Environment

U.S. EPA requires Southern California contractor to warn residents of lead-based paint dangers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined G.D. Friend, Inc. (operating as Everlast Home Energy Solutions) $28,564 for failing to comply with the federal Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule while performing renovation work at two...

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EPA Settles with Oregon Ice Cream Company Over Chemical Safety Violations

The Oregon Ice Cream Company has agreed to make safety improvements and upgrade its refrigeration equipment to prevent toxic anhydrous ammonia releases at its manufacturing facility in Eugene, Oregon. In the settlement announced on Tuesday by the...

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EPA Proposes Use of Climate-Friendly Alternatives to HFCs/Action supports Climate Action Plan by reducing greenhouse gas emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to expand the list of acceptable substitutes and prohibit the use of certain chemicals in the U.S. that significantly contribute to climate change where safer, more climate-friendly...

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort To Overturn Tongass National Forest Proections

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a last-ditch effort by the State of Alaska to exempt America's largest national forest from a national rule protecting undeveloped, road-free national forest areas from logging and road construction...

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