Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA sets grants to restore ‘brownfields’ at blighted sites

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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced more than $66 million in grants to 151 communities nationwide to assess and clean up...

Republicans ask why White House removed climate scientist

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WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed...

EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators, coolants

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WASHINGTON — In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combatting climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and...

Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035

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WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...

US: Nuclear waste tank in Washington state may be leaking

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SPOKANE, Wash. — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid...

Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in...

Indiana governor vetoes bill requiring ethanol warning label

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INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb has vetoed a bill that would require additional labeling for Indiana gas pumps that distribute E15, a fuel...

In Romania, ‘modern slaves’ burn noxious trash for a living

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Vidra, Romania — In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his...

EPA review faults permitting for proposed Minnesota mine

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MINNEAPOLIS — An internal investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel...

2 Italian managers indicted in Fiat Chrysler emissions probe

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DETROIT — Two Italian managers in Fiat Chrysler's diesel engine program have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit in a widening...