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EPA Issues Awards for “Solar for All” Program

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WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration today announced award winners for a grant competition it held last year for Solar for All, a $7 billion program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deploy residential and community solar, integrated storage and…

EPA Lists Two PFAS “Forever Chemicals” as  Hazardous Under Superfund Law

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WASHINGTON ­– Two toxic “forever chemicals” are now listed as hazardous substances under Superfund law by the Biden administration. The final rule announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the first time since 1980 that the EPA…

EPA Restricts Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found In Drinking Water

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water.

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Congressional Lead Contamination Should Spur Flint Fix

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WASHINGTON – Members of Congress may be gaining a new perspective on the plight of Flint, MI residents with the news of elevated lead levels in water from the Cannon House Office Building, where many lawmakers have staff offices.

Senate Republicans Turn their Backs on Flint Water Crisis—Again

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WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans today rejected an amendment to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would have provided $1.9 billion for clean water infrastructure improvements and to reduce lead contamination nationally, and to address the drinking water crisis in…

Senate Committee Approves $300 Million for Flint, Other Communities

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WASHINGTON – The Senate Environment and Public Works committee today approved a water resources bill containing $300 million in grants to help residents of Flint, Michigan and other communities replace lead pipes that are contaminating drinking water--along with funding for…

After Two Years, Still No Fix for Flint

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NEW YORK—Monday marks the two-year anniversary of Flint, Michigan's disastrous switch to draw water from the Flint River. That decision, and the resulting corrosive water that drew lead from the City's pipes, contaminated the drinking water and poisoned children. Despite…

Drinking Water Contamination Goes Far Beyond Flint

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WASHINGTON (April 13, 2016) – The lead contamination of Flint, Michigan’s drinking water is not an isolated incident, and lead is just one of many poisons that taint tap water all over the United States, according to Mae Wu, senior…

NRDC to Senate: Safe Drinking Water No Longer a Given in the U.S.

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WASHINGTON (April 7, 2016) – The Flint lead poisoning debacle flowed from “penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions” that have inflicted grievous harm to residents of that city and seriously eroded public confidence in every level of government, Erik Olson, the Natural Resources…

After More Than 40 Years, EPA Will Act on Hazardous Industrial Spills

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WASHINGTON (February 17, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency will put in place new safeguards to help protect communities from dangerous chemical spills at tens of thousands of industrial facilities nationwide, under the terms of a legal settlement approved by…

Flint Hearing Most Notable for Key Absences

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NEW YORK (February 3, 2016) – The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing today to explore the Flint water crisis.

EPA Action is Good but Flint's “Poisoned Pipes” Need Fixing

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CHICAGO (January 21, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency just released an emergency Safe Drinking Water Act order to address the ongoing drinking water issues in Flint, Michigan, four months after the Natural Resources Defense Council, ACLU of Michigan and…

Obama Vetoes GOP bid to Kill Clean Water Rule

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WASHINGTON (January 20, 2016) — President Obama has acted promptly to veto a measure passed by the Republican-led Congress designed to kill the Clean Water Rule.