As public concern grows about mountains of plastic trash, the plastics industry is promoting technologies that it misleadingly calls “chemical recycling” and touts as a solution to the plastic crisis. But it is a false solution that will not solve…
“Chemical recycling” facilities have large amounts of carcinogens and other toxic chemicals on site, according to a new analysis from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council),
The Trump administration announced it would be paying off another company not to produce offshore wind energy, the fourth time it has wasted taxpayer funds this way.
The Trump administration’s OMB announced a disastrous proposal, that would jeopardize $1 trillion in federal funding for life-saving environmental and public health research—and give would Trump’s hand-chosen officials immense power over the grants process. The administration is accepting public comments…
Decades of federal research funding have led to breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and environmental science. A new OMB proposal aims to derail all of this through political interference.
The Trump administration is proposing to strip away multiple critical protections, weakening financial, environmental, and public accountability for the oil and gas industry.
The Trump administration has formally initiated a federal review of California's Coastal Management Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). It is holding public meetings to specifically solicit comments on the state's oversight of offshore oil production, spaceport infrastructure…
Chemical manufacturer Chemours has agreed to a multi-state settlement over its toxic ‘forever chemicals’ pollution at its North Carolina, West Virginia and New Jersey plants. Federal regulators say the company discharged PFAS in violation of its permits, and in some…
In a strong bipartisan vote, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 2650, a bill that codifies the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) principles.
The EPA’s proposed Risk Management Program revisions roll back crucial safeguards against chemical disasters for people living near and working in industrial facilities.
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