News Release | Environment America

Statement: New House bill sets 10-year deadline to replace all lead pipes

U.S. Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Henry Cuellar of Texas on Wednesday re-introduced the Get the Lead Out Act, which sets a 10-year deadline to replace lead service lines and provides $46.5 billion in federal funding for the effort.

News Release | Environment America and U.S. PIRG

Statement: Biden puts spotlight on electric vehicles with trip to Ford plant

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is visiting a Ford Motor electric vehicle manufacturing plant Tuesday, where he is expected to view the new 2023 F-150 Lightning. The president has proposed building 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations and providing consumers rebates and tax incentives to accelerate electric vehicle manufacturing in the United States and help more people purchase electric cars.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Gov. Inslee signs far-reaching plastic pollution bill

With the backdrop of the Seattle Aquarium, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Monday to both ban many kinds of polystyrene -- commonly referred to as “Styrofoam” -- food containers and increase recycled content in packaging.

News Release | Environment America and U.S. PIRG

A big week ahead for transforming transportation

WASHINGTON  -- A big week that bodes well for a cleaner, safer future is under way. It began last Friday, May 14, when California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $3.2 billion over the next two years on zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure, including 1,000 all-electric school buses for districts across the Golden State. Up next, Bike to Work Week, which starts Monday and culminates in Bike to Work Day on Friday. Most prominently, President Joe Biden will speak in Michigan Tuesday about his plan to invest $174 billion in electric vehicles and a national network of charging stations to make a growing fleet of EVs possible.

News Release | Environment America

Groups urge EPA to stop dumping of “forever chemicals”

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers water pollution limits for per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), several groups urged the agency to bar discharges of these “forever chemicals” into our waterways.  Environment America, U.S. PIRG, and Environmental Action submitted 29,656 comments from their individual members and joined legal comments to the EPA prepared by the Southern Environmental Law Center.

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