Blue Water Baltimore, Environmental Integrity Project Enter into Settlement Agreement with Baltimore Scrap Corp. and the Maryland Department of the Environment that includes $50,000 Penalty Baltimore, Md. – In a…
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Luminant Asking State for Permit to Move Monitoring Wells at its Big Brown Power Plant Southeast of Dallas AUSTIN, TX. -- Documents recently obtained by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP)…
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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has proposed using markets to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, but the department's new nutrient pollution trading rules are bound to stall progress…
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57 Percent Drop in Asthma Hospitalizations in Nearby Neighborhoods Following Installation of Pollution Control Systems at Coal Plants Baltimore, Md. – A new report documents stark difference in asthma hospitalization rates…
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During a Time of Proposed Budget Cuts, Letter Highlights Need for Scientists, Regulators, and Other Workers Washington, D.C. – More than 2,100 people – including 704 former employees of the…
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Community Groups Question Value of Clean Air Act Settlement for Eight Chemical Plants in LA and TX Washington, D.C. – The Trump Administration’s recent settlement with Exxon Mobil to resolve…
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Environmental Integrity Project Forced to File Lawsuit Under Freedom of Information Act to Obtain Speeches that Pruitt Gave to Industry Groups Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) today…
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Local Phosphorus “Hot Spots” From Trading in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, and Lack of Transparency and Accuracy in Pennsylvania’s Reporting System Washington, D.C. – With Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Administration proposing…
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After Failing to Issue Operating Permit for 15 Years, Allegheny County Health Department Proposes Draft Permit That Allows Even More Air Pollution from Pittsburgh-Area Plant Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Allegheny…
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More than a third of the Maryland industrial facilities that are required to report results of stormwater runoff pollution testing to the state are discharging toxic metals such as lead…
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