Friday, September 20, 2024
Rep. Bob Gibbs, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, opened Wednesday’s hearing on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative with a statement that touched on the national importance of the lakes and the environmental challenges they face, as well as the efforts to address those issues.
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Bill to update nation's energy infrastructure passes committee by vote of 32-20.
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Bill would overhaul outdated toxic substance control laws.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that it has finalized the Steam Effluent Limitation Guidelines, which regulates the amount of toxic pollutants that steam electric power plants are allowed to discharge into the country’s waterways.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page proposed rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the addition of Roswell, New Mexico’s Second Street Groundwater Plume site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) on Monday, due to the plume’s potential to impact the city’s drinking water.
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An August poll conducted by Morning Consult shows that 63 percent of Americans believe the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which was created in the 1970s, is outdated and should be revised. “The intent of the Endangered Species Act is inspiring, but results have been less so,” American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said.
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After a 24-year ban due to unsafe levels of banned pesticides, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced this week that it has lifted the consumption ban against fish from the Gila River and its tributaries, an area encompassing 100 stream miles and 286 lake acres.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan for groundwater treatment at the Corozal Well Superfund site in Corozal, Puerto Rico, which will utilize a previously installed system and natural processes to ensure the safety of those using the well for drinking water.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday that it has approved New Mexico’s updates to its Clean Air Plan, which was adjusted to meet the latest standard of 2010’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) air standard in terms of implementation, maintenance and enforcement requirements.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added the Grain Handling Facility at Freeman, located in Washington’s Spokane County, to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites, according to an announcement released this week.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published an eight page proposed rule on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Deviating from a long-term reduction trend, New England experienced a slight uptick in the number of unhealthy air-quality days between April and September of this year, compared with the same period in the previous two years, with 24 days of ozone concentrations above healthy levels, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently said in a release.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday that it is updating its worker protection standards to better serve American farmworkers, giving them protections more in line with those provided to other industries.
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