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Health and environmental groups sue EPA over endangerment finding repeal

Wednesday, February 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Less than a week after the Environmental Protection Agency repealed its own endangerment finding, which gave the agency authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, a coalition of health and environmental organizations sued the agency over its decision.The case, filed in the... Read More.

‘Very concerning’: How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health

Sunday, February 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration walked back an Obama-era environmental decision that has been the legal basis for establishing federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it was rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding, which determined that six key... Read More.

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Senate Democrats launch investigation into new EPA rule on air pollution

Friday, February 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- More than two dozen Senate Democrats are launching an independent investigation into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a rule change on how the agency calculates the health benefits from curbing air pollution.The EPA wrote in its regulatory impact analysis... Read More.

EPA to rescind landmark 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gases’ harmful effect on climate

Thursday, February 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is walking back a landmark environmental decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.For more than 16 years, the EPA's endangerment finding served as the scientific and legal foundation for federal regulations on carbon dioxide and... Read More.

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EPA Awards $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to City of Pine Bluff

Tuesday, May 20 by Luke Matheson

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to the City of Pine Bluff. The funding is designated to support environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and revitalization initiatives for properties within the city, with a focus on the Pine... Read More.

EPA fines Evergreen Packaging for violation of Clean Air Act

Tuesday, October 17 by Ray King

DALLAS, TEXAS (October 16, 2023) – On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with Evergreen Packaging LLC (“Evergreen”) for alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations. The CAFO alleges that Evergreen failed to control hazardous... Read More.

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Boozman seeks protection for farmers from EPA rules

Friday, September 8 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is fighting to deliver certainty to the agriculture community as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemaking threatens the industry. In August 2022, the EPA proposed a rule to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)... Read More.

Court issues stay to EPA rule affecting coal fired power plants

Friday, May 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of Arkansas’ plan to comply with federal rules designed to assure that the state’s coal-fired power plants and industrial sites don’t pollute the air in other states. The... Read More.

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State sues EPA on clean air regulations

Friday, February 17 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject its plan to comply with federal rules that are supposed to assure that the state’s coal-fired power plants and industrial sites don’t pollute the air in... Read More.

EPA awards State of Arkansas nearly $1.4 Million to monitor particle air pollution

Friday, June 26 by Greg

DALLAS (AP) – Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the state of Arkansas $1,137,068 to monitor air quality for fine particulate matter, also called particle pollution or soot. The grant is provided under a cooperative agreement with the Arkansas Department of Environmental... Read More.

Stories tagged with: epa

Health and environmental groups sue EPA over endangerment finding repeal

‘Very concerning’: How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health

Senate Democrats launch investigation into new EPA rule on air pollution

EPA to rescind landmark 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gases’ harmful effect on climate

EPA Awards $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to City of Pine Bluff

EPA fines Evergreen Packaging for violation of Clean Air Act

Boozman seeks protection for farmers from EPA rules

Court issues stay to EPA rule affecting coal fired power plants

State sues EPA on clean air regulations

EPA awards State of Arkansas nearly $1.4 Million to monitor particle air pollution

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