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Toxic contamination of water sources poses long-term hazards to American communities and environment
… PFAS are linked to cancer, suppressed immune responses and other health concerns. The new EPA rule requires public water system monitoring to strictly limit six PFAS chemicals, instead of the previously unenforceable guidance of just two. The EPA's action signals heightened concerns about drinking water quality and safety. A Feb. 16 TIME …
Detroit Catholics, congressman urge EPA to save lives with soot pollution rules
… annually. Attendees at "Detroit's Dirty Air" were invited to submit public comments to the EPA and urge it to save lives by setting soot pollution standards to the amount "recommended by the EPA's own scientific advisory." Jesuit Fr. Lorn Snow, Gesu pastor and event panelist, said, "I …
Biden administration proposes steps aimed at reducing 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
… this country have suffered far too long from the ever-present threat of PFAS pollution," EPA administrator Michael Regan said in a March 14 statement. "That's why President Biden … launched a whole-of-government approach to aggressively confront these harmful chemicals, and EPA is leading the way forward," Regan said. "EPA's proposal to establish a national standard for PFAS in drinking water is informed by the …
Faith groups, environmental justice advocates urge EPA to go further in new soot pollution rules
… more lives, say faith groups, public health officials and environmental justice advocates. The EPA issued a proposal Jan. 6 to strengthen existing limits on airborne fine particulate matter — … 9 and 10 micrograms per cubic meter. The proposed rules were the first in a decade from the EPA after the Trump administration in 2020 opted to keep in place the 2012 standards. Soot, or PM … impacts of air pollution. It's everybody's problem," Landrigan told EarthBeat. As for the EPA's proposed limits, the pediatrician and epidemiologist said he would bring the limit as low …
'It makes climate change real': How carbon emissions got rebranded as 'pollution'
… than you'd think. Consider the recent Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA at the end of June. The court's conservative majority ruled that the EPA can't implement sweeping regulations on carbon dioxide without the explicit approval of … was required to regulate greenhouse gases from vehicles under the Clean Air Act. But the EPA, under President George W. Bush, refused to do so, saying that the Clean Air Act didn't give …
How St. Louis churches are revealing the disparities in the air we breathe
… matter sensors on the church roofs, manufactured by QuantAQ , are a low-cost version of the EPA's sensors, which cost tens of thousands of dollars. But even the monitors MCU is using cost …
High levels of 'forever chemicals' in children's school uniforms, study finds
… as hazardous substances and to potentially list the chemicals as toxic pollutants. In August, EPA proposed a rule to label two PFAS as hazardous substances. The House bill drew support from …
Activists in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' hail halt to petrochemical complexes
… showed the area as "one of the most burdened communities in the United States." According to EPA data, Welcome is in the 86th percentile for air pollution-related cancer risk in Louisiana, …
More than 600 faith leaders urge EPA to draft new clean car standards
… industry races to expand their fleets of electric vehicles. In a letter delivered Sept. 8 to EPA headquarters and addressed to administrator Michael Regan, the faith contingent called for … for communities and neighborhoods near highways and highly trafficked roads. In December, EPA finalized its most stringent rule to date under the Clean Air Act that sets fuel economy … cars and 48 mpg for light-duty trucks, compared to the current 38 mpg average standard. EPA estimated the new standards by 2026 would reduce emissions from cars and trucks by 28.3%, …
Catholics must stand against Supreme Court's anti-life climate ruling
… committed to care for creation promptly responded to the Supreme Court's decision on the EPA's authority regarding fossil fuel emissions. The international Laudato Si' Movement protested …