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On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced via press release that it will reduce the scope of its April 10, 2024 National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to the two most prevalent per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds, PFOA and PFOS, and extend the compliance timeline for public water systems by two years, from

In a decision issued last week, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority by including “receiving water limitations” in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, siding with the City and County of San Francisco in City & County of San Francisco

Download PDF (415KB) | PDF Version History IF12922.5 In January 2025, President Trump issued executive orders (E.O.s) that revoked prior E.O.s, including E.O.s related to environmental justice. Another Trump Administration E.O. directed federal agencies to close environmental justice offices and cease environmental-justice-related programs. These three E.O.s could affect environmental-justice-related programs and activities administered by the

Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:04 am Updated Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:33 pm      1 of 2 | FILE – Contractors Luis Benitez, foreground, and Jose Diaz, background, clean up lead paint in a contaminated building, Feb. 23, 2006, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki) By  MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks

COURT: D.D.C. TRACK DOCKET: No. 1:23-cv-01649 The US Environmental Protection Agency shirked its duties to enforce the Noise Control Act, resulting in nationwide noise pollution, a new federal lawsuit alleged. Quiet Communities Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to reducing noise pollution, sued the agency Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The group alleges

By  MICHAEL PHILLIS The Associated Press In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their property lines and reduce them when they are too high. The proposed rules would reduce cancer risk and

Nov 8, 2022 | 183rd Meeting, Lay Language Paper, Noise, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Daniel Fink – djfink01@aol.com Twitter: @QuietCoalition Board Chair, The Quiet Coalition 60 Thoreau Street Concord, MA 01742 United States The Quiet Coalition is a program of Quiet Communities, Inc., Lincoln, MA, USA Popular version of 4aNS8-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows Americans to be exposed to

Proposed Endangerment Finding, if finalized, is an important step forward to address the largest remaining source of lead pollution to air October 7, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) EPA Proposes Endangerment Finding for Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines that Operate on Leaded Fuel Proposed Endangerment Finding, if finalized, is an important step forward

Last year, President Joe Biden set a goal for electric vehicles to make up half of all car sales in the US by 2030. By expanding tax credits for electric vehicles in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration hopes to expand the electric car fleet beyond the current 7 million fully electric