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US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of …
Dec 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced approximately $850 million for 43 projects selected for negotiation that will help small oil and gas operators, Tribes, and other entities across the country to reduce, monitor, measure, and quantify methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of President Biden’s Investing in ...
EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce …
Dec 23, 2024 · DENVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced approximately $850 million for 43 projects, including seven projects in the EPA Region 8 states of Colorado and Wyoming, selected for negotiation that will help small oil and gas operators, Tribes, and other entities across the country to reduce, monitor, measure, and quantify methane ...
EPA head Michael Regan to leave office Dec. 31 | AP News
Dec 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Regan, who championed environmental justice as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will leave the agency Dec. 31, three weeks before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. In a letter Friday to agency employees, Regan said he was proud of the EPA’s work to confront climate change, restrict air and water pollution and spend tens of billions of ...
EPA hails 'revitalized' enforcement efforts as Biden administration ...
Dec 5, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency enhanced enforcement efforts this year, doubling financial penalties issued to polluters and issuing the first-ever arrest for a climate change-related crime, the agency said in a report Thursday.
EPA sets first-ever limits on PFAS in water | AP News
Apr 10, 2024 · Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers. The rule is the first national drinking water limit on toxic PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are widespread and long lasting in the environment.
E.P.A. Administrator Michael Regan to Depart at End of December
Dec 20, 2024 · Mr. Regan informed agency employees that he would leave before the formal end of the Biden term. By Lisa Friedman Michael S. Regan, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will ...
EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in...
Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
Sep 25, 2024 · A federal court in California ruled late Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency, ordering officials to take action over concerns about potential health risks from currently...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.6 Billion in ...
Dec 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Today, December 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has selected 105 applications for the Community Change Grants Program, totaling nearly $1.6 billion in awards to advance local, on-the-ground projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. Made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act ...