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On May 11, Brandon Farris, vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) argued that proposed emissions regulation is impractical as it would necessitate rapid deployment of underdeveloped technologies or shutting down more than half of the country's power plants, thus posing a serious risk to the economy and energy security.
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Starfield: 'EPA is taking action to address PFAS violations'
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken its first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at the Chemours Company's Washington Works facility in West Virginia.
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan: 'We are transforming our nation's infrastructure for the better'
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking technical input on the technologies needed for planned programs to invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act for port upgrades and zero-emission vehicles to reduce pollution around the nation's ports, schools, and truck routes
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EPA South Central Region Administrator: 'EPA is moving with urgency to combat the climate crisis'
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comments on a proposal to give the state of Louisiana primary responsibility for regulating carbon dioxide sequestration wells, an EPA press release says.
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McCabe: 'Tackling the climate crisis demands a sense of urgency'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Massachusetts will be taking part in the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program.
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Regan: EPA focused on 'protecting Americans from fuel supply challenges'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow gasoline blended with 15% ethanol to be sold this summer.
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EPA invests $41 million to address wastewater challenges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invested $41 million in new technical assistance to help communities address wastewater challenges.
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Cash: ‘Cape Cod's Sole Source Aquifer is a public health resource that must be protected’
The Environmental Protection Agency contends a proposed machine gun range may contaminate the Cape Cod Aquifer.
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EPA proposal to distribute $20 billion raises ethics concerns
A recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its plan to distribute $20 billion from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) has raised ethics concerns.
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Regan: EPA is 'making significant progress to protect public health'
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Asthma Program has been named the winner of the 2023 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management.
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Qazi-Lambert: 'A climate-resilient society involves intergenerational collaborative work'
An AP environmental science teacher at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators.
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Nance: 'EPA is releasing a new Regional Haze Rule' in Texas
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule to withdraw part of the Regional Haze Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) federal implementation plan in Texas.
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Cash: 'Healthy Communities grants are a great way to empower local communities'
The U.s. Environmental Protection Agency has grants available for communities in New England to reduce environmental risks, protect human health and improve quality of life.
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Starfield: 'EPA continues to deliver cleaner air through rigorous enforcement of the Clean Air Act’
A settlement with the Williams Companies Inc., its subsidiaries and its successor to reduce volatile organic compounds, methane and other pollutants emissions and improve leak detection and repair at 15 natural gas processing plants.
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Collins: 'Private jet travel by billionaires and the ultra-wealthy imposes a tremendous cost on the rest of us'
Chuck Collins, director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, has co-authored a report detailing the effects of private jet travel on the Earth and average citizens.
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Regan: 'Plastic pollution negatively impacts our environment'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a draft strategy to eliminate the release of plastic and other waste into the environment from land-based sources by 2040.
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Vilsack: Biden supports 'creation of good-paying jobs and economic growth, particularly in rural and farm communities' with E15 waiver
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced April 28 that it will again allow summertime sales of E15 gasoline nationwide, the second year of such waivers.
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Vidal: 'Innovations in green energy technology' make up critical part of tackling climate change
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), and the academic technology transfer non-profit AUTM will host the Green Energy Innovation Expo May 17.
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Watchdog group sues EPA over 'potential ethical concerns' related to Biden's brother
The watchdog group Functional Government Initiative (FGI) has filed a transparency lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether President Joe Biden's brother, Frank Biden, has used inappropriate political pressure to advance environmental interests, said FGI spokesman Peter McGinnis.
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EPA recognizes Hastings, Neb., aquifer restoration; other clean water infrastructure projects
The U.S. EPA has recognized the Aquifer Storage and Restoration project in the City of Hastings, Neb., for Excellence in Problem Solving.
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