Tag: EPA

The senators urged EPA Administrator Michael Regan to take decisive action to protect public health, noting that over 70 countries have already banned paraquat due to its known dangers.

The investment will support approximately 40,000 union jobs while reducing pollution and combating the climate crisis, a press release from the White House said.

The EPA will be required to take regulatory action to restrict or eliminate the risk by law.

After the scientists pushed back, they received negative performance reviews and three of them were removed from their positions in the EPA’s division of new chemicals and reassigned to jobs elsewhere in the agency.

North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions.

The grants will go to state, local, and regional entities fighting climate pollution across different sectors, many focusing on clean transportation projects.

The ban of the pesticide, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate and chlorthal-dimethyl, goes into affect immediately while the EPA begins the cancellation process, which will lead to a permanent ban of DCPA.

The pesticides “jeopardize the continued existence of” more than 1 in 10 endangered fish, insects, crustaceans, plants, and birds across the United States.

The EPA’s announcement of $4.3 billion in funding for 25 projects aims to address climate pollution and advance environmental justice across 30 states, marking a significant step in the fight against climate change.

The claims have raised significant concerns about the integrity of the EPA's testing and its commitment to public health.