EPA Data Quality System Has Fallen to Wayside, Watchdog Reports
The EPA may be masking risks to health and the environment because its Quality System has become outdated and inaccurate, the agency’s internal watchdog reported on Monday.
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Trump Administration Will Not Regulate Rocket Fuel Chemical in Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Guardianby Emily HoldenUS environmental regulators have decided they will not put restrictions on perchlorate – a rocket fuel ingredient known to harm fetal brain development – in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency argued that the federal government, states and public water systems have already taken proactive steps to reduce perchlorate levels.
California and EPA Tussle Over Water-Quality Protections
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Courthouse News Serviceby Matthew RendaAttorneys for 18 states and two major cities were in federal court Thursday asking a judge to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from removing protections from temporary streams, wetlands and other minor water bodies.
Filling Trump Void, California Steps in to Protect Birds, Wetlands
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Cal Mattersby Julie CartThe Trump administration has rolled back dozens of long-standing environmental protections. Now California is trying a new tack: Writing its own rules.
San Francisco Awarded $513M for Wastewater Upgrades
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water WorldEPA announced the second WIFIA Loan supporting San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant, which treats 80 percent of the city’s wastewater.
Leading Water Associations Urge EPA to Expedite Regulation of PFAS
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water WorldNational Ground Water Association and others draft letter to EPA Administrator, urging science and research to be the leading factor in determining PFAS regulations.
EPA Makes ‘Contorted’ Legal Argument for Permit Rule
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Pamela King and Hannah NortheyEPA’s final rule that curtails states’ authority over Clean Water Act permitting of pipelines, hydroelectric dams and other energy projects could run afoul of a 1994 Supreme Court ruling that originally granted states that oversight power.
U.S. EPA Moves to Curb State Powers to Deny Permits for Energy Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Reutersby Valerie VolcoviciU.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects, setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states’ interests and combat climate change.
Opinion: Ripple Effect – When Politics Ignores Science, it Jeopardizes Local Clean Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Hillby Nathan MurphyNine states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for “trying to use the current public health crisis to sweep environmental violations under the rug,” according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Democrats Decry ‘Pandemic of Pollution’ Under Trump’s EPA
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby Matthew DalyDemocrats on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s moves to roll back environmental regulations during the coronavirus crisis, with one senator saying a “pandemic of pollution″ has been released.
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