Wisconsin Republicans are withholding $125m designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters. The move is part of a broader effort by Republicans in the state to steal power from the Democratic governor, Tony Evers, the funding’s supporters […]
In April, the Biden administration announced sweeping reforms to the Superfund law, designating two commonly used “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances and holding polluters accountable for cleaning up their contamination in communities. According to the New York Times, the rule will authorize the government to require companies that produce or use two synthetic compounds — […]
EPA Administrator Michael Regan (Lisa Sorg/NC Newsline) Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the EPA today. The Department of Defense is also subject to the new requirements. PFOA and PFOS are now […]
North Carolina State Capitol Photo: Clayton Henkel “I have no idea what we’re going to do”: Housing shortage leaves NC low-income renters stymied
Michael Regan is administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (Lisa Sorg/NC Newsline) Industries that discharge two toxic compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency today. The Department of Defense is also subject to the new requirements. […]
EPA Administrator Michael Regan (Photo: Lisa Sorg) Industries that discharge toxic PFOA and PFOS compounds into the environment will now be held legally and financially responsible for the contamination, according to a final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday. The Department of Defense is also subject to the new requirements. PFOA […]
Feb. 27—The state Capitol doesn’t look like a laboratory, but it’s the place where straightforward ideas can balloon into Frankenstein’s monster. What began in January as a five-page bill on individual income tax brackets and rates has been transformed into a sprawling collection of proposals covering 161 pages. One of the new sections would give […]
In 2009, the River Raisin Watershed Council and the Lenawee Conservation District issued their River Raisin Watershed Management Plan. This comprehensive, enforceable EPA Clean Water Act Section 319 plan identified agriculture and livestock manure, along with tile drainage, as sources of dissolved nitrates and phosphorus (DRP) that feed harmful algae (cyanobacteria) blooms plaguing western Lake […]