Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS — ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, & Bloomberg news crews joined TCEQ and EPA technical staff on site at Superfund sites around Houston today. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/houston-area-superfund-sites-opened-news-outlets-today-tceqepa-updated-local-national
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Good afternoon – Yesterday, the Associated Press’ Michael Biesecker wrote an incredibly misleading story about toxic land sites that are under water. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-response-aps-misleading-story
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CONTACT: press@epa.gov Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/status-water-systems-areas-affected-harvey
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 3, 2017) – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epatceq-statement-controlled-ignition-trailers-arkema-facility-crosby-texas
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/widespread-praise-environmental-officials-david-ross
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Matt Leopold to serve as general counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/widespread-praise-matt-leopold
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Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-Authored by Henry Ruehl, NRDC Energy Fellow Cities across the globe from Houston to Mumbai have been ravaged by catastrophic floods. In the United States and South Asia, this summer has combined record-breaking temperatures and heatwaves with unprecedented rainfall levels, and the human and economic toll has been […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey surround homes in Port Arthur, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 Gerald Herbert/AP Harvey is now, officially, the heaviest and most destructive rainstorm in our nation’s history. Nearly 25 trillion gallons of water pummeled southeast Texas and Louisiana over the course of a week, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How often does a legislature get to take action that will reduce voters’ utility bills and improve their air quality with no upfront costs? California lawmakers have an opportunity to do just that by acting now to enhance and integrate the fragmented western grid crisscrossing 14 states, which […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) released the following statement with regard to additional chemical fires expected in the near future at the Arkema facility in Crosby, Texas: Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epatceq-statement-risk-additional-fires-arkema-facility-crosby-tx
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the following statement regarding an additional chemical fire at the Arkema facility in Crosby, Texas this evening: Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-statement-expected-fire-arkema-facility-crosby-texas
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Indian workers install solar panels at the Gujarat Solar Park. Ajit Solanki/AP When President Trump announced his intention to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, he singled India out, claiming (falsely) that, under the accord, the country of 1.3 billion could “double its coal production […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As we lend our immediate support to Gulf Coast communities, we must also protect people from such future disasters by addressing infrastructure, safety measures, flood policies, and climate change. People in Houston are evacuated on rescue boats as floodwaters from Harvey rise, August 28, 2017. David J. Phillip/AP […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a victory for all New Yorkers, the state has blocked a natural gas pipeline that would have threatened upstate residents’ health, water quality and communities, citing climate change concerns. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied the water quality certification to the Valley Lateral Pipeline […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-statement-reported-explosion-chemical-plant-crosby-texas
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — As a result of the continuing impacts on Gulf Coast-area refineries and disruption to the fuel distribution system caused by Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waivers-38-states-and-washington-dc
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/local-state-federal-joint-statement-texas-chemical-plant-fire
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Trump in the Rose Garden on June 1, 2017, announcing that he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement Shawn Thew/EPA/Newscom “We’re getting out.” Donald Trump’s June 1 announcement in the White House Rose Garden seemed unambiguous and utterly final. The president decreed that the Paris […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Hurricane Harvey is a disaster of epic proportions that exceeds all previous expectations of the flooding that can accompany a storm. While it will be one of the largest flood disasters in the nation’s history, it’s not the only “unprecedented” flood event that’s happened in recent memory. In […]