15 results

• Extreme Heat Adds to Wildfire Air Pollution, Disproportionately Affecting Poor U.S. Communities: Study

  February 6, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that extreme heat exacerbates the health effects of wildfires, disproportionately affecting poor and underprivileged communities.

• EPA Failed to Enforce Benzene Limits on Oil Industry: OIG Report

  September 11, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  An internal review found that the EPA's regulation of benzene emissions from oil refineries are insufficient, and that the agency failed to enforce them even when the health of nearby communities were threatened.

• One-Third of Americans Live with Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution: Report

  April 26, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study highlights the worst areas for air pollution in the U.S., indicating people in the western part of the country are disproportionately affected.

• EPA Agrees to Review Oil and Gas Air Pollution Regulations to Resolve Lawsuit by Environmental Groups

  April 20, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA and several environmental groups have entered into a consent decree requiring the agency to put in place updated regulations on oil and gas air pollution.

• EPA Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Particulate Matter in Air Pollution

  January 9, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA has proposed new air pollution rules to protect vulnerable communities from particulate matter health risks.

• Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune, Other Military Bases Disproportionately Affected Communities of Color: Report

  November 7, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report warns that communities of color are disproportionately affected by toxic pollution from U.S. military bases.

• EPA Targets Lead Poisoning By Reducing Exposure In At-Risk Communities

  October 31, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA has launched its first agency-wide strategy to combat lead exposure, especially in vulnerable and underprivileged communities.

• Illinois AG Files Environmental Tort Lawsuit Against Monsanto Over PCB Water Contamination

  October 6, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Illinois has filed an environmental tort lawsuit against Bayer's Monsanto unit, claiming that for years it knowingly dumped toxic PCBs in the state, contaminating its natural resources and water supply.

• EPA Administrator Promises Reforms To Address Industrial Air Pollution “Hot Spots”

  December 1, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  EPA Administrator Michael Regan toured communities identified as air pollution hot spots in a recent report, and promised the agency would make reforms.

• Specific Industrial Air Polluters Causing Cancer Risks Identified By ProPublica

  November 9, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new report reveals which areas of the country are most endangered by the health risks of air pollution, revealing minorities are often the first put in harm's way by polluting industrial facilities.