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Judges Require Stricter Pollution Controls for Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur LNG Gas Export Terminal

May 23, 2022

Port Arthur, Texas -- On Friday, May 20, two Judges at the State Office of Administrative Hearings issued their decision in a pending challenge to Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur liquefied… Read more

Nearly Half of U.S. Refineries Releasing Benzene at Levels That Could Pose a Long-Term Health Threat

May 12, 2022

New Data from Air Monitors Show Potentially Unsafe Levels of Benzene at Fencelines of 56 of 118 U.S. Refineries; 12 Over EPA Regulatory “Action Level” (Click here for the online… Read more

Ector County Schools To Receive $275,000 Award For Air Filter Replacements

May 10, 2022

Odessa, TEXAS -- The Environmental Integrity Project, on behalf of the Sierra Club, is asking a federal judge to release $275,000 to the Ector County Independent School District to resolve… Read more

55 Environmental Groups and 144 EPA Alumni Urge Senate to Confirm Long-Delayed Biden Pick for EPA Enforcement Chief

May 4, 2022

To Reverse Sharp Drop in Environmental Enforcement, Advocates Demand Confirmation of David Uhlmann as Enforcement Director WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alarmed by a sharp decline in EPA enforcement, 55 environmental groups… Read more

EIP Launches “Oil & Gas Watch” to Track the Impact of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Expansion

April 20, 2022

Searchable Database of Public Records on More than 600 Proposed Oil & Gas Projects Across the U.S., including LNG Terminals, Pipelines, Refineries, and Chemical Plants. https://oilandgaswatch.org Washington, D.C. – The… Read more

MD Legislature Approves Bill Attacking “Zombie” Water Pollution Permits

April 11, 2022

Bill Requires the Maryland Department of the Environment to Clear Backlog of Outdated Permits by End of 2026 Annapolis, MD —  In a victory for reducing water pollution in the… Read more

Clean Water Act’s Promises Half Kept at Half Century Anniversary

March 17, 2022

Long After Goal to Make All U.S. Waters ‘Fishable and Swimmable’ by 1983, 50% of Assessed River and Stream Miles Are Impaired by Pollution To listen to audio of the… Read more

Drop in Maryland Water Pollution Enforcement Imperils Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

March 9, 2022

75 Water Enforcement Actions by Hogan’s MDE in Fiscal 2021 Less Than Half Annual Average of Last Two Decades ANNAPOLIS, MD — Water pollution enforcement in Maryland has declined over… Read more

EPA Agrees to Update Rules for Cancer-Causing Chemical Plants

February 25, 2022

Washington, D.C.—This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to update pollution rules for some of the most hazardous chemical manufacturers, including facilities that emit the potent carcinogen ethylene oxide.… Read more

New EPA Enforcement Data Show Decade-Long Decline Sped-Up During Trump Era

February 25, 2022

Inspections, Investigations, Prosecutions Down by Half Since 2002; Biden Administration Needs to Reverse Trend Download our report for a full analysis and our spreadsheet for a year-by-year review of the… Read more

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