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Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment

Julia Conley — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:00:23 +0000

Two public health groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, demanding that the agency close a regulatory loophole that has allowed insecticide-coated seeds to proliferate across 150 million acres of cropland in the United States. The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)are co-plaintiffs […]

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Company contracted by Norfolk Southern knows who pays the bills

Sharon Lerner — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:47:25 +0000

Last month, Brenda Foster stood on the railroad tracks at the edge of her yard in East Palestine, Ohio, and watched a smoky inferno billow from the wreckage of a derailed train. The chemicals it was carrying — and the fire that consumed them — were so toxic that the entire area had to evacuate. […]

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EPA launches investigation into Texas environment agency’s permitting process for concrete batch plants

William Melhado — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:00:05 +0000

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is the subject of an investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency following complaints that the state agency violated civil rights laws in its permitting of concrete batch plants. The Harris County Attorney and Lone Star Legal Aid, a nonprofit law group, alleged that the state environmental agency discriminated against […]

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