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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $117 Million in Grants …
WEB6 days ago · WASHINGTON – Today, Sept. 16, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $117 million for three separate funding opportunities to advance recycling infrastructure and boost food waste prevention education across the country. Two of the notices are for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants – one funding ...
Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking ...
WEBApr 10, 2024 · EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON - Today, April 10, the Biden-Harris Administration issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’
New EPA rules would force plants to capture emissions, shut down - AP News
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down are targeting pollution that's “pushing our planet to the brink.”
Supreme Court rules on EPA's 'Good Neighbor' rule: What it means - AP News
WEBJun 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country, under a Supreme Court decision Thursday.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7.5 billion in Available ...
WEBSep 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Today, September 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of $7.5 billion of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding. The WIFIA program offers long-term loans to help communities implement critical water infrastructure projects, which protect public health, deliver environmental benefits, create over 60,000 good-paying jobs ...
EPA sets first-ever limits on PFAS in water | AP News
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Supreme Court and the E.P.A. - The New York Times
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The Supreme Court ruling in the Environmental Protection Agency case on Thursday was a significant victory for libertarian-minded conservatives who have been working for decades to curtail or...
Supreme Court restricts EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions : NPR
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants.
E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power …
WEBApr 22, 2023 · WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration is poised to announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their smokestacks ...
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