On September 14th, Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. Flooding related to the storm caused damage to the state’s infrastructure, including a pond owned by Duke Energy Corporation used to store coal ash. The spill is likely to have significant and lasting effects on the surrounding environment, and environmental advocacy groups are … [Read more...]
The Missing Language from Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan
A New Draft of the Affordable Clean Energy Plan Notably Omits Any Mention of Climate Change Will climate change simply go away if it’s ignored? The Trump Administration sure seems to think so. For almost a year now, the White House has been aggressively dismantling Obama-era environmental regulations, often with questionable justifications for … [Read more...]
Trump Weakens Methane Rules
Oil Companies Promote Cost-Effective Regulations and Innovative Solutions EPA posted a new rule on its website, dramatically weakening restrictions on methane displaced when oil drilling equipment used in fracking displaces methane from underground drilling sites so hundreds of thousands of additional tons spew into the atmosphere. When methane … [Read more...]
EPA Staff Objected To New Asbestos Rule
For decades, the United States relied on asbestos for a staggering range of uses. Some of America's most iconic structures – like the Chrysler Building – were built and maintained using asbestos, as were humble school houses and single family residences throughout the country. In addition, asbestos was used in the manufacture of a huge number of … [Read more...]
Federal Court Orders Pesticide Ban
On August 9, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in a 2-to-1 decision ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide that has been linked to learning disabilities in children. Produced by Dow Chemical Co. in the 1960’s and known by its trade name of Lorsban, chlorpyrifos is used on … [Read more...]
Federal Government Still Hasn’t Paid for Gold King Mine Spill
The Federal Government is under fire from three states, numerous individuals, and other entities awaiting payment for damages incurred in August 2015 when an EPA-led contractor crew doing excavation at the entrance to Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado accidentally allowed three million gallons of wastewater to spill out into the mine. Rivers in … [Read more...]
Millions of Americans Exposed To Tap Water Containing Notorious Carcinogen
An analysis by the Environmental Working Group has found that 14 million Americans in 36 states are drinking water that contains a cancer-causing industrial solvent. The EWG's analysis documented potentially unhealthy levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in the public drinking water systems of states literally across the country – from … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Raises Fears With Changes to Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act is the cornerstone of the country's regulatory approach to conservation and arguably one of the most famous pieces of legislation in recent American history. Since 1973 it has protected some of the country's most iconic animals, including the bald eagle. 99 percent of species placed on the endangered species list have … [Read more...]
Congressional Candidates Center Campaigns Around Drinking Water
The Trump administration has taken steps to roll back measures meant to mitigate the negative public health effects associated with coal-ash pits. In 2008, following the expulsion of billions of tons of toxic sludge from a coal-fired plant in Tennessee, the EPA introduced regulations pertaining to coal ash. Those rules were implemented three … [Read more...]
Changes to Cost-Benefits Analysis at the Environmental Protection Agency
Amidst a wave of alleged ethical violations, Pruitt made headlines before resigning on July 5th. Those headlines spoke about scandalous decisions to delete controversial meetings from public calendars and unsavory uses of public funds for personal gain; but what they failed to mention was the serious damage he was dealing to the environment and the … [Read more...]
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