CHICAGO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today took action against a bulk storage facility over emissions of the neurotoxin manganese in close proximity to neighborhoods and schools on Chicago’s Southeast Side. The EPA issued a notice of violation…
The Trump administration sent the first written notice that it intends to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. This notice comes as no surprise, but it reinforces how President Trump intends to walk America away from global leadership on climate…
There is ongoing concern about neurotoxic manganese being stored on Chicago’s Southeast Side—the same community where petcoke and coal facilities have also been causing a public health hazard by dusting up the residential neighborhoods next door.
WASHINGTON – Capping a week of legal setbacks for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Natural Resources Defense Council and partner groups filed a motion asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn Pruitt’s suspension of standards…
WASHINGTON – After being sued by the Natural Resources Defense Council, other public interest groups and 16 states, Environmental Protection Administrator Scott Pruitt late Wednesday reversed his earlier decision to put off implementing Obama-era federal standards curbing emissions of smog-causing…
More than 90 million U.S. households have one or more set-top boxes connected to their televisions and these boxes from service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Dish Network nationally consume lots of electricity every year. But a new report released…
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