April 2021 Newsfeed

A People's EPA (APE)

April Newsfeed

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April 30

EPA to Expand Scope of TRI Reporting Requirements (The National Law Review, April 30, 2021)

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April 29

9th Circuit to EPA: Find Pesticide Safe or Ban It (Courthouse News Service, April 29, 2021)

EPA Staff Warned of Factual, Legal Issues in Trump Vehicle Climate Rollback, Watchdog Says (The Hill, April 29, 2021)

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April 28

PFAS Exemptions Eliminated by EPA (April 28, 2021, The National Law Review)

Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Regulations on Methane - The New … (The New York Times, April 28, 2021) 

Biden Races Courts for Chance to Torpedo Trump Water Rule (E&E News, April 28, 2021)

Eastern Kentucky Oil Refinery Exceeds EPA Emissions Limit for Cancer-Causing Chemical (Lexington Herald Leader, April 28, 2021) 

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April 27

EPA Releases 28th Annual GHG Inventory (EHS Daily Advisor April 27, 2021)

Kilmer Pushes for EPA to Invest in Puget Sound Restoration and Recovery (The Suburban Times, April 27, 2021)

Regan's Contentious Bid to Reset EPA Scientific (E&E News, April 27, 2021) 

EPA, U.S. Virgin Islands Officials Launch Probe after Second St. Croix Refinery Accident (Washington Post, April 27, 2021)

 Senate Confirms Janet McCabe as Deputy EPA Chief (The Hill, April 27, 2021)

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April 26, 2021

EPA Moves to Scrap Trump Rule Preventing N.J. from requiring cars to get better gas mileage (NJ.com, April 26, 2021)

Biden Infrastructure Proposal Prioritizes Equity and Environmental Justice (The National Law Review, April 26, 2021)

EPA Moves to Give California Right to Set Climate Limits on Cars, SUVs (Washington Post, April 26, 2021)

The Fight to Clean Up the EPA(The Intercept, April 26, 2021)

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April 12, 2021

Scientists Fear Trump Wood-Burn Stance to Stay Under Regan EPA (Bloomberg Law, April 12, 2021)

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April 11, 2021

Schumer calls on EPA to address Rockland PFAS issue ASAP (Mid Hudson News, April 11, 2021)

Biden’s EPA set to take up Issue of Dangerous "Forever" Poisons (Salon, April 11, 2021)

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April 10, 2021

Our View: New EPA Head Shows Promise (Winston-Salem Journal, April 10, 2021) 

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April 9, 2021

Biden Budget's $14 bln Hike for Climate includes Big Boosts for EPA (Reuters, April 9, 2021)

Biden EPA, Climate Budget Ask Starts Debate: Jobs Vs. Deficits (Bloomberg Law, April 9, 2021) 

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April 8, 2021

New EPA chief Michael Regan Relishes ‘Clean Slate’ after Chaos of Trump Era (The Guardian, April 8, 2021) 

EPA Awards $100K to Ann Arbor-based PFAS Remediation Business (Michigan Live, April 8, 2021) 

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April 7, 2021

EPA Reverses Trump Stance in Push to Tackle Environmental Racism (The Guardian, April 7, 2021)

Petition Calls for EPA Regulation of Large Dairy and Hog Farms (Successful Farming, April 7, 2021)

EPA’s New Chief Gets to Work on Climate Goals—and Hiring Scientists (Bloomberg Green, April 7, 2021)

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April 6, 2021

EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies (EPA Press Release, April 6, 2021)

Environmental Justice makes Return to EPA (Arizona Capitol Times, April 6, 2021)

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April 5, 2021

EPA to Outline Proposed Cleanup for Groundwater, Soil Contamination in York (Nebraska TV, April 5, 2021)

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April 1, 2021

Clean Slate for EPA Scientific Advisory Committees (C&E News, April 1, 2021)

Dismissing Trump’s EPA Science Advisors, Regan Says the Agency Will Return to a ‘Fair and Transparent Process’ (Inside Climate News, April 1, 2021)