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Groups Sue EPA to Hold Texas Accountable for Coal’s Year-Round Haze Pollution

June 15, 2023

Austin, Texas – Just days after wildfire haze plagued much of North America, a coalition of organizations is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address another kind of traveling… Read more

Methane from Landfills is a Major Source of Climate Pollution That EPA is Failing to Adequately Control

May 18, 2023

New Report Details Need for Stronger Regulations and Methane Capture Systems at Municipal Landfills. Worst Polluters in NC, GA, OH, FL, MI and AL. Washington, D.C. – More than 1,100… Read more

Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Shell Plastics Plant in PA for Air Pollution Violations

May 11, 2023

Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council Sue Shell Polymers Monaca Plant Near Pittsburgh to Halt Illegal Emissions of Smog-Forming Pollutants Pittsburgh — The Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air… Read more

Fueled by Cheap Natural Gas and War, U.S. Production of Nitrogen Fertilizer is Booming

April 17, 2023

New Report Details Threats to Climate, and Clean Water and Air, on 10th Anniversary of Deadly West, Texas, Fertilizer Explosion Washington, D.C. – Today marks the anniversary of one of… Read more

Coalition Sues EPA Over Unregulated Water Pollution from Oil Refineries, Plastics Plants, and Other Industries

April 11, 2023

Groups Demand that EPA Crack Down on Billions of Gallons of Industrial Wastewater by Updating Effluent Limits, as Required by Clean Water Act To listen to audio of the online… Read more

Report Documents Systemic Failure of Texas to Correct Repeat Offenders for Air Pollution Violations

March 23, 2023

State Requires Cleanup Plans for Half of 1% of Illegal Emissions During Accidents, Shutdowns, and Other Industrial “Upsets” Austin – Industries in Texas reported 21,769 incidents that released 409,575 tons… Read more

Environmentalists Praise Biden for Proposing Sharp Reductions in Water Pollution from Coal Power Plants

March 8, 2023

Advocates Plan to Urge Tighter Deadlines, Which Allow Some Plants to Continue Polluting until 2029 Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Integrity Project praised the Biden Administration EPA for proposing strong… Read more

In Response to Lawsuit, EPA Announces Timeline for First Revisions to Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Standards in Nearly Twenty Years

March 1, 2023

EPA agrees to strengthen standards for the nation’s largest industrial source of phosphorus pollution—and second-largest industrial source of nitrogen pollution—by 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a victory for clean water,… Read more

Henrico County, VA, and Conservation Groups Finalize Settlement to Reduce Sewage Pollution

March 1, 2023

Richmond, Va. -- In an important step toward reducing sewage pollution to the James River and its tributaries, the Environmental Integrity Project and partner conservation groups have finalized a settlement… Read more

Groups Urge PA to Temporarily Halt Operations at Shell Chemical Plant for Ongoing Air Pollution Violations

February 17, 2023

Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project File a Second Notice of Intent to Sue Plant for Smog-Forming Emissions Pittsburgh, PA — A pair of environmental organizations today sent a… Read more

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