13, 2021

EPA Stops Posting ‘Critically Important’ Data on Chemical Risks (Bloomberg Law, December 13, 2021).

EPA Opens a $20 Million Grant Competition for Community Air Pollution Monitoring (Environmental Protection, December 13, 2021).

December 12, 2021

Biden Calls on EPA to Investigate Role of Climate Crisis in Deadly Tornadoes (The Guardian, December 12, 2021).

December 11, 2021

In Hawaii, Fears Grow Over Unsafe Levels of Petroleum in Drinking Water (The New York Times, December 11, 2021).

December 10, 2021

Navy Blames Hawaii Water Contamination on Jet Fuel Spill (ABC News, December 10, 2021).

December 9, 2021

EPA’s RFS This Week Unleashed a Mix of Support and Questions; Here’s What to Watch Next (AG Web, December 9, 2021).

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for HHS, EPA, and HUD (The White House, December 9, 2021).

December 8, 2021

EPA Awards over $4 Million in Grants for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (EPA, December 8, 2021).

EPA-Linked Consultant Undercuts Agency’s PFAS Concerns (E&E News, December 8, 2021).

Biofuels Sector Rankled Although EPA Proposes Highest Ethanol Mandate (Successful Farming, December 8, 2021).

December 7, 2021

Deal forces EPA to Revisit Chemical Industry Emissions (E&E News, December 7, 2021).

U.S. EPA Proposes Biofuel Mandate Cuts, a Boost to Pandemic-hit Refiners (Reuters, December 7, 2021).

Scores of Properties Subject to EPA Cleanup in Black Eagle (KRTV Montana, December 7, 2021).

December 5, 2021

$110 Coming to Iowa for Water, Wastewater Work (The Clinton Herald, December 5, 2021).

December 4, 2021

Mississippi to Receive Nearly $75 Million in Infrastructure Funding (AP News, December 4, 2021).

December 3, 2021

The EPA Placed a Texas Superfund Site on its National Priorities List in 2018. Why Is the Health Threat Still Unknown? (Inside Climate News, December 3, 2021).

EPA Advisers Favor Stronger Soot Standards (E&E News, December 3, 2021).

December 2, 2021

EPA Announces Water Infrastructure Funding for States Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities (EPA, December 2, 2021).

EPA Outlines $7.4B for Water Infrastructure Headed to States (The Washington Post, December 2, 2021).

Environmental Protection Agency Authorizes Red Lake Nation to Set Water Quality Standards (The Bemidji Pioneer, December 2, 2021).

December 1, 2021

Lawmakers Send Three Biden Picks for EPA to Full Senate (Reuters, December 1, 2021).

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January 31, 2022

Biden Administration to Reinstate Mercury Pollution Rules Weakened Under Trump (The New York Times, January 31, 2022).

Biden EPA Revives Justification for Coal Utility Mercury Rule (EWG, January 31, 2022).

Biden Begins Crackdown on Power Plant Pollution (The Washington Post, January 31, 2022).

January 30, 2022

Foundry Site Gets More Cleanup Funds (Traverse City Record Eagle, January 30, 2022).

January 28, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency to Step Up Enforcement and Monitoring of Pollution in Overburdened Communities (Environmental Defense Fund, January 28, 2022).

EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant (ProPublica, January 28, 2022).

January 27, 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Boost Cybersecurity of Water Systems (The Hill, January 27, 2022).

January 26, 2022

US to Hold Surprise Plant Inspections Targeting Pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley (The Guardian, January 26, 2022).

E.P.A. Chief Vows to ‘Do Better’ to Protect Poor Communities (The New York Times, January 26, 2022).

January 25, 2022

Justice for PFAS Exposure Races a Ticking Clock (The Hill, January 25, 2022).

EPA to Probe Whether North Carolina’s Permitting of Biogas From Swine Feeding Operations Violates Civil Rights of Nearby Neighborhoods (Inside Climate News, January 25, 2022).

Nearly 200 Democrats Back EPA in Supreme Court Emissions Case (The Hill, January 25, 2022).

January 24, 2022

EPA Finalizes Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (Mondaq, January 24, 2022).

Tennessee Was ‘Ground Zero’ for Coal Ash Pollution. Now, EPA is Promising Cleanups. (WPLN News, January 24, 2022).

How Biden Could Close Coal Plants Without CO2 Regulations (E&E News, January 24, 2022).

EPA Stops Enforcing Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Staffers (E&E News, January 24, 2022).

Supreme Court Takes EPA Case that Could Narrow Clean Water Act (The Washington Post, January 24, 2022).

January 23, 2022

EPA to Investigate North Carolina Biogas for Discrimination (AG Insider, January 23, 2022).

January 22, 2022

EPA Reverses Finding in Revised Draft Risk Evaluation for TSCA Chemical, Seeks Comment (Safety and Health, January 22, 2022).

US, Colorado and Mining Company Reach Proposed Settlement in Gold King Mine Spill Dispute (Farmington Daily Times, January 22, 2022).

January 21, 2022

Biden Preps Full-court Press to Curb Coal as Emissions Spike (E&E News, January 21, 2022).

EPA Announces It Is Extending Flexibilities to Minimize Supply-Chain Disruptions Facing the Pesticide Industry (JD Supra, January 21, 2022).

January 20, 2022

EPA Sued Over PFAS “Secrecy” Reporting Loopholes (Earthjustice, January 20, 2022).

EPA Concludes Oil Spill Investigation, No Source Identified (KCAW Sitka, January 20, 2022).

EPA Targets Michigan Toxic Site Backlog with Infrastructure Money (MLive, January 20, 2022).

January 19, 2022

EPA, Blue States Push Back on Republicans' SCOTUS Bid to Curb Agency Powers (Reuters, January 19, 2022).

EPA, Developer Settle Case over Wetlands Violations in Boise (EPA, January 19, 2022).

Survey: Burnout, Morale Hamper EPA Chemicals Office (E&E News, January 19, 2022).

Par Hawaii Refining to Pay $176,899 Fine for EPA Violations (The Star Advertiser, January 19, 2022).

Power Companies Back EPA Climate Authority at Supreme Court (E&E News, January 19, 2022).

January 18, 2022

Why EPA’s Announcement about a Chemical No Longer Manufactured is Big News for your Business (The National Law Review, January 18, 2022)

EPA Releases Sampling Results from Coney Island Creek, Finds Presence of Contamination (Brooklyn Paper, January 18, 2022).

January 17, 2022

24 Years Later, Runoff Issues in Hinkson Creek Still Not Resolved (Columbia Missourian, January 17th, 2022).

January 14, 2022

Biden Has Made Progress on Climate Change So Far, But It’s Not Enough, Group Says (The Washington Post, January 14, 2022).

January 13, 2022

EPA Rejected White House Effort to Toughen Car Rules (E&E News, January 13, 2022).

January 12, 2022

An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions (The New York Times, January 12, 2022).

January 12, 2022

In Orlando, a mountain of coal ash evades EPA rules. It's not the only one. (NPR, January 12, 2022).

Exclusive: Biden Weighing Cuts to 2022 Ethanol Blending Mandate Proposal (Reuters, January 12, 2022).

EPA Ramps Up Pressure Over State Pollution Loopholes (E&E News, January 12, 2022).

EPA Announces Leaded Fuel Endangerment Finding (AVweb, January 12, 2022).

Santa Clara County Petition Sparks EPA Inquiry of Leaded Aviation Fuel (San Jose Spotlight, January 12, 2022).

Group Intends to Sue EPA Over New Montana Law (Helena Independent Record, January 12, 2022).

January 11,2022

EPA Takes Steps towards Addressing Toxic Coal Residue (The Hill, January 11, 2022).

Meet the EPA Staffers Key to Biden’s Goals (E&E News, January 11, 2022).

EPA to Assess Impact on Endangered Species Before Signing Off on Pesticide Ingredients (The Hill, January 11, 2022)

January 10, 2022

Challenge to EPA’s Climate Authority Heads to Supreme Court (Bloomberg Green, January 10, 2022).

The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Efforts to Protect the Environment (The New Yorker, January 10, 2022).

January 7, 2022

Two PFAS-contaminated Sites in Kent County Could be Placed on EPA List of America's Most Toxic Locations (Fox17 West Michigan, January 7, 2022).

Virginia Lawmakers Urge EPA to Aid Landfill Issues (Herald Courier, January 7, 2022).

January 5, 2022

After 30 Years, EPA Finally Adds to Hazardous Air Pollutant List (Earthjustice, January 5, 2022).

January 3, 2022

Biden’s EPA Takes Further Action to Mandate LSL Replacement (Water Finance and Management, January 3, 2022).

Environmental Groups Criticize EPA's Plans to Study Pollution (TheTimesNews, January 3, 2022).

Cleaning Toxic Sites, Removing Lead Pipes Part of EPA's 2022 Vision for New Jersey (Asbury Park Press, January 3, 2022).

Biden Admin Advances Key Toxic Chemical Decision (E&E News, January 3, 2022).

January 2, 2022

EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments (The National Law Review, January 2, 2022).

EPA: No Money for Sites in Washington, New Haven (emissourian.com, January 2, 2022).

‘They are supposed to protect us’: Community Wants More from EPA for Duwamish Superfund Cleanup (The Seattle Times, January 2, 2022).

January 1, 2022

Five Climate Moves by the Biden Administration You May Have Missed (Climate Insider, January 1, 2022).

Lawmakers Call on Biden to Withdraw New EPA Methane Regulation (The Highland County Press, January 1, 2022).

Beaches Closed After 8.5 Million Gallons of Sewage Spill in Los Angeles County (The New York Times, January 1, 2022).

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January 31, 2022

Biden Administration to Reinstate Mercury Pollution Rules Weakened Under Trump (The New York Times, January 31, 2022).

Biden EPA Revives Justification for Coal Utility Mercury Rule (EWG, January 31, 2022).

Biden Begins Crackdown on Power Plant Pollution (The Washington Post, January 31, 2022).

January 30, 2022

Foundry Site Gets More Cleanup Funds (Traverse City Record Eagle, January 30, 2022).

January 28, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency to Step Up Enforcement and Monitoring of Pollution in Overburdened Communities (Environmental Defense Fund, January 28, 2022).

EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant (ProPublica, January 28, 2022).

January 27, 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Boost Cybersecurity of Water Systems (The Hill, January 27, 2022).

January 26, 2022

US to Hold Surprise Plant Inspections Targeting Pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley (The Guardian, January 26, 2022).

E.P.A. Chief Vows to ‘Do Better’ to Protect Poor Communities (The New York Times, January 26, 2022).

January 25, 2022

Justice for PFAS Exposure Races a Ticking Clock (The Hill, January 25, 2022).

EPA to Probe Whether North Carolina’s Permitting of Biogas From Swine Feeding Operations Violates Civil Rights of Nearby Neighborhoods (Inside Climate News, January 25, 2022).

Nearly 200 Democrats Back EPA in Supreme Court Emissions Case (The Hill, January 25, 2022).

January 24, 2022

EPA Finalizes Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (Mondaq, January 24, 2022).

Tennessee Was ‘Ground Zero’ for Coal Ash Pollution. Now, EPA is Promising Cleanups. (WPLN News, January 24, 2022).

How Biden Could Close Coal Plants Without CO2 Regulations (E&E News, January 24, 2022).

EPA Stops Enforcing Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Staffers (E&E News, January 24, 2022).

Supreme Court Takes EPA Case that Could Narrow Clean Water Act (The Washington Post, January 24, 2022).

January 23, 2022

EPA to Investigate North Carolina Biogas for Discrimination (AG Insider, January 23, 2022).

January 22, 2022

EPA Reverses Finding in Revised Draft Risk Evaluation for TSCA Chemical, Seeks Comment (Safety and Health, January 22, 2022).

US, Colorado and Mining Company Reach Proposed Settlement in Gold King Mine Spill Dispute (Farmington Daily Times, January 22, 2022).

January 21, 2022

Biden Preps Full-court Press to Curb Coal as Emissions Spike (E&E News, January 21, 2022).

EPA Announces It Is Extending Flexibilities to Minimize Supply-Chain Disruptions Facing the Pesticide Industry (JD Supra, January 21, 2022).

January 20, 2022

EPA Sued Over PFAS “Secrecy” Reporting Loopholes (Earthjustice, January 20, 2022).

EPA Concludes Oil Spill Investigation, No Source Identified (KCAW Sitka, January 20, 2022).

EPA Targets Michigan Toxic Site Backlog with Infrastructure Money (MLive, January 20, 2022).

January 19, 2022

EPA, Blue States Push Back on Republicans' SCOTUS Bid to Curb Agency Powers (Reuters, January 19, 2022).

EPA, Developer Settle Case over Wetlands Violations in Boise (EPA, January 19, 2022).

Survey: Burnout, Morale Hamper EPA Chemicals Office (E&E News, January 19, 2022).

Par Hawaii Refining to Pay $176,899 Fine for EPA Violations (The Star Advertiser, January 19, 2022).

Power Companies Back EPA Climate Authority at Supreme Court (E&E News, January 19, 2022).

January 18, 2022

Why EPA’s Announcement about a Chemical No Longer Manufactured is Big News for your Business (The National Law Review, January 18, 2022)

EPA Releases Sampling Results from Coney Island Creek, Finds Presence of Contamination (Brooklyn Paper, January 18, 2022).

January 17, 2022

24 Years Later, Runoff Issues in Hinkson Creek Still Not Resolved (Columbia Missourian, January 17th, 2022).

January 14, 2022

Biden Has Made Progress on Climate Change So Far, But It’s Not Enough, Group Says (The Washington Post, January 14, 2022).

January 13, 2022

EPA Rejected White House Effort to Toughen Car Rules (E&E News, January 13, 2022).

January 12, 2022

An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions (The New York Times, January 12, 2022).

January 12, 2022

In Orlando, a mountain of coal ash evades EPA rules. It's not the only one. (NPR, January 12, 2022).

Exclusive: Biden Weighing Cuts to 2022 Ethanol Blending Mandate Proposal (Reuters, January 12, 2022).

EPA Ramps Up Pressure Over State Pollution Loopholes (E&E News, January 12, 2022).

EPA Announces Leaded Fuel Endangerment Finding (AVweb, January 12, 2022).

Santa Clara County Petition Sparks EPA Inquiry of Leaded Aviation Fuel (San Jose Spotlight, January 12, 2022).

Group Intends to Sue EPA Over New Montana Law (Helena Independent Record, January 12, 2022).

January 11,2022

EPA Takes Steps towards Addressing Toxic Coal Residue (The Hill, January 11, 2022).

Meet the EPA Staffers Key to Biden’s Goals (E&E News, January 11, 2022).

EPA to Assess Impact on Endangered Species Before Signing Off on Pesticide Ingredients (The Hill, January 11, 2022)

January 10, 2022

Challenge to EPA’s Climate Authority Heads to Supreme Court (Bloomberg Green, January 10, 2022).

The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Efforts to Protect the Environment (The New Yorker, January 10, 2022).

January 7, 2022

Two PFAS-contaminated Sites in Kent County Could be Placed on EPA List of America's Most Toxic Locations (Fox17 West Michigan, January 7, 2022).

Virginia Lawmakers Urge EPA to Aid Landfill Issues (Herald Courier, January 7, 2022).

January 5, 2022

After 30 Years, EPA Finally Adds to Hazardous Air Pollutant List (Earthjustice, January 5, 2022).

January 3, 2022

Biden’s EPA Takes Further Action to Mandate LSL Replacement (Water Finance and Management, January 3, 2022).

Environmental Groups Criticize EPA's Plans to Study Pollution (TheTimesNews, January 3, 2022).

Cleaning Toxic Sites, Removing Lead Pipes Part of EPA's 2022 Vision for New Jersey (Asbury Park Press, January 3, 2022).

Biden Admin Advances Key Toxic Chemical Decision (E&E News, January 3, 2022).

January 2, 2022

EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments (The National Law Review, January 2, 2022).

EPA: No Money for Sites in Washington, New Haven (emissourian.com, January 2, 2022).

‘They are supposed to protect us’: Community Wants More from EPA for Duwamish Superfund Cleanup (The Seattle Times, January 2, 2022).

January 1, 2022

Five Climate Moves by the Biden Administration You May Have Missed (Climate Insider, January 1, 2022).

Lawmakers Call on Biden to Withdraw New EPA Methane Regulation (The Highland County Press, January 1, 2022).

Beaches Closed After 8.5 Million Gallons of Sewage Spill in Los Angeles County (The New York Times, January 1, 2022).

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February 28, 2022

Supreme Court to Hear a Case that Could Limit the EPA's Power to Fight Climate Change (NPR, February 28, 2022).

Supreme Court Could Thwart EPA’s Ability to Address Climate Change (The Washington Post, February 28, 2022).

February 27, 2022

Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade (The New York Times, February 27, 2022).

February 26, 2022

State Cleanup of Public Place May Leave Behind Dangerous Chemicals, EPA Warns (Brooklyn Paper, February 26, 2022).

The Supreme Court is hearing a major case on EPA's authority over planet-warming gases. Here's what's at stake. (CNN, February 26, 2022).

February 25, 2022

Biden EPA Moves Closer to Final Ban of Brain-Damaging Pesticide (EWG, February 25, 2022).

EPA, Army Announce Roundtables to Discuss WOTUS (The Fence Post, February 25, 2022).

EPA Agrees to Update Rules for Cancer-Causing Chemical Plants (Earthjustice, February 25, 2022).

EPA Takes Next Step to Keep Chlorpyrifos Out of Food, Protecting Farmworkers and Children’s Health (EPA, February 25, 2022).February 24, 2022

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, EPA, and FEMA (The White House, February 24, 2022).

February 24, 2022

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, EPA, and FEMA (The White House, February 24, 2022).

February 23, 2022

After Years of Pollution Violations, Tesla is Fined $275,000 by the EPA (LA Times, February 23, 2022).

U.S. Postal Service Going Ahead with Plan to Buy Mostly Gas-powered Vehicles in Defiance of EPA and White House (CBS News, February 23, 2022).

Blunt, Hawley and Wagner Demand Answers From EPA on West Lake Landfill (KMOV4, February 23, 2022).

February 22, 2022

EPA Fiddles as Flood Clock Rolls on Mississippi Delta’s Forgotten Nightmare (AgWeb, February 22, 2022).

EPA fines SGL for Gas Leaks (Columbia Basin Herald, February 22, 2022).

Texas Defends its Less Protective Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant During EPA Meeting (Houston Public Media, February 22, 2022).

Tesla and EPA Reach a Settlement After Automaker’s Clean Air Act Violations (CNBC, February 22, 2022).

U.S. EPA Commits to Increasing Biofuel Use, Targets Not Yet Finalized (Reuters, February 22, 2022).

February 19, 2022

EPA Chief Regan Touts Cleanup Aid for Metro Detroit Rivers (The Detroit News, February 19, 2022).

February 18, 2022

Wanted: Staff for EPA’s ‘Monumental’ Infrastructure Job (E&E News, February 18, 2022).

Watchdog to Probe EPA’s Benton Harbor Lead Crisis Response (E&E News, February 18, 2022).

White House Unveils Tool to Determine Eligibility for Environmental Justice Aid (The Hill, February 18, 2022).

February 18, 2022

EPA Developing Plan to Clean Grand Prairie Industrial Site, One of the Most Polluted in the U.S. (The Dallas Morning News, February 18, 2022).

February 17, 2022

Will EPA get an Environmental Justice Boss? (E&E News, February 17, 2022).

Biden Announces $1 billion in Infrastructure Funding to Clean Up the Great Lakes (CNN, February 17, 2022).

February 16, 2022

Biden Administration is Finalizing a Waiver for California to Set its Own Vehicle Emissions Standards (CNN, February 16, 2022).

Chemical Hazard Reporting & Planning Enforcement Actions by EPA Region 10 in 2021 (EPA, February 16, 2022).

Cassidy Places Hold on EPA Nominees Over Carbon Capture Project Approval Delay (The Hill, February 16, 2022).

February 15, 2022

Ag Groups Sue EPA Over Chlorpyrifos Revocation (The Fence Post, February 15, 2022).

White House Takes Aim at Environmental Racism, but Won’t Mention Race (The New York Times, February 15, 2022).

EPA says U.S. Met Obama-era Climate Pledge (E&E News, February 15, 2022).

February 13, 2022

EPA Awards Delaware River and Bay Authority as WasteWise Partner (Cape Gazette, February 13, 2022).

February 12, 2022

Water-Quality Group Registers Concerns with EPA over MMA's Sewage Disposal into Canal (Cape Cod Times, February 12, 2022).

Maryland Department of Environment is Failing to Protect the Chesapeake Bay, Critics Say (The Washington Post, February 12, 2022).

February 11, 2022

EPA Announces Additional Actions to Advance Environmental Justice Efforts (The National Law Review, February 11, 2022).

EPA Pushes School Ventilation Upgrades as Mask Mandates Fall (E&E News, February 11, 2022).

February 10, 2022

White House Regs Shop Delayed Air Pollution Reg for Months (E&E News, February 10, 2022).

EPA Region 10 Clean Water Act enforcement actions in 2021 (EPA, February 10, 2022).

Feb 9

Growth Energy Sues EPA Over Renewable Fuels Standards (Law Street, February 9, 2022).

February 8, 2022

Thirty-Nine States, Including California, Failed to Submit Pollution Reduction Plans to the Environmental Protection Agency, NPCA Reports (Sierra Sun Times, February 8, 2022).

EPA Awards Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Part of $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding (EPA, February 8, 2022).

U.S. EPA Names Oregon Lawyer to Lead Environmental Justice Efforts (Reuters, February 8, 2022).

Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions (The Washington Post, February 8, 2022).

Virginia Lawmakers Reject Former Trump EPA Chief Along Party Lines (The Hill, February 8, 2022).

February 7, 2022

EPA Nears Deal with Wyo. Over Massive Coal Plant (E&E News, February 7, 2022).

EPA Science Advisers Recommend Tighter Soot Air Quality Standards in Draft Document (The Hill, February 7, 2022).

February 6, 2022

EPA Ramps Up Local Emissions Monitoring, Unannounced Inspections (The Herald Guide, February 6, 2022).

February 5, 2022

EPA to Inspect Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility Amid Ongoing Tainted Water Crisis (Hawaii News Now, February 5, 2022).

Springfield to Receive $200K Grant from EPA for Job Training Program to Revitalize Brownfields (KY3, February 5, 2022).

February 4, 2022

EPA Recognizes Pacific Northwest Energy Savers, Food Waste Reducers, and Recyclers (EPA, February 4, 2022).

EPA says It Has ‘No Confidence’ in Plan to Address Sediment Pollution Coming From Behind Conowingo Dam (Baltimore Sun, February 4, 2022).

February 2, 2022

White House, EPA Urge US Postal Service to Reconsider Gas-Powered Vehicle Plan (Reuters, February 2, 2022).

February 1, 2022

Biden Administration Presses Forward With Revised WOTUS Rule (JD Supra, February 1, 2022).

EPA Reaches Settlements with Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska Companies for Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations (EPA, February 1, 2022).

Biden Officials Head to EPA Regional Offices (E&E News, February 1, 2022).

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February 28, 2022

Supreme Court to Hear a Case that Could Limit the EPA's Power to Fight Climate Change (NPR, February 28, 2022).

Supreme Court Could Thwart EPA’s Ability to Address Climate Change (The Washington Post, February 28, 2022).

February 27, 2022

Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade (The New York Times, February 27, 2022).

February 26, 2022

State Cleanup of Public Place May Leave Behind Dangerous Chemicals, EPA Warns (Brooklyn Paper, February 26, 2022).

The Supreme Court is hearing a major case on EPA's authority over planet-warming gases. Here's what's at stake. (CNN, February 26, 2022).

February 25, 2022

Biden EPA Moves Closer to Final Ban of Brain-Damaging Pesticide (EWG, February 25, 2022).

EPA, Army Announce Roundtables to Discuss WOTUS (The Fence Post, February 25, 2022).

EPA Agrees to Update Rules for Cancer-Causing Chemical Plants (Earthjustice, February 25, 2022).

EPA Takes Next Step to Keep Chlorpyrifos Out of Food, Protecting Farmworkers and Children’s Health (EPA, February 25, 2022).February 24, 2022

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, EPA, and FEMA (The White House, February 24, 2022).

February 24, 2022

President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, EPA, and FEMA (The White House, February 24, 2022).

February 23, 2022

After Years of Pollution Violations, Tesla is Fined $275,000 by the EPA (LA Times, February 23, 2022).

U.S. Postal Service Going Ahead with Plan to Buy Mostly Gas-powered Vehicles in Defiance of EPA and White House (CBS News, February 23, 2022).

Blunt, Hawley and Wagner Demand Answers From EPA on West Lake Landfill (KMOV4, February 23, 2022).

February 22, 2022

EPA Fiddles as Flood Clock Rolls on Mississippi Delta’s Forgotten Nightmare (AgWeb, February 22, 2022).

EPA fines SGL for Gas Leaks (Columbia Basin Herald, February 22, 2022).

Texas Defends its Less Protective Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant During EPA Meeting (Houston Public Media, February 22, 2022).

Tesla and EPA Reach a Settlement After Automaker’s Clean Air Act Violations (CNBC, February 22, 2022).

U.S. EPA Commits to Increasing Biofuel Use, Targets Not Yet Finalized (Reuters, February 22, 2022).

February 19, 2022

EPA Chief Regan Touts Cleanup Aid for Metro Detroit Rivers (The Detroit News, February 19, 2022).

February 18, 2022

Wanted: Staff for EPA’s ‘Monumental’ Infrastructure Job (E&E News, February 18, 2022).

Watchdog to Probe EPA’s Benton Harbor Lead Crisis Response (E&E News, February 18, 2022).

White House Unveils Tool to Determine Eligibility for Environmental Justice Aid (The Hill, February 18, 2022).

February 18, 2022

EPA Developing Plan to Clean Grand Prairie Industrial Site, One of the Most Polluted in the U.S. (The Dallas Morning News, February 18, 2022).

February 17, 2022

Will EPA get an Environmental Justice Boss? (E&E News, February 17, 2022).

Biden Announces $1 billion in Infrastructure Funding to Clean Up the Great Lakes (CNN, February 17, 2022).

February 16, 2022

Biden Administration is Finalizing a Waiver for California to Set its Own Vehicle Emissions Standards (CNN, February 16, 2022).

Chemical Hazard Reporting & Planning Enforcement Actions by EPA Region 10 in 2021 (EPA, February 16, 2022).

Cassidy Places Hold on EPA Nominees Over Carbon Capture Project Approval Delay (The Hill, February 16, 2022).

February 15, 2022

Ag Groups Sue EPA Over Chlorpyrifos Revocation (The Fence Post, February 15, 2022).

White House Takes Aim at Environmental Racism, but Won’t Mention Race (The New York Times, February 15, 2022).

EPA says U.S. Met Obama-era Climate Pledge (E&E News, February 15, 2022).

February 13, 2022

EPA Awards Delaware River and Bay Authority as WasteWise Partner (Cape Gazette, February 13, 2022).

February 12, 2022

Water-Quality Group Registers Concerns with EPA over MMA's Sewage Disposal into Canal (Cape Cod Times, February 12, 2022).

Maryland Department of Environment is Failing to Protect the Chesapeake Bay, Critics Say (The Washington Post, February 12, 2022).

February 11, 2022

EPA Announces Additional Actions to Advance Environmental Justice Efforts (The National Law Review, February 11, 2022).

EPA Pushes School Ventilation Upgrades as Mask Mandates Fall (E&E News, February 11, 2022).

February 10, 2022

White House Regs Shop Delayed Air Pollution Reg for Months (E&E News, February 10, 2022).

EPA Region 10 Clean Water Act enforcement actions in 2021 (EPA, February 10, 2022).

Feb 9

Growth Energy Sues EPA Over Renewable Fuels Standards (Law Street, February 9, 2022).

February 8, 2022

Thirty-Nine States, Including California, Failed to Submit Pollution Reduction Plans to the Environmental Protection Agency, NPCA Reports (Sierra Sun Times, February 8, 2022).

EPA Awards Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Part of $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding (EPA, February 8, 2022).

U.S. EPA Names Oregon Lawyer to Lead Environmental Justice Efforts (Reuters, February 8, 2022).

Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions (The Washington Post, February 8, 2022).

Virginia Lawmakers Reject Former Trump EPA Chief Along Party Lines (The Hill, February 8, 2022).

February 7, 2022

EPA Nears Deal with Wyo. Over Massive Coal Plant (E&E News, February 7, 2022).

EPA Science Advisers Recommend Tighter Soot Air Quality Standards in Draft Document (The Hill, February 7, 2022).

February 6, 2022

EPA Ramps Up Local Emissions Monitoring, Unannounced Inspections (The Herald Guide, February 6, 2022).

February 5, 2022

EPA to Inspect Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility Amid Ongoing Tainted Water Crisis (Hawaii News Now, February 5, 2022).

Springfield to Receive $200K Grant from EPA for Job Training Program to Revitalize Brownfields (KY3, February 5, 2022).

February 4, 2022

EPA Recognizes Pacific Northwest Energy Savers, Food Waste Reducers, and Recyclers (EPA, February 4, 2022).

EPA says It Has ‘No Confidence’ in Plan to Address Sediment Pollution Coming From Behind Conowingo Dam (Baltimore Sun, February 4, 2022).

February 2, 2022

White House, EPA Urge US Postal Service to Reconsider Gas-Powered Vehicle Plan (Reuters, February 2, 2022).

February 1, 2022

In testimony to Congress, Gordon MacDonald, who chaired the climat report for the elite scientist group called the JASONs, blasted the federal government, and the EPA in particular, for having 'completely neglected the carbon dioxide problem.' Under both the Clean Air Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, the EPA was obligated to analyze and identify hazards from air pollutants according to MacDonald. But it had yet to consider the carbon dioxide problem and did not even have a program to research it.

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51million or two barrels to the supply side will have more than $3 abarrel dampening effect on the world price of oil.As I said earlier, the drop in Iran production, affected the worldsupply of oil by only something like 4 or 5 percent and it increasedthe price by 50 percent. As that New York Times editorial said, itis that last barrel of oil on the demand side, when you are missingthe one on the supply side, that is a $ 100 barrel of oil. That is thebasic economics of this problem .Senator PERCY. Thank you. I appreciate your testimony verymuch.Chairman RIBICOFF. Thank you very much. I hope you will takea few minutes from your labors, Mr. Cutler, that you and yourassociates can assist us in putting this together.Mr. CUTLER . If I had only this panel to worry about, I would feelmore comfortable.Chairman RIBICOFF. I know. Also keep in mind this is one opportunity to really put regulatory reform into action.Mr. CUTLER . Yes, sir.Chairman RIBICOFF. Just put that in the back of your mind. Youmight ask some of your friends to get to work on it now .Mr. CUTLER . Thank you, Mr. Chairman.Chairman RIBICOFF . Thank you very much. Our next witness isGordon MacDonald. Mr. MacDonald, an essential ingredient here isthe protection of the environment. Additional carbon dioxide emission is an alarming prospect. Water pollution is another hazard.So is the solid waste problem. Yet energy self-sufficiency is absolutely essential for the good of this Nation and the future of thisNation. Are the goals of producing synthetic energy and environmental protection contradictory ?TESTIMONY OF GORDON T. MacDONALD, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, FORMER MEMBER OF PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYMr. MacDONALD. That is precisely the problem I would like toaddress this morning. First I really applaud the attention that theCommittee on Governmental Affairs has given this problem .It is particularly important I think that a committee with a newperspective examine not only the energy but also the environmental aspects of the various suggested solutions to the energy problem. But I want to first describe the most important environmentalissue associated with the major commitment to synthetic fuels. Theworldwide change of climate resulting from the loading of theatmosphere with carbon dioxide.Next I will touch on the instrument the Government has now todeal with this environmental problem and briefly discuss alternative approaches to alleviating the energy shortage which has givenrise to the proposals that we have heard about this morning for amassive use synthetic fuels program .My thesis is simply that before we commit ourselves to theconstruction of a major synthetic fuel infrastructure involving investment of tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, we should makeevery effort to understand not only the short term benefits andcosts, but the longer term consequences to the generations thatmust live with the decisions taken today. Proponents of synthetic52fuels recall the success of the synthetic rubber industry in WorldWar II.They fail to remind us of the disastrous long -term impact of thatsynthetic industry on the natural rubber economies of SoutheastAsia and the consequent flow of events in Vietnam , Malaysia,Cambodia , and Laos.Man , through the burning of carbon -based fuels, is setting inmotion a series of events that seem certain to cause a significantwarming of world climates over the next decades. The use of synthetic fuels will accelerate and intensify these climatic changes.Such changes will have far reaching implications for human welfare in an ever more crowded world, will threaten the stability offood supplies and will present a set of intractable problems toorganized societies.The basic scientific problem is easily understood. Carbon basedfuels, when burned, produce carbon dioxide. Incidentally, this isone of the reasons why the cost of synthetic fuels keeps going upand up. It is because you have to use energy to make the fuels andas the cost of energy increases the cost of the synthetic productalso increases.That use of energy produces carbon dioxide as does the burningof the final synthetic product. The net result is that synthetic fuelsproduce two to three times as much carbon dioxide as do thenatural fuels.Carbon dioxide, in contrast to oxygen and nitrogen , the majoratmospheric components, absorbs the heat that the Earth wouldotherwise radiate back into space . Carbon dioxide acts as a blanketkeeping the Earth warm . Increasing the carbon dioxide content ofthe atmosphere will increase the number of blankets and raise thetemperature at the surface of the Earth .The consequences of the resulting change in climate are difficultto predict in detail, but it is highly improbable that the changes onthe whole would be beneficial.After 80 years of study on this problem by scientists throughoutthe world, the present day consensus is that doubling the carbondioxide content of the atmosphere will increase the average surfacetemperature by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius and that the temperaturechange will be amplified by a factor of 2 to 5 degrees in higherlatitudes. Put simply, a doubling of carbon dioxide would raise theaverage maximum temperatures in Washington , D.C. in the summertime from the low 90's to the high 90's or into the low 100's.The significant scientific advance of the past few years is thatthe uncertainty of what will happen to world climate as carbondioxide increases, has been substantially reduced . We can now ,with confidence, predict that the Earth will warm and the warming will be greater at high latitudes and less in the tropics. Whatremains uncertain are the important details of weather, such aschanges in the amount of precipitation and its distribution over theyears.Also uncertain are the impacts on society of a warming Earth .For example, warmer temperatures in the higher latitudes willshift to the north the geographic regions that can support wheatproduction , but that shift would place the optimal climatic condi53tion for wheat in areas where the soils have been depleted ofnutrients by ancient glaciations.The net impact of a warming trend may also lead to a melting oftheice sheets flooding the coastal regions of the world.When will the doubling of the carbon dioxide content of theatmosphere take place ? If the world continues along the lines ofthe past 30 -year period, increasing carbon fuel usage by 4.3 percentper year, and if the current mix of fuels is maintained , the carbondioxide content of the atmosphere will double in 2030. If we movefrom the present fuel economy to one based upon coal and synthetics, the date could be 30 years from now, 2010. This is becausesynthetic fuels, in their production and use, generate two to threetimes more carbon dioxide than do the natural fuels.With high year to year variations in weather, we may not beable to detect with absolute certainty these long-term changes before the year 1990-95 . By that time, if the synthetic fuel investment and infrastructure are in place, it will be extraordinarilycostly in economic and social terms to move away from a syntheticfuel economy.I will now discuss certain of the policy and institutional aspectsof the carbon dioxide issue. Despite congressional mandates , thisand previous administrations have failed in developing energy policy, to consider the long-term impacts on the environment ofburning coal or synthetic fuels.The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requires environmental_impact statements for proposals for legislation and othermajor Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of thehuman environment. I have studied dozens of the EIS's from numerous agencies on subjects such as coal leasing from the Department of the Interior, and synthetic fuel demonstration plants fromthe Department of Energy, and nowhere have I found an analysison the environmental impacts of carbon dioxide.The Environmental Protection Agency, under the Clean Air ActAmendments of 1972 is required to comment on the environmentalimpact statements as to their adequacy in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and nowherehaveI found EPA raising the point that the EIS's fail to analyze thecarbon dioxide issue.While the environmental impact statement process may havedeficiencies, it can alert Government officials to potential problems. The responsible agencies have clearly failed to do this in thecase of carbon dioxide.The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1972 and 1978 require thatthe Environmental Protection Agency set standards for pollutantswhich may not have direct health effects but, still, adversely affectthe environment. EPA has not considered the carbon dioxide issue,nor does EPA have a program of research to quantify the longterm consequences of increasing carbon dioxide.In view of the neglect of the carbon dioxide problem by theresponsible agencies, it is not surprising to learn that in the administration's consideration of energy policy, it has completely neglected the carbon dioxide problem .The National Energy Plan II issued this year contains only oneparagraph discussingcarbon dioxide and its impacts. The Presi

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In a 1965 article written in the aftermath of the President’s Science Advisory Committee report on global warming, journalist Philip Meyer asked Vernon Mackenzie, chief of the Air Pollution Division of the Public Health Service, about climate change. Mackenzie said “we’re not doing anything about preventing [the greenhouse effect].” There were other pollution problems that could be more imminent threats, Meyer noted. But Mackenzie did not conclude that action on global warming should be delayed. He believe, in Meyer's words, that the “air-temperature problem should be tackled - now.” Mackenzie's words show that not only was there knowledge of the threat of global warming among federal administrators, but that some of them believed the federal government should address global warming immediately. Mackenzie’s Air Pollution Division was rolled into the new Environmental Protection Agency when the latter was created in 1970.

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March 31, 2022

E.P.A. Decides Against Limiting Perchlorate in Drinking Water (The New York Times, March 31, 2022).

EPA Resurrects Plan to Drop Air Pollution Liability Shield (E&E News, March 31, 2022).

March 30, 2022

Internal EPA Report Describes “Incredibly Toxic Work Environment” In New Chemicals Division (The Intercept, March 30, 2022).

March 29, 2022

Biden Renews Push for Environmental Justice Boss at EPA (March 29, 2022).

EPA Proposes to Restore Protective Pollution Standards for Washington Waters (EPA, March 29, 2022).

Wisconsin Environmental Groups See Promise in Biden's Funding Proposal for EPA (Wisconsin Public Radio, March 29, 2022).

EPA Proposes Superfund Site in Georgetown (Cape Gazette, March 29, 2022).

$75,000 EPA Grant Funds Local Air Quality Project Involving Area Youth (Cincinnati WKRC, March 29, 2022).

Producers Warned by EPA that PFAS Is Contaminating Pesticides and Food (Beyond Pesticides, March 29, 2022).

March 28, 2022

Biden Budget Proposal Includes Nearly $2 Billion Increase for EPA (The Hill, March 28, 2022).

EPA Would See Highest Funding Ever Under Biden Budget Plan (Bloomberg Law, March 28, 2022).

March 27, 2022

EPA Reviewing Permit Needs for New Refinery Owners (The Virgin Islands Daily News, March 27, 2022).

EPA Grants $52 Million to Washington for Water Infrastructure (Columbia Basin Herald, March 27, 2022).

March 25, 2022

Lawsuit: EPA Fails to Protect Montana Rivers From Pollution (US News, March 25, 2022).

EPA Objects to Colorado’s Approval of Suncor Permit, Asks for Changes (The Colorado Sun, March 25, 2022).

March 25, 2022

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: Earthjustice Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Add Dams/Reservoirs as a Source Category (JD Supra, March 25, 2022).

March 24, 2022

The EPA Plans to Sunset its Online Archive (The Verge, March 24, 2022).

EPA Grants $52 Million to Washington for Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements (EPA, March 24, 2022).

March 23, 2022

EPA Eyes New Rule for Gas-Fired Power Plants (E&E News, March 23, 2022).

March 22, 2022

Thousands of Discharges Keep Pollution Flowing: How can EPA better protect Our Nation’s Waters? (US Government Accountability Office, March 22, 2022).

EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Eagle Picher Superfund Site in Socorro, N.M. (EPA, March 22, 2022).

Nessel Calls on EPA to Strengthen Protections Against Childhood Lead Poisoning (Local News 8, March 22, 2022).

EPA Panel Backs Tighter Soot Standards (E&E News, March 22, 2022).

March 18, 2022

EPA Helms White House Indoor Air Plan to Help Fight Covid-19 (E&E News, March 18, 2022).

EPA Chemical Review Tool Sparks Environmental Justice Worries (E&E News, March 18, 2022).

Industrial Site Linked to Polluted Drinking Water in SC Added to EPA Superfund List (The State, March 18, 2022).

March 17, 2022

EPA Adds 12 New Sites to Superfund List (The Hill, March 17, 2022).

The EPA Is Shuttering its Online Archive: Why that Matters (The Equation, March 17, 2022).

March 16, 2022

EPA: ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticide Barrels May Be Illegal (E&E News, March 16, 2022).

Illinois EPA Completes Statewide Sampling of PFAS in Drinking Water, Results Released (WAND, March 16, 2022).

EPA and Justice Department Propose Settlement to Resolve Federal Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Prevention Violations on the North Slope of Alaska (EPA, March 16, 2022).
March 15, 2022

EPA Air Nominee Faces Obstacles to Biden Agenda (E&E News, March 15, 2022).

March 14, 2022

EPA Designates Lower Neponset River in Boston and Milton a Superfund Site (WBUR, March 14, 2022).

Democrats Want Investigation Into Postal Service’s Gas Guzzlers Contract (The New York Times, March 14, 2022).

March 12, 2022

The EPA May Extend the Use of Pesticides that Paralyze Bees (Wired, March 12, 2022).

Portville Gets $3.5 Million from EPA for Sewage Treatment Plant (Olean Times Herald, March 12, 2022).

March 11, 2022

EPA OKs Plan to Release 2.4 million More Genetically Modified Mosquitoes (NBC News, March 11, 2022).

EPA Expands Reach of Ozone Regulations (E&E News, March 11, 2022).

What the EPA’s New Plans for Regulating Power Plants Mean for Carbon (Scientific American, March 11, 2022).

EPA Proposes New Rule to Cut Interstate Air Pollution (The Hill, March 11, 2022).

March 10, 2022

In Texas speech, Biden’s EPA Chief Puts Power Plants on Notice for Pollution (The Washington Post, March 10, 2022).

EPA Strategy Curbs Coal, Spotlights Gas and Renewables (E&E News, March 10, 2022).

March 9, 2022

EPA Restores California’s Authority to Set its Own Auto Pollution Rules (LA Times, March 9, 2022).

NC Fertilizer Plant Fire Caused Air Pollution Five Times Higher Than EPA Limits (The News & Observer, March 9, 2022).

Chevron Phillips Settles With EPA Over Pollution Allegations at Texas Facilities (FOX 4 Beaumont, March 9, 2022).

March 8, 2022

EPA’s Truck Emissions Proposal Faces Competing Criticisms (E&E News, March 8, 2022).

President Biden Announces Key Nominees (The White House, March 8, 2022).

EPA Announces New Actions to Comply With Endangered Species Act (EHS Daily Advisor, March 8, 2022).

March 7, 2022

E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road (The New York Times, March 7, 2022).

U.S. EPA Proposing Rules to Cut Emissions from Heavy Trucks (Reuters, March 7, 2022).

Inside FDA’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Catastrophe (E&E News, March 7, 2022).

March 6, 2022

EPA Chief Tours Sewage Problems in Alabama's Black Belt (New Canaan Advertiser, March 6, 2022).

March 4, 2022

Biden EPA Backtracks on Trump-Era Water Policy – Will the New Stance Lead to Efficiency or Add to Administrative Backlog? (The National Law Review, March 4, 2022).

EPA Says Cleanup of Toxin-Fouled Housatonic River Can Begin (WBUR, March 4, 2022).

March 3, 2022

New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report Shows Decline in Chemical Releases in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (US EPA, March 3, 2022).

March 2, 2022

Documents Reveal Identities of Three EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards (The Intercept, March 2, 2022).

Lexington says $590 million EPA Mandated Sewer Projects Won’t be Done by Deadline (Lexington Herald Leader, March 2, 2022).

March 1, 2022

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Limit EPA Power Plant Oversight (E&E News, March, 1, 2022).

Texas, 14 Other States Sue EPA Over ‘War Against Texas Oil and Gas’ (World Oil, March 1, 2022).

Local Governments Advise EPA on Using Infrastructure Dollars to Support Climate Justice (Smart Cities Dive, March 1, 2022).

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March 31, 2022

E.P.A. Decides Against Limiting Perchlorate in Drinking Water (The New York Times, March 31, 2022).

EPA Resurrects Plan to Drop Air Pollution Liability Shield (E&E News, March 31, 2022).

March 30, 2022

Internal EPA Report Describes “Incredibly Toxic Work Environment” In New Chemicals Division (The Intercept, March 30, 2022).

March 29, 2022

Biden Renews Push for Environmental Justice Boss at EPA (March 29, 2022).

EPA Proposes to Restore Protective Pollution Standards for Washington Waters (EPA, March 29, 2022).

Wisconsin Environmental Groups See Promise in Biden's Funding Proposal for EPA (Wisconsin Public Radio, March 29, 2022).

EPA Proposes Superfund Site in Georgetown (Cape Gazette, March 29, 2022).

$75,000 EPA Grant Funds Local Air Quality Project Involving Area Youth (Cincinnati WKRC, March 29, 2022).

Producers Warned by EPA that PFAS Is Contaminating Pesticides and Food (Beyond Pesticides, March 29, 2022).

March 28, 2022

Biden Budget Proposal Includes Nearly $2 Billion Increase for EPA (The Hill, March 28, 2022).

EPA Would See Highest Funding Ever Under Biden Budget Plan (Bloomberg Law, March 28, 2022).

March 27, 2022

EPA Reviewing Permit Needs for New Refinery Owners (The Virgin Islands Daily News, March 27, 2022).

EPA Grants $52 Million to Washington for Water Infrastructure (Columbia Basin Herald, March 27, 2022).

March 25, 2022

Lawsuit: EPA Fails to Protect Montana Rivers From Pollution (US News, March 25, 2022).

EPA Objects to Colorado’s Approval of Suncor Permit, Asks for Changes (The Colorado Sun, March 25, 2022).

March 25, 2022

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: Earthjustice Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Add Dams/Reservoirs as a Source Category (JD Supra, March 25, 2022).

March 24, 2022

The EPA Plans to Sunset its Online Archive (The Verge, March 24, 2022).

EPA Grants $52 Million to Washington for Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements (EPA, March 24, 2022).

March 23, 2022

EPA Eyes New Rule for Gas-Fired Power Plants (E&E News, March 23, 2022).

March 22, 2022

Thousands of Discharges Keep Pollution Flowing: How can EPA better protect Our Nation’s Waters? (US Government Accountability Office, March 22, 2022).

EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Eagle Picher Superfund Site in Socorro, N.M. (EPA, March 22, 2022).

Nessel Calls on EPA to Strengthen Protections Against Childhood Lead Poisoning (Local News 8, March 22, 2022).

EPA Panel Backs Tighter Soot Standards (E&E News, March 22, 2022).

March 18, 2022

EPA Helms White House Indoor Air Plan to Help Fight Covid-19 (E&E News, March 18, 2022).

EPA Chemical Review Tool Sparks Environmental Justice Worries (E&E News, March 18, 2022).

Industrial Site Linked to Polluted Drinking Water in SC Added to EPA Superfund List (The State, March 18, 2022).

March 17, 2022

EPA Adds 12 New Sites to Superfund List (The Hill, March 17, 2022).

The EPA Is Shuttering its Online Archive: Why that Matters (The Equation, March 17, 2022).

March 16, 2022

EPA: ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticide Barrels May Be Illegal (E&E News, March 16, 2022).

Illinois EPA Completes Statewide Sampling of PFAS in Drinking Water, Results Released (WAND, March 16, 2022).

EPA and Justice Department Propose Settlement to Resolve Federal Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Prevention Violations on the North Slope of Alaska (EPA, March 16, 2022).
March 15, 2022

EPA Air Nominee Faces Obstacles to Biden Agenda (E&E News, March 15, 2022).

March 14, 2022

EPA Designates Lower Neponset River in Boston and Milton a Superfund Site (WBUR, March 14, 2022).

Democrats Want Investigation Into Postal Service’s Gas Guzzlers Contract (The New York Times, March 14, 2022).

March 12, 2022

The EPA May Extend the Use of Pesticides that Paralyze Bees (Wired, March 12, 2022).

Portville Gets $3.5 Million from EPA for Sewage Treatment Plant (Olean Times Herald, March 12, 2022).

March 11, 2022

EPA OKs Plan to Release 2.4 million More Genetically Modified Mosquitoes (NBC News, March 11, 2022).

EPA Expands Reach of Ozone Regulations (E&E News, March 11, 2022).

What the EPA’s New Plans for Regulating Power Plants Mean for Carbon (Scientific American, March 11, 2022).

EPA Proposes New Rule to Cut Interstate Air Pollution (The Hill, March 11, 2022).

March 10, 2022

In Texas speech, Biden’s EPA Chief Puts Power Plants on Notice for Pollution (The Washington Post, March 10, 2022).

EPA Strategy Curbs Coal, Spotlights Gas and Renewables (E&E News, March 10, 2022).

March 9, 2022

EPA Restores California’s Authority to Set its Own Auto Pollution Rules (LA Times, March 9, 2022).

NC Fertilizer Plant Fire Caused Air Pollution Five Times Higher Than EPA Limits (The News & Observer, March 9, 2022).

Chevron Phillips Settles With EPA Over Pollution Allegations at Texas Facilities (FOX 4 Beaumont, March 9, 2022).

March 8, 2022

EPA’s Truck Emissions Proposal Faces Competing Criticisms (E&E News, March 8, 2022).

President Biden Announces Key Nominees (The White House, March 8, 2022).

EPA Announces New Actions to Comply With Endangered Species Act (EHS Daily Advisor, March 8, 2022).

March 7, 2022

E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road (The New York Times, March 7, 2022).

U.S. EPA Proposing Rules to Cut Emissions from Heavy Trucks (Reuters, March 7, 2022).

Inside FDA’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Catastrophe (E&E News, March 7, 2022).

March 6, 2022

EPA Chief Tours Sewage Problems in Alabama's Black Belt (New Canaan Advertiser, March 6, 2022).

March 4, 2022

Biden EPA Backtracks on Trump-Era Water Policy – Will the New Stance Lead to Efficiency or Add to Administrative Backlog? (The National Law Review, March 4, 2022).

EPA Says Cleanup of Toxin-Fouled Housatonic River Can Begin (WBUR, March 4, 2022).

March 3, 2022

New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report Shows Decline in Chemical Releases in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (US EPA, March 3, 2022).

March 2, 2022

Documents Reveal Identities of Three EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards (The Intercept, March 2, 2022).

Lexington says $590 million EPA Mandated Sewer Projects Won’t be Done by Deadline (Lexington Herald Leader, March 2, 2022).

March 1, 2022

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Limit EPA Power Plant Oversight (E&E News, March, 1, 2022).

Texas, 14 Other States Sue EPA Over ‘War Against Texas Oil and Gas’ (World Oil, March 1, 2022).

Local Governments Advise EPA on Using Infrastructure Dollars to Support Climate Justice (Smart Cities Dive, March 1, 2022).

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April 29, 2022

EPA Staff Backs Status Quo on Ozone Limits in Blow to Enviros (E&E News, April 22, 2022).

EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 Sales (EPA, April 22, 2022).

April 28, 2022

Inside EPA’s Contract Ban for a Trump-Era Appointee (E&E News, April 28, 2022).

Time is Running Out for Biden’s EPA to Act on Climate (VOX, April 28, 2022).

April 27, 2022

EPA Announces Gulf Guardian Award (EPA, April 27, 2022).

April 26, 2022

EPA Seeks to Expand Clean Water Act Spill Response Planning to Hazardous Substances (The National Law Review, April 26, 2022).

April 25, 2022

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ (Inside Climate News, April 25, 2022).

April 24, 2022

EPA Plan Would Force Utah, Wyoming and California to cut harmful air emissions drifting into Colorado (The Denver Post, April 24, 2022).

Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Supreme Court (The New York Times, April 24, 2022).

April 23, 2022

Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable (Inside Climate News, April 23, 2022).

April 22, 2022

Members of Congress Are Asking the EPA to Investigate the Environmental Impacts of Crypto Mining (CNBC, April 22, 2022).

Downriver Advocates Call on Biden Administration, EPA to Enact Stringent Safeguards to Reduce Pollution from ‘Dirty Plants’ (News-Herald, April 22, 2022).

San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Plan a Failure After $2.6 billion Budget Shortfall, Court Rules (Merced Sun Star, April 22, 2022).

April 21, 2022

U.S. EPA: Administrator Regan Highlights Investments for Rural Water Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Promise of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Rural America (WisPolitics.com, April 21, 2022).

EPA Floats Options to Curb Gas Plant Carbon Emissions (E&E News, April 21, 2022).

April 20, 2022

PFAS Are in Face Masks. Should You be Concerned? (E&E News, April 20, 2022).

EPA Responds to BCP Spill (The Monet Times, April 20, 2022).

EPA Bans Chlorpyrifos On Food Crops (NRDC, April 20, 2022

EPA Releases Environmental Justice Equity Action Plan (JD Supra, April 20, 2022).

April 19, 2022

EPA: Pa. Needs Better Plan to Cut Pollution Flowing into Chesapeake Bay (WTOP News, April 19, 2022).

EPA Releases Environmental Justice Equity Action Plan (The National Law Review, April 19, 2022).

Biden Administration Restores Environmental Reviews for Major Infrastructure Projects (NPR, April 19, 2022).

1-in-4 Ohioans Lives Near Toxic Release Facilities (Cleveland.com, April 19, 2022).

EPA Says It Will Emphasize Environmental Justice, Community Engagement to Promote Equity (AZCentral, April 19, 2022).

April 18, 2022

EPA Target of New Lawsuit for Not Enforcing Clean Air Act (Public News Service, April 18, 2022).

Inside Biden’s Sparsely staffed, High-Pressure Environmental Shop (E&E News, April 18, 2022).

EPA Tackles Billings Superfund Site that Deals with Toxic Chemical Vapors (April 18, 2022).

April 14, 2022

Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over State Air Pollution Plans (The Hill, April 14, 2022).

Sources: Biden Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy to Step Down (E&E News, April 14, 2022).

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigations Over Pollution in Cancer Alley (The Guardian, April 14, 2022).

EPA Pushes for More Smog Control in Houston, Dallas, After Failing to Meet Standards (KHOU11, April 14, 2022).

Formaldehyde Can Cause Rare Cancers, New EPA Analysis Finds (2) (Bloomberg Law, April 14, 2022).

April 13, 2022

EJ Advocates Have a Plan to Monitor Biden’s Progress (E&E News, April 13, 2022).

How Electric Buses Reduce Toxic Exposure for Kids (E&E News, April 13, 2022).

EPA to Release Assessment of Toxic Formaldehyde, Rejects Industry’s Tired Delay Tactics (Environmental Defense Fund, April 13, 2022).

EPA Downgrade of Denver to ‘Severe’ Air Quality Violator Would Trigger New Emissions Rules (Colorado News Line, April 13, 2022).

April 12, 2022

The EPA Moves to Declare the Front Range a ‘Severe’ Air Quality Violator. Here’s Why That Matters. (CPR News, April 12, 2022).

EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture (EPA, April 12, 2022).

EPA to Try to Fight High Gas Prices at the Pump with Ethanol Blend this Summer (CBS News, April 12, 2022).

Gas Prices Force Biden Into an Unlikely Embrace of Fossil Fuels (The New York Times, April 12, 2022).

EPA Hits Reset on Pesticides and Endangered Species Work (E&E News, April 12, 2022).

April 11, 2022

Earthjustice Applauds Congressional Leaders Urging EPA to Close Loopholes Concerning Toxic PFAS Chemicals (Earthjustice, April 11, 2022).

Chemours Claims Toxic PFAS Chemical GenX Protects the Climate (The Intercept, April 11, 2022).

EPA Proposes Removing Emergency Affirmative Defense (EHS DAily Advisor, April 11, 2022).

April 10, 2022

Reversing Course, Again: Biden’s EPA Plans to Toss Trump-era Ruling on Pollution in Spokane River (The Spokesman-Review, April 10, 2022).

A Cleanup Plan in LaSalle Park, but Residents' Concerns Won't be Easy to Remediate (Southbend Tribune, April 10, 2022).

April 8, 2022

EPA Launches Civil Rights Inquiry into Louisiana Agencies (E&E News, April 8, 2022).

April 7, 2022

U.S. EPA Denies 36 Refinery Biofuel Waivers; Gives Most of Them Some Relief (Reuters, April 7, 2022).

EPA Denies Requests for Biofuel Blending Exemptions (The Hill, April 7, 2022).

April 6, 2022

Supreme Court Uses 'Shadow Docket' to Revive Trump EPA Clean Water Rule (Reuters, April 6, 2022).

U.S. EPA Soon to Announce Decision on Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers -sources (Reuters, April 6, 2022).

Supreme Court Revives Trump-Era Environmental Regulation (The New York Times, April 6, 2022).

April 5, 2022

EPA Moves to Ban Asbestos After Decades of Failures (Politico, April 5, 2022).

Scientists Sound Alarm at US Regulator’s New ‘Forever Chemicals’ Definition (The Guardian, April 5, 2022).

EPA Reverses Course on Herbicide Ban in 10 Midwest and Plains States (Illinois Newsroom, April 5, 2022).

April 4, 2022

EPA Moves to Ban the Most Common Type of Cancer-Causing Asbestos (The Washington Post, April 4, 2022).

Regan on the Hill to Defend EPA’s Spending, Staffing Plan (E&E News, April 4, 2022).

April 3, 2022

'Chicken or egg?' Nonprofit Will Take Superfund Site if EPA Agrees to Remediate It (Daily Record, April 3, 2022).

April 1, 2022

EPA Won’t Regulate Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water (E&E News, April 1, 2022).

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April 29, 2022

EPA Staff Backs Status Quo on Ozone Limits in Blow to Enviros (E&E News, April 22, 2022).

EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 Sales (EPA, April 22, 2022).

April 28, 2022

Inside EPA’s Contract Ban for a Trump-Era Appointee (E&E News, April 28, 2022).

Time is Running Out for Biden’s EPA to Act on Climate (VOX, April 28, 2022).

April 27, 2022

EPA Announces Gulf Guardian Award (EPA, April 27, 2022).

April 26, 2022

EPA Seeks to Expand Clean Water Act Spill Response Planning to Hazardous Substances (The National Law Review, April 26, 2022).

April 25, 2022

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ (Inside Climate News, April 25, 2022).

April 24, 2022

EPA Plan Would Force Utah, Wyoming and California to cut harmful air emissions drifting into Colorado (The Denver Post, April 24, 2022).

Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Supreme Court (The New York Times, April 24, 2022).

April 23, 2022

Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable (Inside Climate News, April 23, 2022).

April 22, 2022

Members of Congress Are Asking the EPA to Investigate the Environmental Impacts of Crypto Mining (CNBC, April 22, 2022).

Downriver Advocates Call on Biden Administration, EPA to Enact Stringent Safeguards to Reduce Pollution from ‘Dirty Plants’ (News-Herald, April 22, 2022).

San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Plan a Failure After $2.6 billion Budget Shortfall, Court Rules (Merced Sun Star, April 22, 2022).

April 21, 2022

U.S. EPA: Administrator Regan Highlights Investments for Rural Water Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Promise of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Rural America (WisPolitics.com, April 21, 2022).

EPA Floats Options to Curb Gas Plant Carbon Emissions (E&E News, April 21, 2022).

April 20, 2022

PFAS Are in Face Masks. Should You be Concerned? (E&E News, April 20, 2022).

EPA Responds to BCP Spill (The Monet Times, April 20, 2022).

EPA Bans Chlorpyrifos On Food Crops (NRDC, April 20, 2022

EPA Releases Environmental Justice Equity Action Plan (JD Supra, April 20, 2022).

April 19, 2022

EPA: Pa. Needs Better Plan to Cut Pollution Flowing into Chesapeake Bay (WTOP News, April 19, 2022).

EPA Releases Environmental Justice Equity Action Plan (The National Law Review, April 19, 2022).

Biden Administration Restores Environmental Reviews for Major Infrastructure Projects (NPR, April 19, 2022).

1-in-4 Ohioans Lives Near Toxic Release Facilities (Cleveland.com, April 19, 2022).

EPA Says It Will Emphasize Environmental Justice, Community Engagement to Promote Equity (AZCentral, April 19, 2022).

April 18, 2022

EPA Target of New Lawsuit for Not Enforcing Clean Air Act (Public News Service, April 18, 2022).

Inside Biden’s Sparsely staffed, High-Pressure Environmental Shop (E&E News, April 18, 2022).

EPA Tackles Billings Superfund Site that Deals with Toxic Chemical Vapors (April 18, 2022).

April 14, 2022

Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over State Air Pollution Plans (The Hill, April 14, 2022).

Sources: Biden Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy to Step Down (E&E News, April 14, 2022).

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigations Over Pollution in Cancer Alley (The Guardian, April 14, 2022).

EPA Pushes for More Smog Control in Houston, Dallas, After Failing to Meet Standards (KHOU11, April 14, 2022).

Formaldehyde Can Cause Rare Cancers, New EPA Analysis Finds (2) (Bloomberg Law, April 14, 2022).

April 13, 2022

EJ Advocates Have a Plan to Monitor Biden’s Progress (E&E News, April 13, 2022).

How Electric Buses Reduce Toxic Exposure for Kids (E&E News, April 13, 2022).

EPA to Release Assessment of Toxic Formaldehyde, Rejects Industry’s Tired Delay Tactics (Environmental Defense Fund, April 13, 2022).

EPA Downgrade of Denver to ‘Severe’ Air Quality Violator Would Trigger New Emissions Rules (Colorado News Line, April 13, 2022).

April 12, 2022

The EPA Moves to Declare the Front Range a ‘Severe’ Air Quality Violator. Here’s Why That Matters. (CPR News, April 12, 2022).

EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture (EPA, April 12, 2022).

EPA to Try to Fight High Gas Prices at the Pump with Ethanol Blend this Summer (CBS News, April 12, 2022).

Gas Prices Force Biden Into an Unlikely Embrace of Fossil Fuels (The New York Times, April 12, 2022).

EPA Hits Reset on Pesticides and Endangered Species Work (E&E News, April 12, 2022).

April 11, 2022

Earthjustice Applauds Congressional Leaders Urging EPA to Close Loopholes Concerning Toxic PFAS Chemicals (Earthjustice, April 11, 2022).

Chemours Claims Toxic PFAS Chemical GenX Protects the Climate (The Intercept, April 11, 2022).

EPA Proposes Removing Emergency Affirmative Defense (EHS DAily Advisor, April 11, 2022).

April 10, 2022

Reversing Course, Again: Biden’s EPA Plans to Toss Trump-era Ruling on Pollution in Spokane River (The Spokesman-Review, April 10, 2022).

A Cleanup Plan in LaSalle Park, but Residents' Concerns Won't be Easy to Remediate (Southbend Tribune, April 10, 2022).

April 8, 2022

EPA Launches Civil Rights Inquiry into Louisiana Agencies (E&E News, April 8, 2022).

April 7, 2022

U.S. EPA Denies 36 Refinery Biofuel Waivers; Gives Most of Them Some Relief (Reuters, April 7, 2022).

EPA Denies Requests for Biofuel Blending Exemptions (The Hill, April 7, 2022).

April 6, 2022

Supreme Court Uses 'Shadow Docket' to Revive Trump EPA Clean Water Rule (Reuters, April 6, 2022).

U.S. EPA Soon to Announce Decision on Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers -sources (Reuters, April 6, 2022).

Supreme Court Revives Trump-Era Environmental Regulation (The New York Times, April 6, 2022).

April 5, 2022

EPA Moves to Ban Asbestos After Decades of Failures (Politico, April 5, 2022).

Scientists Sound Alarm at US Regulator’s New ‘Forever Chemicals’ Definition (The Guardian, April 5, 2022).

EPA Reverses Course on Herbicide Ban in 10 Midwest and Plains States (Illinois Newsroom, April 5, 2022).

April 4, 2022

EPA Moves to Ban the Most Common Type of Cancer-Causing Asbestos (The Washington Post, April 4, 2022).

Regan on the Hill to Defend EPA’s Spending, Staffing Plan (E&E News, April 4, 2022).

April 3, 2022

'Chicken or egg?' Nonprofit Will Take Superfund Site if EPA Agrees to Remediate It (Daily Record, April 3, 2022).

April 1, 2022

EPA Won’t Regulate Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water (E&E News, April 1, 2022).

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May 31, 2022

Biden Wants to Rebuild the EPA. He Doesn’t Have the Money to Do It. (The Washington Post, May 31, 2022).

Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Actions to Improve Drinking Water and Wastewater Services for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (EPA, May 31, 2022).

HHS Announces New Office of Environmental Justice (The Hill, May 31, 2022).

EPA: Two Toxic Hot Spots in Michigan Will Take Longer to Clean Up Than Many Others in Great Lakes States (Bridge Michigan, May 31, 2022).

May 30, 2022

Failure to Launch: The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Frontiers in Toxicology, May 30, 2022).

New Clean Water Rules are Coming (Nebraska Public Media, May 30, 2022)

May 29, 2022

U.S. EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver in Texas After Refinery Outage (Reuters, May 29, 2022).

May 27, 2022

EPA Must Provide Certainty for Low-Carbon Fuels In 2023 and Beyond (The Hill, May 27, 2022).

EPA’s Pebble ‘Veto’ Won’t Stop All Mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay (E&E News, May 27, 2022).

Biden Administration Takes Aggressive Measures to Merge Environmental Enforcement and Equity (JDSupra, May 27, 2022).

May 26, 2022

New Biden Appointees Join EPA’s Ranks (E&E News, May 26, 2022).

EPA Announces $750,000 for Water Quality Monitoring in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (US EPA, May 26, 2022).

May 26, 2022

EPA Rolls Out New EJ Legal Toolkit (E&E News, May 26, 2022).

May 25, 2022

Biden EPA Deals Major Blow to Pebble Mine (E&E News, May 25, 2022).

Biden Administration, Settling a Long Feud, Moves to Block a Mine in Alaska (The New York Times, May 25, 2022).

May 23, 2022

EPA Air Nominee Faces High-Stakes Confirmation Hearing (E&E News, May 23, 2022).

No ‘Simple Fix’: White House Charts Progress on EJ Agenda (E&E News, May 23, 2022).

Nearly $10M in EPA Funding To Go To Environmentally Contaminated Sites in Montana (Great Falls Tribune, May 23, 2022).

May 20, 2022

Unjustified Industry Pushback on EPA’s Toxic Chemical Regulation (The Hill, May 20, 2022).

EPA Announces $221 Million Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure for Approximately Six Million New Jersey Residents (EPA, May 20, 2022).

EPA, NJ Announce $588M in Water Infrastructure Spending (The Public’s Radio, May 20, 2022).

$500-million Available in 1st Round Funding through EPA For Clean School Buses (The Talk of Delmarva, May 20, 2022).

Biden Administration Kicks Off $5 billion Electric Clean School Bus Program (Electrek, May 20, 2022).

May 19, 2022

EPA Announces Appointment of Casey Sixkiller as Region 10 Administrator (EPA, May 19, 2022).

Hyde-Smith to EPA: Enough talk, it’s Time to Get the Yazoo Pumps Back on Track (Super Talk Mississippi Media, May 19, 2022).

May 18, 2022

In Unusual Move, EPA Backtracks on Air Quality Designations (E&E News, May 18, 2022).

EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment (EPA, May 18, 2022).

The Department of Justice’s Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice (The Hill, May 18, 2022).

EPA New England Awards the University of Vermont a Grant to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis Through Food Waste Diversion (UVM, May 18, 2022).

May 17, 2022

Community Methane Monitoring Fills Gaps Left by EPA (E&E News, May 17, 2022).

May 16, 2022

Getting Environmental Justice Right at the EPA (Canary Media, May 16, 2022).

Bipartisan Group Pushes Senate to Confirm Environmental Prosecutor to Key EPA Post (NPR, May 16, 2022).

EPA Celebrates 25 Years of Children’s Environmental Health Protection (EPA, May 16, 2022).

May 13, 2022

Lawsuit Targets EPA Clean Air Act Waiver Revival (E&E News, May 13, 2022).

EPA Announces Additional $1.9 Billion in State Revolving Loan Funds for Water Infrastructure Upgrades (EPA, May 13, 2022)

May 12, 2022

Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites (EPA, May 12, 2022).

Biden Administration to Disperse More than $250 million in Contamination Clean-up Funds (The Hill, May 12, 2022).

EPA Blocks Bid to Review Basis for Climate Regs (E&E News, May 12, 2022).

May 10, 2022

Why Can’t Smoggy SoCal Improve Air Quality? Local Regulators Blame the Federal Government (LA Times, May 10, 2022).

Groups Sue EPA Over Water Quality, Manatee Deaths (Citrus County Chronicle, May 10, 2022).

May 9, 2022

Why EPA Might Make New Gas Plants Catch Carbon (E&E News, May 9, 2022).

With Decision on Insecticide, EPA Betrays Protection of Pollinators...Again (Beyond Pesticides, May 9, 2022).

Biden’s New Strategy for Environmental Justice (Grist, May 9, 2022).

Biden’s Department of Justice Announces New ‘Office of Environmental Justice’ (The Ohio Star, May 9, 2022).

As DEQ, EPA Are Slow to Act on PFAS, Private Manufacturers Look to Fill the Gap (NC Health News, May 9, 2022).

May 7, 2022

EPA Proposes TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Asbestos (The National Law Review, May 7, 2022).

Biden Administration Forms New Office of Environmental Justice (Nation of Change, May 7, 2022).

May 6, 2022

Trump Showed How Easy It Is To Break The EPA. It's Much Harder To Fix It. (Buzzfeed, May 6, 2022).

EPA Proposal Too Tepid to Address Dangerous Chemical Spills (NRDC, May 6, 2022).

EPA to Review Air Toxics Loopholes Covering Oil Refineries and Petrochemical Plants (Earthjustice, May 6, 2022).

May 5, 2022

DOJ Announces New Office Focused on Environmental Justice (The Hill, May 5, 2022).

EPA Union Seeks Climate Emergency Declaration to Hire More Staff (Bloomberg Law, May 5, 2022).

Biden Admin Unveils Long-Awaited EJ Strategy (E&E News, May 5, 2022).
May 4, 2022

EPA Proposes 3 New Actions to Protect Public From PFAS (CoastalReview.org, May 4, 2022).

Alarmed by Declining EPA Enforcement, 55 Environmental Groups Urge Senate to Confirm Long-Delayed EPA Enforcement Chief (Yubanet.com, May 4, 2022).

May 3, 2022

EPA Announces $40M to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay (AP News, May 3, 2022).

EPA to Weigh Regulating Common Plastic as Hazardous Waste (E&E News, May 3, 2022).

EPA Recommends Against Reissuing Permit for PolyMet Mine (The Washington Post, May 3, 2022).

EPA Announces $281 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Johnson County, Kansas (EPA, May 3, 2022).

EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections in Pennsylvania (Bay Journal, May 3, 2022).

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May 31, 2022

Biden Wants to Rebuild the EPA. He Doesn’t Have the Money to Do It. (The Washington Post, May 31, 2022).

Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Actions to Improve Drinking Water and Wastewater Services for Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (EPA, May 31, 2022).

HHS Announces New Office of Environmental Justice (The Hill, May 31, 2022).

EPA: Two Toxic Hot Spots in Michigan Will Take Longer to Clean Up Than Many Others in Great Lakes States (Bridge Michigan, May 31, 2022).

May 30, 2022

Failure to Launch: The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Frontiers in Toxicology, May 30, 2022).

New Clean Water Rules are Coming (Nebraska Public Media, May 30, 2022)

May 29, 2022

U.S. EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver in Texas After Refinery Outage (Reuters, May 29, 2022).

May 27, 2022

EPA Must Provide Certainty for Low-Carbon Fuels In 2023 and Beyond (The Hill, May 27, 2022).

EPA’s Pebble ‘Veto’ Won’t Stop All Mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay (E&E News, May 27, 2022).

Biden Administration Takes Aggressive Measures to Merge Environmental Enforcement and Equity (JDSupra, May 27, 2022).

May 26, 2022

New Biden Appointees Join EPA’s Ranks (E&E News, May 26, 2022).

EPA Announces $750,000 for Water Quality Monitoring in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (US EPA, May 26, 2022).

May 26, 2022

EPA Rolls Out New EJ Legal Toolkit (E&E News, May 26, 2022).

May 25, 2022

Biden EPA Deals Major Blow to Pebble Mine (E&E News, May 25, 2022).

Biden Administration, Settling a Long Feud, Moves to Block a Mine in Alaska (The New York Times, May 25, 2022).

May 23, 2022

EPA Air Nominee Faces High-Stakes Confirmation Hearing (E&E News, May 23, 2022).

No ‘Simple Fix’: White House Charts Progress on EJ Agenda (E&E News, May 23, 2022).

Nearly $10M in EPA Funding To Go To Environmentally Contaminated Sites in Montana (Great Falls Tribune, May 23, 2022).

May 20, 2022

Unjustified Industry Pushback on EPA’s Toxic Chemical Regulation (The Hill, May 20, 2022).

EPA Announces $221 Million Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure for Approximately Six Million New Jersey Residents (EPA, May 20, 2022).

EPA, NJ Announce $588M in Water Infrastructure Spending (The Public’s Radio, May 20, 2022).

$500-million Available in 1st Round Funding through EPA For Clean School Buses (The Talk of Delmarva, May 20, 2022).

Biden Administration Kicks Off $5 billion Electric Clean School Bus Program (Electrek, May 20, 2022).

May 19, 2022

EPA Announces Appointment of Casey Sixkiller as Region 10 Administrator (EPA, May 19, 2022).

Hyde-Smith to EPA: Enough talk, it’s Time to Get the Yazoo Pumps Back on Track (Super Talk Mississippi Media, May 19, 2022).

May 18, 2022

In Unusual Move, EPA Backtracks on Air Quality Designations (E&E News, May 18, 2022).

EPA Adds Five PFAS Chemicals to List of Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment (EPA, May 18, 2022).

The Department of Justice’s Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice (The Hill, May 18, 2022).

EPA New England Awards the University of Vermont a Grant to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis Through Food Waste Diversion (UVM, May 18, 2022).

May 17, 2022

Community Methane Monitoring Fills Gaps Left by EPA (E&E News, May 17, 2022).

May 16, 2022

Getting Environmental Justice Right at the EPA (Canary Media, May 16, 2022).

Bipartisan Group Pushes Senate to Confirm Environmental Prosecutor to Key EPA Post (NPR, May 16, 2022).

EPA Celebrates 25 Years of Children’s Environmental Health Protection (EPA, May 16, 2022).

May 13, 2022

Lawsuit Targets EPA Clean Air Act Waiver Revival (E&E News, May 13, 2022).

EPA Announces Additional $1.9 Billion in State Revolving Loan Funds for Water Infrastructure Upgrades (EPA, May 13, 2022)

May 12, 2022

Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites (EPA, May 12, 2022).

Biden Administration to Disperse More than $250 million in Contamination Clean-up Funds (The Hill, May 12, 2022).

EPA Blocks Bid to Review Basis for Climate Regs (E&E News, May 12, 2022).

May 10, 2022

Why Can’t Smoggy SoCal Improve Air Quality? Local Regulators Blame the Federal Government (LA Times, May 10, 2022).

Groups Sue EPA Over Water Quality, Manatee Deaths (Citrus County Chronicle, May 10, 2022).

May 9, 2022

Why EPA Might Make New Gas Plants Catch Carbon (E&E News, May 9, 2022).

With Decision on Insecticide, EPA Betrays Protection of Pollinators...Again (Beyond Pesticides, May 9, 2022).

Biden’s New Strategy for Environmental Justice (Grist, May 9, 2022).

Biden’s Department of Justice Announces New ‘Office of Environmental Justice’ (The Ohio Star, May 9, 2022).

As DEQ, EPA Are Slow to Act on PFAS, Private Manufacturers Look to Fill the Gap (NC Health News, May 9, 2022).

May 7, 2022

EPA Proposes TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Asbestos (The National Law Review, May 7, 2022).

Biden Administration Forms New Office of Environmental Justice (Nation of Change, May 7, 2022).

May 6, 2022

Trump Showed How Easy It Is To Break The EPA. It's Much Harder To Fix It. (Buzzfeed, May 6, 2022).

EPA Proposal Too Tepid to Address Dangerous Chemical Spills (NRDC, May 6, 2022).

EPA to Review Air Toxics Loopholes Covering Oil Refineries and Petrochemical Plants (Earthjustice, May 6, 2022).

May 5, 2022

DOJ Announces New Office Focused on Environmental Justice (The Hill, May 5, 2022).

EPA Union Seeks Climate Emergency Declaration to Hire More Staff (Bloomberg Law, May 5, 2022).

Biden Admin Unveils Long-Awaited EJ Strategy (E&E News, May 5, 2022).
May 4, 2022

EPA Proposes 3 New Actions to Protect Public From PFAS (CoastalReview.org, May 4, 2022).

Alarmed by Declining EPA Enforcement, 55 Environmental Groups Urge Senate to Confirm Long-Delayed EPA Enforcement Chief (Yubanet.com, May 4, 2022).

May 3, 2022

EPA Announces $40M to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay (AP News, May 3, 2022).

EPA to Weigh Regulating Common Plastic as Hazardous Waste (E&E News, May 3, 2022).

EPA Recommends Against Reissuing Permit for PolyMet Mine (The Washington Post, May 3, 2022).

EPA Announces $281 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Johnson County, Kansas (EPA, May 3, 2022).

EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections in Pennsylvania (Bay Journal, May 3, 2022).

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June 30, 2022

Supreme Court Restricts the EPA's Authority to Mandate Carbon Emissions Reductions (NPR, June 30, 2022).

Supreme Court Limits E.P.A.’s Ability to Restrict Power Plant Emissions (The New York Times, June 30, 2022).

How the Supreme Court Ruling Will Gut the EPA's Ability to Fight the Climate Crisis (CNN, June 30, 2022).

E.P.A. Ruling Is Milestone in Long Pushback to Regulation of Business (The New York Times, June 30, 202).

June 29, 2022

EPA Proposes Changes (Again) to CWA Water Quality Certification Rule (JD Supra, June 29, 2022).

EPA: Flame Retardant Chemical Poses Unreasonable Risk (E&E News, June 29, 2022).
June 28, 2022

EPA Sends $3.9M to Niagara County (Niagara Gazette, June 28, 2022).

EPA Awards Research Grants to 16 Student Teams to Develop Innovative Solutions to Environmental Challenges (US EPA, June 28, 2022).

June 27, 2022

Supreme Court’s Next Major Ruling Could Severely Limit the Power of the EPA (Fortune, June 27, 2022).

After Court Finds EPA Inaction Unlawful, It’s Time for the Agency to Ban Glyphosate (Beyond Pesticides, June 27, 2022).

NY Cities Fighting for Safer Drinking Water Praise New Warning on Toxic 'Forever' Chemicals (Press Connects, June 27, 2022).

June 25, 2022

EPA Objects to Air Pollution Permit for Alabama Coal Plant (AL.com, June 25, 2022).

June 24, 2022

EPA Proposes Changes (Again) to CWA Water Quality Certification Rule (The National Law Review, June 24, 2022).

June 23, 2022

EPA Establishes New Health Advisories for PFAS (The National Law Review, June 23, 2022).

EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Adopts Recommendations to Support Communities Nationwide (US EPA, June 23, 2022).

EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Washington Tribes to Help Protect Communities From Harmful Diesel Emissions (US EPA, June 23, 2022).

‘Crying out for help’: Inside an EPA Water Crisis (E&E News, June 23, 2022).

June 22, 2022

5 Takeaways From the Energy, Environment Spending Bills (E&E News, June 22, 2022).

House Subcommittee Boosts EPA’s Budget to Tackle Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' (EWG, June 22, 2022).

June 21, 2022

U.S. Regulators to Propose New Tougher Vehicle Emissions Rules by March (CNBC, June 21, 2022).

House Appropriators Release Bill to Bolster EPA, Interior (E&E News, June 21, 2022).

June 20, 2022

Federal Water Tap, June 20: EPA Issues PFAS Warning and Troubled Colorado River Is Focus of Senate Hearing (Circle of Blue, June 20, 2022).

EPA Grants Permit for Ocean Era Aquaculture Demonstration Project Off of Sarasota County (Herald-Tribune, June 20, 2022).

EPA Sets Stricter Health Advisory Limits ‎for PFAS – a ‎Harbinger of ‎More Regulation?‎ (JD Supra, June 20, 2022).

June 18, 2022

Court Rejects Trump-Era Environmental Protection Agency Finding That Weed Killer Is Safe (Time, June 18, 2022).

June 16, 2022

EPA Announces No Safe Level for Two PFAS and $1 Billion in Funding (JD Supra, June 16, 2022).

June 15, 2022

EPA Sets Targets for Slashing PFAS in Drinking Water (E&E News, June 15, 2022).

EPA Imposes Stricter Limits on Four Types of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (The Guardian, June 15, 2022).

June 13, 2022

EPA Announces $6.5 Billion in New Funding Available for Water Infrastructure Projects (EPA, June 13, 2022).

June 12, 2022

How SCOTUS’ Upcoming Climate Ruling Could Defang Washington (Politico, June 12, 2022).

EPA Gives Nevada Firm OK to Turn Trash to Synthetic Fuel Oil (Pioneer, June 12, 2022).

June 10, 2022

EPA Might Deny Calif.’s Clean Truck Waiver (E&E News, June 10, 2022).

EPA to Give $60M to 12 States to Help Curb Water Pollution (AP News, June 10, 2022).

Environmental Groups Demand Answers from Biden’s EPA on Forever Chemicals (Courthouse News Service, June 10, 2022).

June 9, 2022

Environmental Settlements High on EPA West Coast Chief’s Agenda (Bloomberg Law, June 9, 2022).

Biden Administration, EPA Announce $375M in Funding for Recycling and Waste Prevention Initiatives (Waste Today, June 9, 2022).

Five Car Makers Back Biden Decision To Allow California’s Stricter Auto Emissions (California Globe, June 9, 2022).

EPA Reverses Another Trump Administration Rule (IER, June 9, 2022).

EPA Awards $500,000 Brownfields Grant to Flint Hills Regional Council (KMAN, June 9, 2022).

June 8, 2022

EPA Official Says Agency is Committed to Cleaning Up Contaminated Native Corporation Land (Alaska Public Media, June 8, 2022).

EPA Publishes Guidance on Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice (O’Melveny, June 8, 2022).

EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Compliance Office Issues Draft National Program Guidance (JD Supra, June 8, 2022).

EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Kansas’ Flint Hills Regional Council After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant (EPA, June 8, 2022).

June 8, 2022

The EPA Plans to Rein in Truck Pollution to Ease Asthma, but It May Not Go Far Enough (Scientific American, E&E News, June 8, 2022).

Proposed Deal Could Slash Toxic Emissions in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’ (The Guardian, June 8, 2022).

June 7, 2022

Heavy Duty Regulatory Update: CARB & US EPA Proposed Rulemaking for NOx Heavy-Duty Offroad and Onroad Truck Standards (National Law Review, June 7, 2022).

June 6, 2022

EPA Announces Plan for Cleaning Up Remaining Cancer-Causing Contamination in Franklin (Indy Star, June 6, 2022).

Biden to Update ‘Sacred’ EJ Order That Never Really Worked (E&E News, June 6, 2022).

EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in Commercial Fire Fighting Foam and Other Uses (US EPA, June 6, 2022).

EPA Reaches Tandem Deals Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution (E&E News, June 6, 2022).

June 5, 2022

Consumers Pay The Price As Biden’s War On Oil And Gas Expands (Forbes, June 5, 2022).

June 4, 2022

EPA Grants $300,000+ to USVI for Water Quality Monitoring, Safe Beach Recreation (St Thomas Source, June 4, 2022).

June 3, 2022

U.S. EPA Expected to Release Retroactive Biofuel Blending Mandates for 2020-2022 (Reuters, June 3, 2022).

EPA Takes Action to Reset and Strengthen the RFS Program (US EPA, June 3, 2022).

June 2, 2022

Biden EPA Restores Clean Water Safeguards for Streams, Rivers, and Wetlands (NRDC, June 2, 2022).

EPA Moves to Give States, Tribes More Power to Protect Water (The Washington Post, June 2, 2022).

U.S. EPA Restores Rights of States, Tribes to Block Polluting Projects (Reuters, June 2, 2022).

Biden EPA to Make it Easier for States to Block Fossil Fuel Projects (CNN, June 2, 2022).

EPA Names Director for Its Chesapeake Bay Program (Maryland Matters, June 2, 2022)

June 1, 2022

High Levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found Near Military Bases (E&E News, June 1, 2022).

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June 30, 2022

Supreme Court Restricts the EPA's Authority to Mandate Carbon Emissions Reductions (NPR, June 30, 2022).

Supreme Court Limits E.P.A.’s Ability to Restrict Power Plant Emissions (The New York Times, June 30, 2022).

How the Supreme Court Ruling Will Gut the EPA's Ability to Fight the Climate Crisis (CNN, June 30, 2022).

E.P.A. Ruling Is Milestone in Long Pushback to Regulation of Business (The New York Times, June 30, 202).

June 29, 2022

EPA Proposes Changes (Again) to CWA Water Quality Certification Rule (JD Supra, June 29, 2022).

EPA: Flame Retardant Chemical Poses Unreasonable Risk (E&E News, June 29, 2022).
June 28, 2022

EPA Sends $3.9M to Niagara County (Niagara Gazette, June 28, 2022).

EPA Awards Research Grants to 16 Student Teams to Develop Innovative Solutions to Environmental Challenges (US EPA, June 28, 2022).

June 27, 2022

Supreme Court’s Next Major Ruling Could Severely Limit the Power of the EPA (Fortune, June 27, 2022).

After Court Finds EPA Inaction Unlawful, It’s Time for the Agency to Ban Glyphosate (Beyond Pesticides, June 27, 2022).

NY Cities Fighting for Safer Drinking Water Praise New Warning on Toxic 'Forever' Chemicals (Press Connects, June 27, 2022).

June 25, 2022

EPA Objects to Air Pollution Permit for Alabama Coal Plant (AL.com, June 25, 2022).

June 24, 2022

EPA Proposes Changes (Again) to CWA Water Quality Certification Rule (The National Law Review, June 24, 2022).

June 23, 2022

EPA Establishes New Health Advisories for PFAS (The National Law Review, June 23, 2022).

EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Adopts Recommendations to Support Communities Nationwide (US EPA, June 23, 2022).

EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Washington Tribes to Help Protect Communities From Harmful Diesel Emissions (US EPA, June 23, 2022).

‘Crying out for help’: Inside an EPA Water Crisis (E&E News, June 23, 2022).

June 22, 2022

5 Takeaways From the Energy, Environment Spending Bills (E&E News, June 22, 2022).

House Subcommittee Boosts EPA’s Budget to Tackle Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' (EWG, June 22, 2022).

June 21, 2022

U.S. Regulators to Propose New Tougher Vehicle Emissions Rules by March (CNBC, June 21, 2022).

House Appropriators Release Bill to Bolster EPA, Interior (E&E News, June 21, 2022).

June 20, 2022

Federal Water Tap, June 20: EPA Issues PFAS Warning and Troubled Colorado River Is Focus of Senate Hearing (Circle of Blue, June 20, 2022).

EPA Grants Permit for Ocean Era Aquaculture Demonstration Project Off of Sarasota County (Herald-Tribune, June 20, 2022).

EPA Sets Stricter Health Advisory Limits ‎for PFAS – a ‎Harbinger of ‎More Regulation?‎ (JD Supra, June 20, 2022).

June 18, 2022

Court Rejects Trump-Era Environmental Protection Agency Finding That Weed Killer Is Safe (Time, June 18, 2022).

June 16, 2022

EPA Announces No Safe Level for Two PFAS and $1 Billion in Funding (JD Supra, June 16, 2022).

June 15, 2022

EPA Sets Targets for Slashing PFAS in Drinking Water (E&E News, June 15, 2022).

EPA Imposes Stricter Limits on Four Types of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (The Guardian, June 15, 2022).

June 13, 2022

EPA Announces $6.5 Billion in New Funding Available for Water Infrastructure Projects (EPA, June 13, 2022).

June 12, 2022

How SCOTUS’ Upcoming Climate Ruling Could Defang Washington (Politico, June 12, 2022).

EPA Gives Nevada Firm OK to Turn Trash to Synthetic Fuel Oil (Pioneer, June 12, 2022).

June 10, 2022

EPA Might Deny Calif.’s Clean Truck Waiver (E&E News, June 10, 2022).

EPA to Give $60M to 12 States to Help Curb Water Pollution (AP News, June 10, 2022).

Environmental Groups Demand Answers from Biden’s EPA on Forever Chemicals (Courthouse News Service, June 10, 2022).

June 9, 2022

Environmental Settlements High on EPA West Coast Chief’s Agenda (Bloomberg Law, June 9, 2022).

Biden Administration, EPA Announce $375M in Funding for Recycling and Waste Prevention Initiatives (Waste Today, June 9, 2022).

Five Car Makers Back Biden Decision To Allow California’s Stricter Auto Emissions (California Globe, June 9, 2022).

EPA Reverses Another Trump Administration Rule (IER, June 9, 2022).

EPA Awards $500,000 Brownfields Grant to Flint Hills Regional Council (KMAN, June 9, 2022).

June 8, 2022

EPA Official Says Agency is Committed to Cleaning Up Contaminated Native Corporation Land (Alaska Public Media, June 8, 2022).

EPA Publishes Guidance on Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice (O’Melveny, June 8, 2022).

EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Compliance Office Issues Draft National Program Guidance (JD Supra, June 8, 2022).

EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Kansas’ Flint Hills Regional Council After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant (EPA, June 8, 2022).

June 8, 2022

The EPA Plans to Rein in Truck Pollution to Ease Asthma, but It May Not Go Far Enough (Scientific American, E&E News, June 8, 2022).

Proposed Deal Could Slash Toxic Emissions in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’ (The Guardian, June 8, 2022).

June 7, 2022

Heavy Duty Regulatory Update: CARB & US EPA Proposed Rulemaking for NOx Heavy-Duty Offroad and Onroad Truck Standards (National Law Review, June 7, 2022).

June 6, 2022

EPA Announces Plan for Cleaning Up Remaining Cancer-Causing Contamination in Franklin (Indy Star, June 6, 2022).

Biden to Update ‘Sacred’ EJ Order That Never Really Worked (E&E News, June 6, 2022).

EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS in Commercial Fire Fighting Foam and Other Uses (US EPA, June 6, 2022).

EPA Reaches Tandem Deals Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution (E&E News, June 6, 2022).

June 5, 2022

Consumers Pay The Price As Biden’s War On Oil And Gas Expands (Forbes, June 5, 2022).

June 4, 2022

EPA Grants $300,000+ to USVI for Water Quality Monitoring, Safe Beach Recreation (St Thomas Source, June 4, 2022).

June 3, 2022

U.S. EPA Expected to Release Retroactive Biofuel Blending Mandates for 2020-2022 (Reuters, June 3, 2022).

EPA Takes Action to Reset and Strengthen the RFS Program (US EPA, June 3, 2022).

June 2, 2022

Biden EPA Restores Clean Water Safeguards for Streams, Rivers, and Wetlands (NRDC, June 2, 2022).

EPA Moves to Give States, Tribes More Power to Protect Water (The Washington Post, June 2, 2022).

U.S. EPA Restores Rights of States, Tribes to Block Polluting Projects (Reuters, June 2, 2022).

Biden EPA to Make it Easier for States to Block Fossil Fuel Projects (CNN, June 2, 2022).

EPA Names Director for Its Chesapeake Bay Program (Maryland Matters, June 2, 2022)

June 1, 2022

High Levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found Near Military Bases (E&E News, June 1, 2022).

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July 29, 2022

Exclusive: Biden EPA to Tackle Coal Industry Carbon With Rules on Other Pollutants (Reuters, July 29, 2022).

EPA Orders Weld County Gas Plants to Pay $3.25 Million (Fox 31, July 29, 2022).

Climate Bill ‘Transformative’ for Auto and Energy Industries (The New York Times, July 29, 2022).

Climate Experts Experience An Odd Sensation After the Manchin Budget Deal: Optimism (NPR, July 29, 2022).

Lots of PFAS News, None of it Good. (JD Supra, July 29, 2022).

July 27, 2022

Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan (The New York Times, July 27, 2022).

July 26, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $132 Million for EPA’s National Estuary Program from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (US EPA, July 26, 2022).

EPA Head Michael Regan Tours Puerto Rico Sites Facing Water and Coal Pollution (NBC News, July 26, 2022).

July 25, 2022

EPA’s ‘Sham’ PFAS Claim Shouldn’t Derail Legal Case, Court Told (Bloomberg Law, July 25, 2022).

Biden Could Declare Climate Emergency - Kerry (BBC, July 25, 2022).

Khanna Calls Biden EPA, FAA Refusal to Join Hearing on Lead in Children's Blood 'Unconscionable' (Common Dreams, July 25, 2022).

July 24, 2022

In Atlanta, Work on a New EPA Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary, Fearing Gentrification (Inside Climate News, July 24, 2022).

July 22, 2022

EPA Awards $25K to Design Drinking Water PFAS Treatment (Water World, July 22, 2022).

EPA Finds Asbestos in the Soil Near the Former W.R. Grace Plant in West Dallas (D Magazine, July 22, 2022).

One of Worst Superfund Sites No Longer Polluting Meadowlands Creek, EPA Says (northjersey.com, July 22, 2022).

July 21, 2022

‘We Are Not For Sale’ (High Country News, July 21, 2022).

EPA Faces Lawsuit for Ethanol’s Impacts on Endangered Species (AgWeb, July 21, 2022).

Delaying the Inevitable? The Uncertain Future of the EPA’s Online Archive (News Security Beat, July 21, 2022).

July 20, 2022

Biden Calls Climate Change a ‘Clear and Present Danger' As He Tries to Find Ways to Take Action (CNN, July 20, 2022).

July 19, 2022

Biden’s Climate Plan in Free Fall (E&E News, July 19, 2022).

Climate, Environmental Groups Want EPA to Target CAFOs (National Hog Farmer, July 19, 2022).

Trying to Salvage His Climate Agenda, Biden Weighs Remaining Options (The New York Times, July 19, 2022).

Biden Preparing Executive Action on Climate after Manchin Sinks Legislative Approach (CNN, July 19, 2022).

Biden to Announce Climate Actions but Not Yet Declare an ‘Emergency’ (Politico, July 19, 2022).

July 18, 2022

4 Issues to Watch as Energy, EPA Bills Reach House Floor (E&E News, July 18, 2022).

Existing Air Law Tools Give EPA Narrow Path on Tackling Climate (Bloomberg Law, July 18, 2022).

1,300 More Cumberland County Wells Considered Contaminated by GenX, ‘Forever Chemicals’: EPA (CBS17, July 18, 2022).

Lawmakers, St. Lawrence River Environmentalists Push EPA to Regulate Ballast Water (CNY, July 18, 2022).

July 15, 2022

Enforcement, Superfund Nominees for EPA in Confirmation Limbo (Roll Call, July 15, 2022).

Four Ways the United States Can Still Fight Climate Change (The New York Times, July 15, 2022).

July 14, 2022

EPA Seeks Feedback on Environmental Justice Action Plan, Equitable Use of Infrastructure Funds (Waste Dive, July 14, 2022).

EPA Finds Colorado Air Regulators Issued Improper Pollution Permits, Confirming Whistleblower Reports (CPR News, July 14, 2022).

Chemours to Challenge EPA’s GenX Guideline (The Marietta Time, July 14, 2022).

July 13, 2022

Supreme Court Invokes Major Questions Doctrine to Curb EPA's Ability to Regulate Carbon Emissions (JD Supra, July 13, 2022).

Meet EPA’s Team Behind The Next Power Plant Rule (E&E News, July 13, 2022).

July 13, 2022

EPA Faces Legal Dead Ends After SCOTUS Climate Decision (E&E News, July 13, 2022).

Environmental Group Sues to get EPA to Crack Down on Colorado’s Record Ozone Violations (The Colorado Sun, July 13, 2022).

July 12, 2022

Environmental Policy After EPA Decision (The Carolina Journal, July 12, 2022).

July 11, 2022

What the SCOTUS Ruling on EPA and Emissions Means for Climate Change (CU Boulder, July 11, 2022).

EPA Needs a Senate-confirmed Enforcement Chief, Groups Say (The Washington Post, July 11, 2022).

Leading Environmental Groups Call for Uhlmann’s Confirmation to Head EPA Enforcement Office (Earthjustice, July 11, 2022).

Green Groups Push Senate to Confirm EPA Enforcement Chief (The Hill, July 11, 2022).

July 8, 2022

Former EPA Head: Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a ‘Body Blow’ to the U.S. (Scientific American, July 8, 2022).

EPA Increases Scrutiny of Self-Reporting Through the eDisclosure System (JD Supra, July 8, 2022).

July 7, 2022

E.P.A. Describes How It Will Regulate Power Plants After Supreme Court Setback (The New York Times, Juy 7, 2022).

EPA Awards $200,000 To San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition For Food Waste Project (Arc Valley Voice, July 7, 2022).

What the Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Means For Air Pollution — And Your Health (Vox, July 7, 2022).

E.P.A.,Curbed by Supreme Court, Falls Back on a Piecemeal Plan for Climate Change (The New York Times, July 7, 2022).

July 6, 2022

The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Will Delay U.S. Climate Action (Council on Foreign Relations, July 6, 2022).

Polluted Soil at Site of New Lookouts Stadium in Chattanooga to be Addressed by EPA (WTVC, July 6, 2022).

Revealed: US Water Likely Contains More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than EPA Tests Show (The Guardian, July 6, 2022).

Supreme Court Ruling on EPA Will Force Local Agencies to Spearhead Climate Action, San Diego Leaders Say (The San Diego Union Tribune, July 6, 2022).

July 4, 2022

In Light of EPA Court Ruling, New Focus on States' Power (US News, July 4, 2022).

EPA Extends Comment Period on Watershed Protections That Would Block Pebble Mine (KTOO, July 4, 2022).

July 2, 2022

What the Supreme Court Ruled the EPA Can and Can’t Do (The Hill, July 2, 2022).

July 1, 2022

EPA Targets Permian Basin, Widening Biden’s War On Oil And Gas (Forbes, July 1, 2022).

Biden Opens Door to More Offshore Drilling, Despite Earlier Climate Vow (The Washington Post, July 1, 2022).

The EPA Prepares for its 'Counterpunch' After the Supreme Court Ruling (NPR, July 1, 2022).

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July 29, 2022

Exclusive: Biden EPA to Tackle Coal Industry Carbon With Rules on Other Pollutants (Reuters, July 29, 2022).

EPA Orders Weld County Gas Plants to Pay $3.25 Million (Fox 31, July 29, 2022).

Climate Bill ‘Transformative’ for Auto and Energy Industries (The New York Times, July 29, 2022).

Climate Experts Experience An Odd Sensation After the Manchin Budget Deal: Optimism (NPR, July 29, 2022).

Lots of PFAS News, None of it Good. (JD Supra, July 29, 2022).

July 27, 2022

Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan (The New York Times, July 27, 2022).

July 26, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $132 Million for EPA’s National Estuary Program from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (US EPA, July 26, 2022).

EPA Head Michael Regan Tours Puerto Rico Sites Facing Water and Coal Pollution (NBC News, July 26, 2022).

July 25, 2022

EPA’s ‘Sham’ PFAS Claim Shouldn’t Derail Legal Case, Court Told (Bloomberg Law, July 25, 2022).

Biden Could Declare Climate Emergency - Kerry (BBC, July 25, 2022).

Khanna Calls Biden EPA, FAA Refusal to Join Hearing on Lead in Children's Blood 'Unconscionable' (Common Dreams, July 25, 2022).

July 24, 2022

In Atlanta, Work on a New EPA Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary, Fearing Gentrification (Inside Climate News, July 24, 2022).

July 22, 2022

EPA Awards $25K to Design Drinking Water PFAS Treatment (Water World, July 22, 2022).

EPA Finds Asbestos in the Soil Near the Former W.R. Grace Plant in West Dallas (D Magazine, July 22, 2022).

One of Worst Superfund Sites No Longer Polluting Meadowlands Creek, EPA Says (northjersey.com, July 22, 2022).

July 21, 2022

‘We Are Not For Sale’ (High Country News, July 21, 2022).

EPA Faces Lawsuit for Ethanol’s Impacts on Endangered Species (AgWeb, July 21, 2022).

Delaying the Inevitable? The Uncertain Future of the EPA’s Online Archive (News Security Beat, July 21, 2022).

July 20, 2022

Biden Calls Climate Change a ‘Clear and Present Danger' As He Tries to Find Ways to Take Action (CNN, July 20, 2022).

July 19, 2022

Biden’s Climate Plan in Free Fall (E&E News, July 19, 2022).

Climate, Environmental Groups Want EPA to Target CAFOs (National Hog Farmer, July 19, 2022).

Trying to Salvage His Climate Agenda, Biden Weighs Remaining Options (The New York Times, July 19, 2022).

Biden Preparing Executive Action on Climate after Manchin Sinks Legislative Approach (CNN, July 19, 2022).

Biden to Announce Climate Actions but Not Yet Declare an ‘Emergency’ (Politico, July 19, 2022).

July 18, 2022

4 Issues to Watch as Energy, EPA Bills Reach House Floor (E&E News, July 18, 2022).

Existing Air Law Tools Give EPA Narrow Path on Tackling Climate (Bloomberg Law, July 18, 2022).

1,300 More Cumberland County Wells Considered Contaminated by GenX, ‘Forever Chemicals’: EPA (CBS17, July 18, 2022).

Lawmakers, St. Lawrence River Environmentalists Push EPA to Regulate Ballast Water (CNY, July 18, 2022).

July 15, 2022

Enforcement, Superfund Nominees for EPA in Confirmation Limbo (Roll Call, July 15, 2022).

Four Ways the United States Can Still Fight Climate Change (The New York Times, July 15, 2022).

July 14, 2022

EPA Seeks Feedback on Environmental Justice Action Plan, Equitable Use of Infrastructure Funds (Waste Dive, July 14, 2022).

EPA Finds Colorado Air Regulators Issued Improper Pollution Permits, Confirming Whistleblower Reports (CPR News, July 14, 2022).

Chemours to Challenge EPA’s GenX Guideline (The Marietta Time, July 14, 2022).

July 13, 2022

Supreme Court Invokes Major Questions Doctrine to Curb EPA's Ability to Regulate Carbon Emissions (JD Supra, July 13, 2022).

Meet EPA’s Team Behind The Next Power Plant Rule (E&E News, July 13, 2022).

July 13, 2022

EPA Faces Legal Dead Ends After SCOTUS Climate Decision (E&E News, July 13, 2022).

Environmental Group Sues to get EPA to Crack Down on Colorado’s Record Ozone Violations (The Colorado Sun, July 13, 2022).

July 12, 2022

Environmental Policy After EPA Decision (The Carolina Journal, July 12, 2022).

July 11, 2022

What the SCOTUS Ruling on EPA and Emissions Means for Climate Change (CU Boulder, July 11, 2022).

EPA Needs a Senate-confirmed Enforcement Chief, Groups Say (The Washington Post, July 11, 2022).

Leading Environmental Groups Call for Uhlmann’s Confirmation to Head EPA Enforcement Office (Earthjustice, July 11, 2022).

Green Groups Push Senate to Confirm EPA Enforcement Chief (The Hill, July 11, 2022).

July 8, 2022

Former EPA Head: Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a ‘Body Blow’ to the U.S. (Scientific American, July 8, 2022).

EPA Increases Scrutiny of Self-Reporting Through the eDisclosure System (JD Supra, July 8, 2022).

July 7, 2022

E.P.A. Describes How It Will Regulate Power Plants After Supreme Court Setback (The New York Times, Juy 7, 2022).

EPA Awards $200,000 To San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition For Food Waste Project (Arc Valley Voice, July 7, 2022).

What the Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Means For Air Pollution — And Your Health (Vox, July 7, 2022).

E.P.A.,Curbed by Supreme Court, Falls Back on a Piecemeal Plan for Climate Change (The New York Times, July 7, 2022).

July 6, 2022

The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Will Delay U.S. Climate Action (Council on Foreign Relations, July 6, 2022).

Polluted Soil at Site of New Lookouts Stadium in Chattanooga to be Addressed by EPA (WTVC, July 6, 2022).

Revealed: US Water Likely Contains More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than EPA Tests Show (The Guardian, July 6, 2022).

Supreme Court Ruling on EPA Will Force Local Agencies to Spearhead Climate Action, San Diego Leaders Say (The San Diego Union Tribune, July 6, 2022).

July 4, 2022

In Light of EPA Court Ruling, New Focus on States' Power (US News, July 4, 2022).

EPA Extends Comment Period on Watershed Protections That Would Block Pebble Mine (KTOO, July 4, 2022).

July 2, 2022

What the Supreme Court Ruled the EPA Can and Can’t Do (The Hill, July 2, 2022).

July 1, 2022

EPA Targets Permian Basin, Widening Biden’s War On Oil And Gas (Forbes, July 1, 2022).

Biden Opens Door to More Offshore Drilling, Despite Earlier Climate Vow (The Washington Post, July 1, 2022).

The EPA Prepares for its 'Counterpunch' After the Supreme Court Ruling (NPR, July 1, 2022).

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August 31, 2022

EPA Alleges Local Company Violated Clean Air Act (91.3 WYSO, August 31, 2022).

Biden Speaks with Jackson Mayor About Water Crisis (The Hill, August 31, 2022).

August 30, 2022

Federal Cyber Mandate Looms for Local Water Systems (E&E News, August 30, 2022).

August 29, 2022

EPA Tells 15 States They Missed Air Pollution Plan Deadline (August 29, 2022).

August 26, 2022

EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health (US EPA, August 26, 2022).

2 ‘Forever Chemicals’ to be Named Hazardous Substances, says EPA Official (PBS News Hour, August 26, 2022).

August 25, 2022

EPA Faces Lawsuit for Exempting Half a Billion Tons of Toxic Coal Ash from Health Protections (Earthjustice, August 25, 2022).

Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency Over Coal Ash (Yahoo!, August 25, 2022).

August 24, 2022

The EPA Just Quietly Got Stronger (The Atlantic, August 24, 2022).

August 23, 2022

Greens Ask EPA to Ban New Natural Gas Heating (The Hill, August 23, 2022).

The Owner of Four Ethanol Plants, Including One in Iowa, Pays $1.7 million EPA Penalty (The Des Moines Register, August 23, 2022).

Activists Petition EPA to Restrict the Use of Home and Commercial Furnaces by 2030 (Yahoo! News, August 23, 2022).

August 22, 2022

Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How. (The New York Times, August 22, 2022).

EPA Reaches Over $200K Settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC in Denison, Iowa, Over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations (US EPA, August 22, 2022).

August 21, 2022

EPA Approves iPark 87 Cleanup, Battery Manufacturer Plans Plant (Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal, August 21, 2022).

Nonprofits Request ‘Community Voice’ Be Heard Before the Courts in Chemours, EPA Lawsuit (PortCityDaily, August 21, 2022).

August 20, 2022

Air Force Won’t Use New EPA Levels in Wurtsmith PFAS Cleanup (Michigan Live, August 20, 2022).

Shilling to Pay EPA $70K in Fines for Release of Polluted Water into Kansas River (The Mercury, August 20, 2022).

August 19, 2022

Breakthrough Research Could Destroy ‘Forever Chemicals’ (E&E News, August 19, 2022).

August 19, 2022

EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents (US EPA, August 19, 2022).

EPA Finds More Risks For the Pesticide Dicamba (Chemical & Engineering News, August 19, 2022).

Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened by Trump (The Hill, August 19, 2022).

August 17, 2022

EPA Works With Industry to Reduce Hydrofluorocarbon Production in US (Government Matters, August 17, 2022).

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Doubles Down on Environmental Justice (JD Supra, August 17, 2022).

EPA Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC (US EPA, August 17, 2022).

August 16, 2022

A Detailed Picture of What’s in the Democrats’ Climate and Health Bill (The New York Times, August 16, 2022).

EPA and Columbus Factory Discuss Risks (Nebraska Public Media, August 16, 2022).

Meet EPA Boss Michael Regan’s Inner Circle (E&E News, August 16, 2022).

August 15, 2022

EPA Grant Could Help Clean Up Polluted Air in East Las Vegas (Nevada Public Radio, August 15, 2022).

August 14, 2022

EPA To Remove Sanitizer Involved In Chickasha Fires (Oklahoma City News 9, August 14, 2022).

August 10, 2022

Mich. Toxic Spill Sparks Crackdown, Political Furor (E&E News, August 10, 2022).

August 11, 2022

Biden Faces Time Crunch to Fill EPA Leadership Team (E&E News, August 11, 2022).

August 9, 2022

National Academies Urge EPA to Study Sunscreen Risks (E&E News, August 9, 2022).

EPA Warns of Increased Cancer Risk in Two N.J. Towns From Air Pollutant (New Jersey Monitor, August 9, 2022).

August 8, 2022

Biden’s Climate Win Strains Already-Stretched EPA Workforce (Bloomberg Law, August 8, 2022).

EPA Action Boosts Grassroots Momentum to Reduce Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 8, 2022).

Biden’s Landmark Climate and Spending Bill – What’s In It, and What Got Cut? (The Guardian, August 8, 2022).

How the Climate Bill Could Strengthen EPA Regulations (E&E News, August 8, 2022).

August 7, 2022

Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions (Inside Climate News, August 7, 2022).

Advocacy Groups Press EPA on Loophole that Leaves Coal Ash Unregulated, Including in Orlando (WUSF Public Media, August 7, 2022).

August 5, 2022

EPA Says It Is Looking for “Super-Emitters” of Methane Gas in Texas’ Permian Basin (The Texas Tribune, August 5, 2022).

Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA Hurts, May Not Hobble Clean Air in Arizona (The Gila Herald, August 5, 2022).

August 4, 2022

The EPA Has Identified 23 U.S. Facilities that are Emitting Toxic Air Pollution That Puts People At Risk (The Texas Tribune, August 4, 2022).

EPA Announces $8 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions (USEPA, August 4, 2022).

‘We feel disrespected’: Navajo Farmers Wait for Justice Years After EPA Disaster (The Guardian, August 4, 2022).

August 3, 2022

EPA: Chemical in Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk (AP News, August 3, 2022).

EPA Launches Community Engagement Efforts on New Ethylene Oxide Risk Information (US EPA, August 3, 2022).

In Towns Plagued by Raw Sewage, EPA Promises Relief (Alabama Daily News, August 3, 2022).

August 2, 2022

Biden Administration Launches USDA-EPA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Communities (USDA, August 2, 2022).

August 1, 2022

EPA Faces New Lawsuit Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ (E&E News, August 1, 2022).

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August 31, 2022

EPA Alleges Local Company Violated Clean Air Act (91.3 WYSO, August 31, 2022).

Biden Speaks with Jackson Mayor About Water Crisis (The Hill, August 31, 2022).

August 30, 2022

Federal Cyber Mandate Looms for Local Water Systems (E&E News, August 30, 2022).

August 29, 2022

EPA Tells 15 States They Missed Air Pollution Plan Deadline (August 29, 2022).

August 26, 2022

EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health (US EPA, August 26, 2022).

2 ‘Forever Chemicals’ to be Named Hazardous Substances, says EPA Official (PBS News Hour, August 26, 2022).

August 25, 2022

EPA Faces Lawsuit for Exempting Half a Billion Tons of Toxic Coal Ash from Health Protections (Earthjustice, August 25, 2022).

Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency Over Coal Ash (Yahoo!, August 25, 2022).

August 24, 2022

The EPA Just Quietly Got Stronger (The Atlantic, August 24, 2022).

August 23, 2022

Greens Ask EPA to Ban New Natural Gas Heating (The Hill, August 23, 2022).

The Owner of Four Ethanol Plants, Including One in Iowa, Pays $1.7 million EPA Penalty (The Des Moines Register, August 23, 2022).

Activists Petition EPA to Restrict the Use of Home and Commercial Furnaces by 2030 (Yahoo! News, August 23, 2022).

August 22, 2022

Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How. (The New York Times, August 22, 2022).

EPA Reaches Over $200K Settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC in Denison, Iowa, Over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations (US EPA, August 22, 2022).

August 21, 2022

EPA Approves iPark 87 Cleanup, Battery Manufacturer Plans Plant (Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal, August 21, 2022).

Nonprofits Request ‘Community Voice’ Be Heard Before the Courts in Chemours, EPA Lawsuit (PortCityDaily, August 21, 2022).

August 20, 2022

Air Force Won’t Use New EPA Levels in Wurtsmith PFAS Cleanup (Michigan Live, August 20, 2022).

Shilling to Pay EPA $70K in Fines for Release of Polluted Water into Kansas River (The Mercury, August 20, 2022).

August 19, 2022

Breakthrough Research Could Destroy ‘Forever Chemicals’ (E&E News, August 19, 2022).

August 19, 2022

EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents (US EPA, August 19, 2022).

EPA Finds More Risks For the Pesticide Dicamba (Chemical & Engineering News, August 19, 2022).

Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened by Trump (The Hill, August 19, 2022).

August 17, 2022

EPA Works With Industry to Reduce Hydrofluorocarbon Production in US (Government Matters, August 17, 2022).

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Doubles Down on Environmental Justice (JD Supra, August 17, 2022).

EPA Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC (US EPA, August 17, 2022).

August 16, 2022

A Detailed Picture of What’s in the Democrats’ Climate and Health Bill (The New York Times, August 16, 2022).

EPA and Columbus Factory Discuss Risks (Nebraska Public Media, August 16, 2022).

Meet EPA Boss Michael Regan’s Inner Circle (E&E News, August 16, 2022).

August 15, 2022

EPA Grant Could Help Clean Up Polluted Air in East Las Vegas (Nevada Public Radio, August 15, 2022).

August 14, 2022

EPA To Remove Sanitizer Involved In Chickasha Fires (Oklahoma City News 9, August 14, 2022).

August 10, 2022

Mich. Toxic Spill Sparks Crackdown, Political Furor (E&E News, August 10, 2022).

August 11, 2022

Biden Faces Time Crunch to Fill EPA Leadership Team (E&E News, August 11, 2022).

August 9, 2022

National Academies Urge EPA to Study Sunscreen Risks (E&E News, August 9, 2022).

EPA Warns of Increased Cancer Risk in Two N.J. Towns From Air Pollutant (New Jersey Monitor, August 9, 2022).

August 8, 2022

Biden’s Climate Win Strains Already-Stretched EPA Workforce (Bloomberg Law, August 8, 2022).

EPA Action Boosts Grassroots Momentum to Reduce Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 8, 2022).

Biden’s Landmark Climate and Spending Bill – What’s In It, and What Got Cut? (The Guardian, August 8, 2022).

How the Climate Bill Could Strengthen EPA Regulations (E&E News, August 8, 2022).

August 7, 2022

Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions (Inside Climate News, August 7, 2022).

Advocacy Groups Press EPA on Loophole that Leaves Coal Ash Unregulated, Including in Orlando (WUSF Public Media, August 7, 2022).

August 5, 2022

EPA Says It Is Looking for “Super-Emitters” of Methane Gas in Texas’ Permian Basin (The Texas Tribune, August 5, 2022).

Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA Hurts, May Not Hobble Clean Air in Arizona (The Gila Herald, August 5, 2022).

August 4, 2022

The EPA Has Identified 23 U.S. Facilities that are Emitting Toxic Air Pollution That Puts People At Risk (The Texas Tribune, August 4, 2022).

EPA Announces $8 Million in Grants Available for Tribes and Insular Areas to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions (USEPA, August 4, 2022).

‘We feel disrespected’: Navajo Farmers Wait for Justice Years After EPA Disaster (The Guardian, August 4, 2022).

August 3, 2022

EPA: Chemical in Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk (AP News, August 3, 2022).

EPA Launches Community Engagement Efforts on New Ethylene Oxide Risk Information (US EPA, August 3, 2022).

In Towns Plagued by Raw Sewage, EPA Promises Relief (Alabama Daily News, August 3, 2022).

August 2, 2022

Biden Administration Launches USDA-EPA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Communities (USDA, August 2, 2022).

August 1, 2022

EPA Faces New Lawsuit Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ (E&E News, August 1, 2022).

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Introducing EDGI’s New Collaborator in our “Cumulative Effects” Project: Community In-Power and DevelopmentAssociation, Inc. (CIDA)BY EDGI_TEAMOCTOBER 24, 2023BLOGImage courtesy of CIDA.By Kenneth Wohl, Christopher Sellers, and EDGISince 1901, when Texas oil first gushed in nearby Beaumont, the city of Port Arthur, Texas, has been synonymous with oil refineries. As “center of the world’s most prosperous oil refining facilities” by 1957,1its refineries have retained their global prominence into the 21st century. The Motiva oil refinery in Port Arthur is now the largest in North America, and Total and Valero also operate major refineries here.A host of chemical factories around the city continue to feed off refinery products: Oxbow Calcining (part of the Koch brothers’ empire), Chevron Phillips, BASF, and Indurama–just to name a few. Whiledrawing local investment and jobs for this community, Port Arthur’s petrochemical industry has also brought immense and longstanding environmental challenges. Among the hardest hit by thisconvergence of major polluters within a single town have been Black Port Arthurians. Ever since the Jim Crow era Port Arthur’s West Side, wedged along two of these refineries’ fence lines, has beenpredominantly Black. A paradigmatic case of the “sacrifice zone,” West Port Arthur and similar neighborhoods in Beaumont also epitomize the cumulative impacts faced by America’s most environmentallyburdened communities.In recent decades these places have become springboards for local activists fighting for environmental justice. One of the leaders of this movement is the Community In-Power and Development (CIDA), Inc.CIDA was founded in 2000 by Hilton Kelley, a local activist who moved back to Port Arthur after two decades to help tackle the many problems he realized his hometown now faced.2 Despite decades ofenvironmental regulation by the EPA and Texas state agencies, the combined pollution from Port Arthur’s many petrochemical plants seemed ineradicable, imposing a growing toll on people’s health.This yawning gap between official methods of pollution tracking and control and the actual on-the-ground environmental challenges faced by such communities is the subject of EDGI’s own NSF-fundedproject on “Data, Science, and Environmental Justice at the US Environmental Protection Agency.” EDGI is now working with CIDA and Kelley to document how and why environmental agencies havestruggled to address the cumulative environmental and social burdens which Port Arthur has shouldered.Over the past two decades, CIDA has worked tirelessly to “take action against the neighboring chemical manufactures, refiners and incinerator facilities,” to “foster and promote a healthy, safe andeconomically vital community.”3 From its beginnings, CIDA has drawn on what is now known as civic science to verify the local presence, for instance, of toxic air pollutants that the Texas Commission onEnvironmental Quality (TCEQ) was not measuring. Early on, by drawing its own air samples using “buckets” and sending these to a lab for chemical analysis, CIDA was able to challenge a Motiva Enterprisesrefinery permit in 2004 with charges that the company had a “continuing pattern of illegal upset emissions.” It also made a powerful case against the TCEQ for not doing enough to regulate and punishthese illegal and hazardous actions.4 Two years later, Motiva proposed an expansion of the company’s Port Arthur refinery to make it the nation’s largest. Kelley and CIDA effectively pressed the case that itwould threaten neighborhoods even more, especially those next door on the mostly Black West Side.5 After months of negotiating and legal filings, CIDA settled with Motiva, dropping their challenge toMotiva’s expansion permit in return for a host of concessions. New ambient air quality monitors were set up and higher standards of pollution control pledged within the plant; Motiva also promised manymore investments in the surrounding community: to improve housing quality, create a health clinic as well as economic and recreational programs, and support other environmental projects.6Addressing many of this community’s accumulated deficits, by guaranteeing new safety measures as well as encouraging community growth, the settlement also offered a shining example of whatcommunity-based environmental justice activism could accomplish. It was a major reason why, in 2011, Hilton Kelley was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, colloquially known as the “GreenNobel.”7 At least for a time, Port Arthur’s air also turned less worrisome. By 2014, the TCEQ removed Port Arthur from its Air Pollutant Watch List. CIDA and local residents celebrated the decision as itmeant that the health risks in the area had also diminished. At the same time, Kelley cautioned that being removed from the Watch List was not the end of the battle. Only sustained and increased vigilanceand regulations would ensure that air pollution levels did not rise again.8 And more recently, with repeated and intensifying hurricanes striking Port Arthur, and in the case of 2017’s Hurricane Harvey,bringing severe flooding to its downtown, climate change has already served up formidable additions to this community’s environmental burdens. In response, CIDA has now taken up the challenge ofenhancing Port Arthur’s resilience and prodding a local transition toward cleaner energy.9 Even with its victories, CIDA has found there is still much work to be done in engaging companies, state and federalregulators, and the local citizenry as well as outside allies, to bring environmental justice to Port Arthur.CIVIC SCIENCECUMULATIVE IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

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Test PDFLorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been theindustry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of typeand scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leapinto electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with therelease of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishingsoftware like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been theindustry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of typeand scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leapinto electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with therelease of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishingsoftware like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been theindustry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of typeand scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leapinto electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with therelease of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishingsoftware like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been theindustry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of typeand scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leapinto electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with therelease of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishingsoftware like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.

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Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 325, Date Received August 2024
Year: 1985
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Document Title: Calista Construction Company debris disposal contract
Agency/Organization: EPA, ADEC, Calista Construction

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This is a brief description of disposal practices for the DERA contract.

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In 1982, majority members in the House convened a hearing to review the EPA, about which there were a variety of concerns. The Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Toby Moffett, stated, “The Administration of the EPA, even some Members of Congress, claim that all is well at EPA. Frankly, some of us don’t believe it. That is why we are here today.” While the hearings ranged across many aspects of the agency, a key focus was enforcement, which many members of Congress believed had been struck a ruinous blow by Administrator Anne Gorsuch. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and his staff, for example, conducted a study of the agency and concluded that “the effectiveness of the enforcement division of the Environmental Protection Agency was virtually destroyed by a combination of mismanagement and mixed signals.” As a result, “good environmental legislation passed with bipartisan support over the last 20 years… and strong public support, is being repealed in a back-door manner by not enforcing it.”

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In a scathing report based on Congressional hearings earlier in 1982, the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation ticked off numerous issues with the agency's hazardous waste enforcement program. It noted disrupted agency reorganization, a steep drop in civil cases initiated, and a philosophy of "voluntary compliance" that was ineffective without the threat of strong enforcement to back it up. The EPA had failed to implement hazardous waste laws enacted by Congress, according to Chairman John Dingell, and as a result was failing to protect public health and the environment.

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