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“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 ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

“The small independent agency that investigates industrial chemical incidents and hazards is “withering away,” according to an environmental nonprofit, which hopes the incoming Biden administration makes it more of a priority. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...

“A new perspective from the U.S. Park Police, the lead federal police agency during this summer’s protests in Lafayette Square, could shed some light on the decision to tear gas mostly peaceful protesters on June 1. Emails uncovered by a lawsuit filed by Public Employees for ...

“The new law banning the burning of fire foam is a great step to avoid the hazards of PFAS chemicals, but now it’s time to address the Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has not responded to the potential presence of PFAS in leachate ...