Environment

EPA Proposes First-ever Protections To Reduce Methane Pollution

A sign hangs by an oil field in California, warning of hazardous fumes.

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EPA Reaches Settlement with Coastal Energy of Willow Springs, Mo., for Clean Water Act, Emergency Planning Violations

EPA Region 7 and Coastal Energy Corporation, Willow Springs, Mo., recently reached a proposed settlement valued at more than $200,000 to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The...

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EPA Proposes New Commonsense Measures to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector/Proposal Cuts GHG Emissions, Reduces Smog-Forming Air Pollution and Provides Certainty for Industry

Continuing the Obama Administration’s commitment to take action on climate change and protect public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing commonsense proposed standards Tuesday that would reduce emissions of greenhouse...

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Pennsylvania Water Utility to Reduce Sewage Discharges to Delaware River and Local Creeks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday announced a settlement with the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving...

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