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Lawmakers Grill Corporations about PFAS Contamination

September 12, 2019

At a Sept. 10 hearing, Democrats and some Republicans on the House Oversight Committee asked witnesses what lawmakers could do to begin to address the problem of PFAS.

EPA Looks to Reduce Coal Plant Carbon Emissions with Efficiency Improvements

Clean Power Plan Is Repealed and Replaced

Pam Radtke Russell

June 19, 2019

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The Affordable Clean Energy rule will establish a framework for emission reductions for coal plants. States will develop specific plans.

Exxon Agrees to Pay $1M to Settle Yellowstone Spill

June 12, 2019

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Exxon Mobil Corp. will pay $1.05 million to settle federal violations for polluting the Yellowstone River in Montana in 2011, when a broken pipeline dumped 63,000 gallons of crude oil 150 miles downstream from Yellowstone National Park.

Study: More Than 600 Sites in US Contaminated by PFAS

Group Recommends Lower Threshold than EPA

Mary B. Powers

May 14, 2019

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While the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a clean up standard of 70 parts per trillion for some PFAS chemicals, the Environmental Working Group says a safe standard is 1 part per trillion.

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EPA Takes Small Steps to Regulate PFAS

Toxic Chemicals Could be in 1,500 Water Systems

Mary B. Powers

February 19, 2019

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Toxic chemicals could be in 1,500 water systems but EPA won't decide until 2021 on new ambient water quality criteria.

States Move on PFOA Standards While EPA Lags

Mary B. Powers

September 12, 2018

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States are beginning to act on what one industry expert called this year’s “headline emerging issue” for the environmental sector—the cleanup of fluorinated chemicals in at least 40 states that could affect at least 1,500 drinking water systems.

Executive Order Reduces Air Permitting Timeframe for Some Construction

Pam Radtke Russell

April 18, 2018

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The order directs quicker action on air permits in areas that don't meet national standards.

Cross-Border Pollution Gains Attention of State Dept.

John Gregerson

January 31, 2018

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The U.S. State Dept. is wading into environmental waters to address British Columbia mining pollution that affects a watershed in northwestern Montana, after a wastewater treatment plant intended to remove pollution appears to have worsened the problem.

EPA Unveils New Cleanup Plan for Passaic River in N.J.

Jeff Rubenstone

March 9, 2016

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 4 finalized its plan to clean up a heavily polluted section of the Passaic River in New Jersey.

Low Marks for Mississippi Watershed's Health

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 26, 2015

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A new report card evaluating the overall health of the Mississippi River basin gives the watershed a D+ based on assessments in a number of areas ranging from flood control to ecosystem health.