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Parents and teachers call on EPA to ‘get the lead out’ at school
Groups representing millions of parents and teachers joined environmental and public health advocates to urge the EPA to get the lead out of drinking water at schools and child care centers.
New Report: 100% of tested Southcentral Alaska water bodies contain microplastics
Industrial facilities dumped 2 million pounds of pollution into Texas air during winter storm
NEW REPORT: Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter
Plastic Bag Bans Work, a new report released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, estimates that, on average, plastic bag bans similar to those studied can eliminate almost 300 single-use plastic bags per person, per year.
Environmental advocates petition FedEx to ‘go solar’
Shipping leader should install clean energy infrastructure on warehouses
Refrigerator standards set to cut energy waste
New efficiency rules will take effect 2029
Biden administration announces plan to protect old-growth forests
Most U.S. old-growth forests have been logged, many of oldest remaining trees open to logging
RELEASE: Groups deliver 250,000 comments asking for Western Arctic protection
People from across U.S. support preserving 13 million acres of wildlife ‘special areas’
EPA proposes 10-year deadline for replacing lead pipes
The EPA is proposing a 10-year deadline for most water utilities to replace lead pipes. More work is needed to ensure safe drinking water at schools as well.