epa rollbacks
thehill.com
Reversing rollbacks in the post Trump-era is not enough
To protect the health of our nation’s people and environment, the new administration must enforce our existing laws and providing adequate resources for environmental protection.
www.alleghenyfront.org
For now, federal rollback of coal regs won't affect Pennsylvania plants
EPA rolled back rules for coal plant wastewater containing toxins like mercury and arsenic, but Pennsylvania had already adopted the Obama-era rules.
Podcast: Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert on the coronavirus pandemic and the environment
Bill McKibben and Elizabeth Kolbert join David Remnick to talk about the twin crises of our time: the coronavirus pandemicand the climate emergency.
stateimpact.npr.org
EPA rolls back air regulations for waste coal plants in western Pa., W.Va.
Mercury rule exemption applies to three plants in Pennsylvania, one in West Virginia.
Allegheny County air pollution enforcement not impacted by temporary EPA enforcement policy
On March 30, the Allegheny County Health Department announced its enforcement of the county's air pollution control regulations will not be impacted by a temporary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement discretion policy.
theintercept.com
EPA rule changes will increase coronavirus deaths
The sustained effects of air pollution appear to make people particularly vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus.
www.nytimes.com
Oil and gas may be a far bigger climate threat than we knew
The findings add urgency of efforts to cut emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas routinely leaked or intentionally released into the atmosphere.
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