EPA

The EPA has banned all uses of tricholoroethylene (TCE) and most uses of perchloroethylene (PCE). Those are cancer-causing chemicals used in a variety of consumer products and industrial processes.

The EPA could soon face a lawsuit for not protecting farmers from “forever chemicals.” Few states regulate PFAS in biosolids fertilizer, but farmers in the northeast are now calling for federal standards.

Next week, crews will begin a project to remove contamination from a former burn pit used by Velsicol in mid-Michigan for decades.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the first federal limits on PFAS in drinking water. Only two Midwestern states currently have limits on levels acceptable in drinking water.

Biosolids — a type of treated sewage byproduct from wastewater treatment plants — are used as a nutrient-rich fertilizer on farms across the Midwest. But a group of toxic “forever chemicals” are slipping through the cracks and could be inadvertently contaminating millions of acres of farmland.

A new study finds the U-S Environmental Protection Agency underestimated the benefits of a major revision to the federal lead and copper rule.

The Biden Administration is making $250 million dollars available to states for efforts to cut down on “climate pollution.” States must submit a “notice of intent” by March 31 in order to qualify for funding.

A new report card details how federal agencies are failing to meet their promises and deadlines to address toxic PFAS chemicals.

The EPA has reached a proposed multi-million dollar settlement with the Dow Chemical Company to cover cleanup costs on the Tittabawassee River. Public comment on the settlement is now open.

The former Velsicol Chemical Company plant is the site of the infamous 1973 mix-up that resulted in the chemical PBB getting into the food supply. The plant is now entering a new stage of cleanup that should reduce contamination.