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April 5, 2023

Today, the EPA proposed strengthening protections against heavy metals, mercury and other hazardous air pollution emitted from power plants, protecting vulnerable communities from some of the most dangerous types of air pollution.

31 de marzo de 2023

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) emitió una excepción a la Ley de Aire Limpio que permite a California implementar su regla de Avance de Camiones Limpios (ACT).

March 28, 2023

A coalition of environmental, public health, and community groups submitted nearly 600,000 public comments to EPA in support of strong national ambient air quality standards for soot

March 22, 2023

Environmental justice and public health advocates from Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas will deliver over 7,000 public comments to EPA urging the agency to eliminate all unlawful loopholes from federal clean air rules.

14 de marzo de 2023

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) emitió hoy sus primeros estándares legales en relación con los llamados PFAS o “químicos eternos, proponiendo un límite de no más de 4 partes por billón (ppb) de cada compuesto en el agua potable.

8 de marzo de 2023

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) anunció hoy una propuesta para reforzar las salvaguardas que protegen a la población contra el agua desechada por las plantas de combustión de carbón.

March 8, 2023

Today, EPA announced a new proposal to strengthen water pollution safeguards and protect communities from toxic wastewater discharged by coal-fired power plants.

February 21, 2023

This week, EPA is holding public hearings on the Agency’s proposed air quality standard for particulate matter, also known as soot.

February 17, 2023

EPA confirmed that it is “appropriate and necessary” under the Clean Air Act to regulate mercury and other hazardous air pollution from power plants, reversing a 2020 decision by the Trump Administration.

February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, EPA proposed to eliminate loopholes in state plans during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) in Iowa, North Carolina, and Texas that allow harmful emissions of nearly limitless amounts of air pollution.

February 16, 2023

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO -- Today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited East Palestine for the first time following the catastrophic train derailment earlier this month. He is expected to meet with residents and first responders and visit the derailment site.

February 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Harmful and climate-destabilizing greenhouse gas emissions increased by 5.5 percent in 2021, EPA announced today in the Agency’s draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.