A victory for local community members, environmentalists, and state regulators Montgomery County, MD -- Two weeks after a Maryland Circuit Court ruled against a coal company’s efforts to block clean…
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Enviva Biomass Plant Under Construction in Richmond County Agrees to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollutant by 95 Percent Charlotte, N.C. – The world’s largest manufacturer of wood pellet fuel for power plants,…
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Court Rules Jefferson Hills Council Was Right to Listen to Neighbors Concerned about Air Pollution, Traffic, and Heath Impacts Pittsburgh -- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Friday granted a…
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Upper Marlboro, MD - A Maryland Circuit Court ruled in favor of local community members, environmentalists, and state regulators on a power plant owner’s efforts to block safeguards protecting clean…
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Washington, D.C. – The EPA Office of Inspector General today released a report on former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s excessive personal travel expenses that suggests the agency recover nearly $124,000…
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Study Recommends Solutions, Including Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics WASHINGTON, DC — In 2019 alone, the production and incineration of plastic around the world will add more than 850 million metric…
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Environmental Groups Issue Notice of Intent to Sue Plant in Pittsburg, California, for Burning Hazardous Waste and Releasing Illegal Air Pollution San Francisco – Three environmental groups today sent a…
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Monitor and Modeling in Permian Basin Show Sulfur Dioxide Levels High Enough to Trigger State and Federal Action Austin, TX – Illegal air pollution from the booming oil and gas…
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U.S. Steel Operated Plants for Over Three Months with Pollution Controls Offline Pittsburgh – Clean air advocates today notified U.S. Steel of their intention to sue over the company’s failure…
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Agency Leaves in Place Decades-Old Generic Standards that Fail to Address Oil and Gas Wastes’ Risks and Harms WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to a lawsuit from environmental groups, the…
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