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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EPA must update guidelines for reducing pollution from steam-electric power plants. NEW ORLEANS — Siding with environmentalists, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday issued a…
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EIP's Executive Director Eric Schaeffer and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science Technology at EPA, discussed how the new Democratically controlled Congress is handing EPA oversight. When…
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New Study Reveals Shortfall in Progress toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goal for Fencing. Following Low Compliance Rate, Virginia May Eliminate Goal. Washington, D.C. – A study of aerial photographs of…
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Power Plant Groundwater Monitoring Data Reveal Unsafe Levels of Toxic Pollutants at 91% of 265 Sites Across U.S., in 39 States Including TX, NC, WY, PA, TN, MD, UT, MI…
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Analysis of Federal Data Reveals Communities at Risk Because of Declines in EPA Enforcement Staff, Inspections, Penalties, and Polluters Charged with Crimes Washington, D.C. – As the new majority in…
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Environmental Integrity Project, on behalf of their client Clean Air Carolina, today challenged the North Carolina Department of Environmental…
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After Challenge by Environmental Groups, Drax Morehouse Biomass Plant Must Reduce Smog-Forming Pollutants Washington, DC – Louisiana regulators announced they will require a wood pellet manufacturing plant in the northeastern…
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Utility Data Made Public for the First Time in 2018 Document Pollution of Groundwater with Toxic Chemicals at All 16 TX Power Plants Where Records Are Available For audio of…
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11 of 12 of Georgia’s coal-fired power plants are leaking toxic pollutants into the groundwater For a copy of the report, click here. To listen to a recording of our…
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