Tag: Clean Air Act
Trump’s EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation’s fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and public health.
Company pays $500,000 fine for asbestos safety violations
By Eric Freedman
A company that illegally handled material containing asbestos at an abandoned automotive brake system component plant in Saginaw, Michigan, has been fined $500,000 and placed on probation for two years.
TVA Sued for Violating Federal Clean Air Act at Its Cumberland Fossil Plant
CUMBERLAND CITY, Tennessee — This week, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, sued the Tennessee Valley Authority over the utility’s failure to take federally required steps to protect Middle Tennessee communities from the harmful air pollution impacts of running its Cumberland coal plant … [continued]
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump EPA’s Efforts to Attack Clean Air Waivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, a federal judge granted California a preliminary injunction blocking EPA’s actions targeting four Clean Air Act preemption waivers previously granted to California. Senior U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell also denied EPA’s motion to dismiss the case. The preliminary injunction ordered EPA to “restore the status quo” before announcing … [continued]
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Statewide Regional Haze Air Pollution Public Hearing Today
Public comment period runs through September 3rd JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Today, the Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on the flawed draft Regional Haze Plan proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In July 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rightfully disapproved DNR’s 2022 plan in … [continued]
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