PFOA/PFOS Safe Drinking Water Act National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

Download PDF The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a May 14th news release what it describes as an action that will “provide regulatory flexibility and holistically address” the perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and …

Laura Capps: With Historic Vote to Ban Oil Operations, Supervisors Choose Environmental Leadership

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps proudly standing with CALPIRG students from UC Santa Barbara protesting oil operations. Credit: Supervisor Laura Capps photo On May 13, Santa Barbara County chose courage over complacency. Our county Board of …

Georgia’s Nuclear Agency Gets New Head

Georgia: The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, David Songulashvili, officially introduced the new boss, Nino Utiashvili, to the employees of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency. The Ministry of Environmental Protection …

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday the move -- which retains Biden-era limits ...

Rep. Pingree speaks out against cuts to Environmental Protection Agency

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says the agency responsible for protecting the environment is doing the opposite. The GOP's 2026 federal budget plan proposes cutting the Environmental Protection Agency by 55 percent. Among the …

Manatee County sets up showdown with Florida officials over wetlands protection

As Manatee County leaders were poised for a final vote to restore local wetland protections, state officials shocked them with a last-minute opposition. Florida agencies get to review Comprehensive Plan amendments made by county governments. During the …

Governance or simulation? The new digital agency and the risk of making citizens invisible

One year ago (March 2024), in Latinoamérica21 we asked ourselves whether Mexico’s Open Government myopia could be cured. A year later, and after several political reforms, we now face the outcome of the surgical intervention carried out by what is known as …

The Environmental Protection Agency delays limits on PFAS in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is delaying the timeline for water utilities to comply with reducing some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, in drinking water — and reconsidering the allowable levels for …

Albanese government to pursue environmental agency ‘with teeth’

Environment and Water Minister Murray Watt claims Australia needs an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “with teeth”. “We did go to the election committing and recommitting, in fact, to having an independent EPA, and we need such a body with teeth to be …

Labor pursuing environmental agency ‘with teeth’

Newly-appointed Environment Minister Murray Watt has argued in favour of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “with teeth”. His comments come as the Albanese government prepares to overhaul the nation's environmental legislation. The EPA is …