Washington, DC-- Today the Biden administration announced the completion of a critical rule that will clean up pollution from two per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking decisive action against harmful air pollution by finalizing a rule that will slash emissions of the hazardous air pollutant ethylene oxide (EtO) by 90 percent from commercial sterilizing facilities.
Washington, DC – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first round of sampling of toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, reporting results for 2,001 large and small drinking water systems. Concentrations of two common PFAS chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, were above the proposed drinking water limit of 4 parts per trillion. At least 8.5% of water systems exceeded the limit for PFOS, and 7.8% of systems exceeded the proposed limit for PFOA.
On Tuesday, officials advised residents to evacuate their homes due to a significant industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever legal standard for two PFAS “forever chemicals” -- PFOS and PFOA -- proposing a limit of no more than
Un nuevo informe del Sierra Club revela que la contaminación de hollín procedente de plantas de combustión de carbón causa 3.800 muertes prematuras al año.
EAST PALESTINE, OHIO – Despite Governor DeWine’s pledge that Norfolk Southern would be held responsible for the February 3 train derailment that led to burning toxic chemicals like vinyl chloride, the governor has yet to act on his word, to issue a state of emergency and ensure the railroad company pays the price.
El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Michael Regan, visitó hoy esta localidad por primera vez tras el catastrófico descarrilamiento ocurrido este mes.
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.
Un tren que arrastraba cinco vagones repletos de millones de libras de cloruro de vinilo se descarriló cerca de la frontera entre Ohio y Pennsylvania, obligando a miles de residentes a evacuar.
EAST PALESTINE, OH -- Late Friday evening, a Norfolk Southern Railway train carrying five cars containing millions of pounds of vinyl chloride -- a potent carcinogen used to make PVC pipes, upholstery, plastic kitchenware, and more -- derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, prompting thousands of residents within a two-mile radius to evacuate. Exposure to vinyl chloride is linked to liver cancer and when burned, vinyl chloride produces acutely toxic gases including hydrochloric acid and phosgene.