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In a first, EPA survey puts a number on lead pipes around US

Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a...

EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a long-awaited protection...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ about to get their first US limits

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so...

US sues chemical company over cancer risk to minority area

WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presents an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black...

EPA orders ‘pause’ of derailment contaminated waste removal

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ((DailyNews)) — Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a...

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up toxic derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ((DailyNews)) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup of the East Palestine,...

Ohio residents seek answers about toxicity of train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ((DailyNews)) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at the toll left by a...

Alaska gold, copper mine blocked over environmental worries

JUNEAU, Alaska ((DailyNews)) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as...

EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution

WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — The Biden administration is proposing tougher standards for a deadly air pollutant, saying that reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires...

EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes

ST. LOUIS ((DailyNews)) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways,...

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