Across the Chesapeake Region, Ammonia Air Pollution from Poultry Adds 12 Million Pounds of Nitrogen to Bay Washington, D.C. – A pair of new reports document the rapid growth of…
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Progress toward cleaner air in the Philadelphia region took a big step forward this week, as Clean Air Council, the Environmental Integrity Project, and Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals reached…
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Response to Trump Administration’s Plan to Relax Public Health Protections for Oil Refineries and Other Industries Washington, D.C. – A coalition of environmentalists sent a letter to EPA objecting to…
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Decision by U.S. Court of Appeals Forces EPA to Reconsider Loophole from Pollution Limits During Startups Washington, D.C. – In a major victory for environmental organizations, a court today ruled…
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An Estimated 11,581 Children Live Within a Mile of the "Toxic 100", and 112,681 Live Within Three Miles Washington, D.C.— A new analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project found that…
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Washington, D.C. – EPA air monitoring data at the fencelines of oil refineries, available for the first time in 2019, showed that 10 refineries across the U.S. were releasing cancer-causing…
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Report Also Shows Potential Increase in Health-Damaging Air Pollutants from Industry Growing Because of Fracking Boom Washington D.C. – Fueled by the fracking boom, oil and gas-related industries across the…
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Environmental Justice Groups Sue Corteva, Inc. Plant in Pittsburg, California, for Violating Hazardous Waste Laws that Protect Workers and Nearby Residents San Francisco – Three environmental groups today filed a federal…
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EPA’s Decision Not to Update Pollution Standards Allows Slaughterhouses to Continue Discharging Unhealthy Amounts of Pollution into the Nation’s Waterways Washington, D.C.— Twelve conservation and community groups, representing millions of…
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Rhetoric about Shift from EPA to States Conflicts with Reality that States Cut 4,400 Pollution Control Staff For audio of the December 5 press teleconference, click here. Washington D.C. –…
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