Report: Piedmont-Triad Tops Statewide Air Pollution Study
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Montana Residents Ask Supreme Court To Allow Cleanup Beyond Superfund Requirements
Montana property owners are suing BP to clean up arsenic pollution left over from mining. The case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, and businesses worry it could open them up to huge new costs.
Residents Want Action As Cities, State Grapple With Toxins In Drinking Water
North Carolina cities and state environmental regulators are at odds over who is responsible for shocking levels of a toxic chemical found in the Cape Fear River Basin. This compound is polluting drinking water sources for hundreds of thousands of people.
Trump Administration Proposes Relaxing Rules On Waste From Coal Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency would give coal plants more time to close unlined coal ash ponds, and ease rules on wastewater. Opponents say that prolongs the risk of toxic spills.
EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water
The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.
Trump Administration Blames Homeless For California's Water Pollution
California leaders called these claims "political retribution" and denied that the homeless crisis is affecting environmental issues.
Trump Administration Escalates Battle Over Environmental Regulations With California
The Trump administration threatens to cut federal highway dollars for California over air pollution.
Top Clean-Air Official Plans To Step Down From EPA Post Amid Ethics Probe
Bill Wehrum, who last week scored a victory for coal industry supporters by rolling back Obama-era power plant emissions rules, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
Stein, NC DEQ Make Arguments Against Water Rule Change
State Attorney General Josh Stein has made his case for why he opposes rollbacks to a federal rule that expanded protections of the Clean Water Act.