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15 de febrero de 2023

Hoy termina el periodo de comentarios públicos de la regla suplementaria propuesta por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) destinada a reducir las emisiones de metano y otros contaminantes.

January 25, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a victory for communities around the country and a positive step toward clean water for all, EPA announced utilities in several states can no longer dump toxic coal ash waste into unlined ponds, proposing to deny utilities’ requests to continue the harmful and irresponsible practice.

12 de enero de 2023

En un paso histórico para apoyar comunidades más saludables, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) anunció la disponibilidad de $100 millones en otorgamientos de justicia ambiental.

January 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, in a historic step toward supporting healthier communities, EPA announced the availability of $100 million in environmental justice grants.

January 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, the EPA released its long-overdue and long-awaited draft proposal to update the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for soot, also known as particulate matter, and while this proposal demonstrates a positive step toward clean air for all, it falls far short of what public health demands, communities deserve, and science requires.

4 de enero de 2023

El viernes, 30 de diciembre, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) emitió su regla sobre las Aguas de Estados Unidos (WOTUS).

20 de diciembre de 2022

La Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental (EPA) finalizó hoy su regla final para actualizar los estándares que reducirán la contaminación de vehículos pesados.

December 20, 2022

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final rule updating federal standards that will reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles. The rule released today targets NOx pollution from trucks and buses, a major threat to public health for millions of Americans and especially dangerous for marginalized communities across the nation that live next to major freight corridors.

December 8, 2022

Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against EPA challenging the agency’s failure to satisfy its duty under our nation’s clean air laws to protect people and communities from the dangerous pollution emitted by new gas-burning power plants.

November 30, 2022

NATIONWIDE - Today, a broad coalition of 114 organizations, representing communities across the nation, sent a letter to the EPA urging the agency to move forward with three Clean Air Act waivers that are essential for states to protect their residents from toxic pollution from heavy-duty vehicles like trucks and buses.

November 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, EPA denied Lightstone Generation’s request to continue dumping toxic coal ash waste into unlined storage ponds at the General James M. Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio.

November 4, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reuters reported yesterday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will wait until late next year to finalize standards for heavy-duty trucks that environmental and public health advocates have been pushing to strengthen since they were first proposed in March.