The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams.
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Posted inNation / World
White House proposes reversing Trump rule, restoring key parts of landmark environmental law
The move to change how the government reviews pipelines, highways and other projects under the National Environmental Policy Act would reverse a significant rollback by the Trump administration.
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EPA revokes Trump-era policy that weakened clean-air rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants.
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EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers appointed by Trump
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the move will help restore the role of science at the agency and reduce the influence of industry over environmental regulations.
Posted inPerspective
EPA decides to reject the latest science, endanger public health and ignore the law by keeping an outdated fine particle air pollution standard
The COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown have temporarily produced clearer skies across the U.S. Meanwhile, however, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been busy finding reasons not to pursue long-lasting air quality gains. On April 30, 2020, the agency published a proposed new rule that retains current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter […]
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EPA gets authority to revisit tribal water standards
The agency will review standards that were set late in the Obama Administration.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
EPA recognizes Lewiston-Auburn's new waste technology
LEWISTON — It is a problem that has been around since man first started gathering in cities: How to get rid of human waste in a way that is safe and efficient. A group in Lewiston-Auburn tweaked the cities’ existing solution to that problem and, as a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized […]
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EPA wants to loosen radiation limits, says a little bit is good for you
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight. The government’s current, decades-old guidance says that any exposure to harmful radiation is a cancer risk. And […]
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Environmentalist warns of ‘subtle’ harm to Kennebec
BATH — A local environmentalist is saying possible contamination of the Kennebec River by Bath Iron Works could hinder progress in restoring the river’s water quality. The shipyard has said it will pay $355,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act for failing to comply with stormwater permit requirements […]
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Former coal lobbyist to lead EPA after Pruitt’s resignation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt had become a constant source of embarrassment to a president who had entered Washington promising to “Drain the Swamp.” Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, dealings […]