The Ohio train disaster has become one of the worst toxic train disasters in recent U.S. history, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now issued an ultimatum to Norfolk Southern.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is expected to continue touring several poor communities within Puerto Rico to learn how pollution has affected them. This is all part of a U.S. initiative called "Journey to Justice."
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency updated its draft advice for fish consumption, adding specific guidelines for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
According to the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), numerous forms of pollution, such as toxic chemicals, are hidden in "plain sight," and those dangerous chemicals are affecting the Latino community. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy noted more than 3.6 million Latinos have developed asthma in the United States (U.S.), including 1 in 10 Latino children.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal that would cut carbon emissions by 30 percent nationwide, and a poll showed more Americans expressing concern about global warming.
On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a plan that seeks to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by almost 30 percent by 2030.
The Environmental Protection Agency will announce Monday its proposed regulations to reduce carbon emissions at power plants, which the president insisted during his weekly radio address Saturday would improve public health.
An investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General, a company watchdog position, found that the EPA shelled out almost $500,000 in unapproved bonuses for nearly a decade.
Utility officials in charge of the nation's power grid are claiming that President Barack Obama's push to reduce the use and reliance of coal-fired power plants could make the power system vulnerable to future blackouts.
