Environment

Coalition Pushes Dec To Enforce Environmental Justice Policy At Albany Crude-by-rail Terminals

A coalition consisting of Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy, a tenants association, and two environmental groups Wednesday requested the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to conduct a full environmental justice analysis for...

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EPA Approves Redesignation of Atlanta Area to Attainment for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Standard

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is taking final action to approve the state of Georgia’s request to redesignate the Atlanta Area to attainment for the 1997 Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) standard. This final action takes...

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EPA, City of Leavenworth, Kan., Reach Settlement on Clean Water Act Violations

EPA Region 7 reached an administrative settlement with the City of Leavenworth, Kan., that requires the city to develop a plan to eliminate unlawful sewer overflows, and to resolve municipal stormwater violations under the Clean Water Act. As part of...

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More Than 75,000 People Urge EPA To Ban Seven Dangerous Neurotoxic Pesticides

Agricultural workers in Florida.