Tag: EPA

A new EPA rule limits methane emissions from new oil and gas infrastructure and requires operators to submit to semi-annual or quarterly monitoring, depending on the type of operation.

Beekeepers recently reported that this last year was the highest annual loss of bee colonies in the past six years.

Monsanto has vehemently denied cancer claims of its blockbuster product and has demanded a retraction of the IARC report.

“Waste from the oil and gas industry is very often toxic and should be treated that way."

“We have many more cities like Flint all over our great nation. We have bridges and roads that are in disrepair. Our train system pales in comparison to any other one in any other of the industrialized nations. This is just for starters.”

“We currently see both the EPA and the Obama administration trying to pursue policies that are aimed at the average Americans. The radical environmentalists do not manage to reach people and cannot convince US citizens about the severity of environmental problems.”

The Mercury and Air Toxic Standards rule, which tightens restrictions on harmful pollutants that are byproducts of burning coal, was challenged by 20 states

Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.

Whoever gets elected president, and controls the EPA, will literally change the course of the world.

"We’re disappointed the rule has been stayed, but you can’t stay climate change and you can’t stay climate action," says EPA spokesperson.