Environmental Protection Agency

‘Acute Problems’ Plaguing Big Island’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown

Birds make a home in the lagoon system where wastewater is treated in Kealakehe. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024) A newly signed…

2 years ago

The Long Life and Sudden Demise of Federal Wetlands Protection

Here’s a timeline of events. It’s no wonder that one EPA staffer’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling was a single word:…

3 years ago

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Trichloroethylene to Protect Public from Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Risks

Proposal aligns with President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot by reducing toxic exposures known to cause cancer WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection…

3 years ago

Environmental groups sue EPA over water pollution standards

Photo: The Houston Ship Channel in February. A lawsuit filed by a group of environmental groups says the Environmental Protection…

3 years ago

Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections

American bullfrog floating at the surface of a farm pond in Kentucky USA The Trump administration has taken aim at…

8 years ago