News Release | Environment America

House votes to empower EPA to clean up PFAS “forever chemicals”

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the bipartisan PFAS Action Act, introduced by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI). The bill would designate two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program, and set a five-year deadline to decide whether to reclassify other PFAS as well. 

News Release | Environment America

Statement: New bill offers big boost for America’s wildlife conservation

Sens. Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, and Martin Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, introduced on Tuesday the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act to the United States Senate. If passed into law, the bill would provide $1.397 billion annually to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies to protect vulnerable species.

News Release | Environment America

Hain Celestial joins growing list of companies pledging to slash emissions

Following engagement with shareholder advocates from Green Century Capital Management and Clean Yield Asset Management, the Hain Celestial Group inked an agreement to curb its greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s goals.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Energy Department reverses harmful Trump-Era water efficiency rollback

WASHINGTON -- In a win for water conservation and consumers, the Department of Energy announced Friday the reversal of a Trump-era rule that had scaled back showerhead efficiency standards. 

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Forest Service to end logging, restore protections in Tongass

Biden’s USDA aims to reinstate safeguards for critical wild habitat and massive climate change-mitigating carbon sink

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