Trump Administration Loosens Protection for Florida Wetlands

by Natural Resources Defense Council | December 21, 2020
“I grew up in south Florida and every time I return home for the holidays, it looks different. I notice more development of sensitive natural areas like wetlands and upland pine flatwoods to make way for sprawling cookie cutter gated residential developments and the commercial retail ...

Groups challenge EPA rule allowing roads built with gypsum waste, prevalent in Louisiana

by Nola.com | December 18, 2020
“A group of environmental and union organizations recently challenged a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy that would allow phosphogypsum wastes that contain small amounts of radioactivity to be used in federal, state and local road construction projects. The other ...

Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Approval of Radioactive Roads

“Environmental, public health and union groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for approving the use of radioactive phosphogypsum in roads. The groups also petitioned the agency to reconsider its Oct. 20 approval. Today’s lawsuit was filed on behalf of Center for ...

Biden’s EPA pick has a mixed record on PFAS

by E&E News |
“Environmental groups and communities grappling with contamination from so-called forever chemicals have mixed feelings about President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for EPA administrator, Michael Regan. “I’m not thrilled with Regan’s performance on the Chemours ...

Biden’s EPA pick has experience lifting a discouraged agency

by Roll Call |
“Michael Regan, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for EPA administrator, won kudos for his work to rejuvenate a beleaguered North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, where morale plummeted under a Republican leadership skeptical about climate science. “Michael ...
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