/tags/epa EPA en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-03-25/coal-companies-want-a-relaxation-of-coal-ash-standards-the-epa-may-give-it-to-them Coal companies want a relaxation of coal ash standards, and wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency to request one. Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA, may give it to them. Opponents say the move would wreak havoc on human health and water sources. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-03-25/coal-companies-want-a-relaxation-of-coal-ash-standards-the-epa-may-give-it-to-them Renee Fox /2024-11-13/is-replacing-ohios-lead-lines-worth-the-multi-billion-dollar-price-tag Yes, according to a cost-benefit analysis from Scioto Analysis. It found replacing lead lines would ultimately save the state up to $185 billion dollars over the next 15 years. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:37:00 GMT /2024-11-13/is-replacing-ohios-lead-lines-worth-the-multi-billion-dollar-price-tag Erin Gottsacker /2024-06-04/whistleblower-claims-epa-data-collection-over-east-palestine-derailment-was-atypical-insufficient An emergency response plane is typically ready to deploy from Texas within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:51:18 GMT /2024-06-04/whistleblower-claims-epa-data-collection-over-east-palestine-derailment-was-atypical-insufficient Renee Fox /2024-04-25/environmentalists-excited-coal-backers-cautious-about-new-epa-rules-on-coal-burning-power-plants New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency require them to reduce 90% of climate-change causing emissions by 2039, which will affect the four coal burning power plants in Ohio. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:44:07 GMT /2024-04-25/environmentalists-excited-coal-backers-cautious-about-new-epa-rules-on-coal-burning-power-plants Karen Kasler /politics-government/2023-12-18/epa-begins-formal-review-of-vinyl-chloride-toxic-chemical-that-burned-in-ohio-train-derailment The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in eastern Ohio. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:46:33 GMT /politics-government/2023-12-18/epa-begins-formal-review-of-vinyl-chloride-toxic-chemical-that-burned-in-ohio-train-derailment The Associated Press /2023-08-11/epa-weighs-formal-review-of-vinyl-chloride-the-toxic-chemical-that-burned-in-ohio-train-derailment Environmental and public health activists cheered the development, saying EPA should have banned vinyl chloride years ago. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:15:48 GMT /2023-08-11/epa-weighs-formal-review-of-vinyl-chloride-the-toxic-chemical-that-burned-in-ohio-train-derailment /2023-05-11/richmond-epa-investigate-cleanup-site-industrial-fire It's been a month since a massive fire at a former plastics recycling facility spewed plumes of black smoke and debris into the skies above Richmond, Ind., and neighboring communities. The city's mayor Thursday issued a status update on the cleanup effort. Thu, 11 May 2023 19:45:55 GMT /2023-05-11/richmond-epa-investigate-cleanup-site-industrial-fire Tana Weingartner /2023-03-21/what-the-epas-proposed-pfas-regulations-could-mean-for-ohios-drinking-water The EPA proposed the first federal limits for the toxic 鈥渇orever chemicals.鈥� If they take effect, they would mean big changes for Ohio鈥檚 water utilities. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:06:00 GMT /2023-03-21/what-the-epas-proposed-pfas-regulations-could-mean-for-ohios-drinking-water Erin Gottsacker /2023-02-28/toxic-east-palestine-derailment-waste-heading-to-facilities-in-ohio-indiana Some of the toxic waste from the East Palestine derailment cleanup will go to sites in Ohio and Indiana after the United States Environmental Protection Agency paused shipments heading to Michigan and Texas to allow for more oversight measures. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:35:56 GMT /2023-02-28/toxic-east-palestine-derailment-waste-heading-to-facilities-in-ohio-indiana Abigail Bottar /politics-government/2022-06-30/supreme-court-restricts-the-epas-authority-to-mandate-carbon-emissions-reductions The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:16:18 GMT /politics-government/2022-06-30/supreme-court-restricts-the-epas-authority-to-mandate-carbon-emissions-reductions Nina Totenberg