EPA sets limits for toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The EPA finalized six limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water and released $1 billion in bipartisan infrastructure law funding to address PFAS contamination.
Media Statements
STATEMENT: New England’s last coal-fired power plant slated for closure
Utility plans to replace polluting plants with clean energy infrastructure
Statement: New clean car standards are a win for consumers, health
Pollution limits among the strongest in the world
Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution
New limits on soot will save thousands of lives
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
Statement: Fed govt. approves nation’s largest wind farm off Virginia’s coast
The U.S. Department of the Interior approved Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The 176 turbines are expected to produce enough electricity to power 660,000 homes.
Statement: New England governors ink multi-state offshore wind procurement deal
Agreement could expedite adoption of key renewable energy resource
STATEMENT: President Biden protects Grand Canyon from uranium mining
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will protect critical watershed, wildlife habitat and cultural sites
Statement: White House invokes Defense Production Act for clean energy
President Joe Biden authorized use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) on Monday to speed up the domestic production of key clean energy technologies for use in buildings.