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Illinois carbon capture project faces early corrosion issues, raising long-term safety concerns

Illinois carbon capture project faces early corrosion issues, raising long-term safety concerns

The nation’s first carbon capture and storage project, located in Decatur, IL, has violated Safe Drinking Water Act regulations due to corrosion in a monitoring well, according to the EPA.

Sharon Kelly reports for DeSmog.

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Op-ed: We mobilized to defend the EPA in Trump's first term. This time the stakes are even higher.

The rules as we understand them are changing before our eyes.

In early 2017 when the Trump administration was just starting to reveal its true intentions, I and other U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alumni formed a resistance organization to mobilize a defense for our former EPA colleagues and the mission to which they, and we, had devoted our professional lives.

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EPA shuts down deceptive recycling claims in plastics industry

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cracked down on the plastics industry’s use of misleading accounting methods to inflate recycled content claims, marking a significant federal move to curb greenwashing in product labeling.

Lisa Song reports for ProPublica.

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EPA must increase transparency on chemical reviews, judge rules

A federal judge in D.C. has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to disclose more information about chemicals under review, siding with environmental groups who argued that the current lack of transparency compromises public safety.

Zack Budryk reports for The Hill.

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Trump eyes former allies for possible EPA leadership role

Trump eyes former allies for possible EPA leadership role

Donald Trump may tap a former EPA chief or top advisor to lead the agency if he wins a second term, aiming to dismantle Biden-era regulations.

Kevin Bogardus reports for E&E News.

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EPA investigates biofuel fraud concerns

EPA investigates biofuel fraud concerns

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is auditing renewable fuel producers for possible fraudulent use of unsustainable feedstocks in biodiesel production.

Leah Douglas reports for Reuters.

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