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EPA bans 2 common solvents linked to cancer

EPA bans two cancer-linked solvents found in some cleaners, lubricants and glues

The Environmental Protection Agency banned two solvents known to cause a range of cancers: trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE).

EPA bans two common solvents linked to cancer

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer.

Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned the use of two ubiquitous cancer-causing solvents that activists have been targeting for decades.

coal ash, Supreme Court and EPA

SCOTUSblog · 12h

Supreme Court turns down Kentucky utility’s request to block EPA coal ash rule

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from a Kentucky utility company to temporarily block an Environmental Protection Agency rule governing the disposal of coal ash while a challenge to it moves forward in the U.

Courthouse News Service · 12h

Supreme Court won’t toss EPA coal cleanup rule

Without the high court’s intervention, a Kentucky power plant said it will have to spend millions updating coal ash disposal sites to prevent groundwater contamination.

The New York Times · 13h

Supreme Court Allows Biden Plan to Address Toxic Coal Ash

The court’s order was provisional, rejecting a request from a Kentucky electric utility to block the plan while an appeals court considers its challenge.

7h

EPA awards $144 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks

The money will go to the state’s transportation department, cities and school districts to buy 480 zero-emission vehicles.

E&E13h

EPA allows continued use of toxic chemical used in refrigerants

The agency's risk management rule for carbon tetrachloride prohibits only the uses that have already been phased out.

13hon MSN

EPA: Methane emissions down 44% in top oil and gas producing basins

Methane emissions from the largest oil- and natural gas-producing basins fell 44% between 2011 and 2013, according to newly ...

Odessa American16h

EPA’s Methane Rule comes under fresh scrutiny

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

E&E13h

EPA to crack down on incinerator emissions

A new enforcement framework targets states that have failed to enact their own plans for slashing lead, mercury and other ...

2dOpinion

Regular regulation: Agencies like the EPA and FDA do more than the public sees

This week, the Environmental Protection Agency moved to largely ban the use of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, ...

5don MSN

Biden EPA makes first-ever climate change arrest

President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency enforcement report reveals increased penalties for polluters, including the ...

5don MSN

Lee Zeldin didn’t ask to head EPA. Here’s why Trump picked him.

He was a moderate Republican congressman from New York. Now he’s a MAGA loyalist poised to lead a key environmental agency.

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