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EPA’s new Collaborative Research Program – A step toward improving new chemical reviews under TSCA
June 26, 2022 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyMaria Doa, Ph.D., Senior Director, Chemicals Policy; Lauren Ellis, MPH, Research Analyst; and Lariah Edwards, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently filed comments on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Collaborative Research Program to Support New Chemical Reviews (Collaborative Research Program). The Collaborative Research Program is a multi-year scientific partnership between the …More on:
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EDF “Strongly Supports” Proposal to Strengthen Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Protect Millions from Smog-Forming Coal-Plant Smokestack Pollution
June 22, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerEDF “Strongly Supports” Proposal to Strengthen Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Protect Millions from Smog-Forming Coal-Plant Smokestack PollutionMore on:
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EDF, Allies Support SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Financial Disclosure Standard
June 17, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerEDF, Allies Support SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Financial Disclosure StandardMore on:
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FDA agrees to reconsider safety of BPA in food packaging
June 2, 2022 | Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer ChemicalsFDA has agreed to reconsider the safety of using bisphenol A (BPA) in polycarbonate plastics, metal can coatings, and other materials that contact food, potentially setting the stage for strict new limits on the harmful chemical.More on:
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EDF Moves to Defend Gas Pipeline Safety, Environmental Standards in Court
June 2, 2022 | Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy MarketsEDF Moves to Defend Gas Pipeline Safety, Environmental Standards in CourtMore on:
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Supreme Court Should Deny Request to Reinstate a Ban on Use of the Best Available Science about the Costs of Climate Damage
April 28, 2022 | Rosalie Winn, Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air PolicySupreme Court Should Deny Request to Reinstate a Ban on Use of the Best Available Science about the Costs of Climate DamageMore on:
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For Colorado’s clean truck ambition, it’s time for action, not delay
April 20, 2022 | Larissa Koehler, Director, Vehicle Electrification & Senior AttorneyIn March 2022, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis unveiled an ambitious and forward-thinking zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty truck strategy his administration said could reduce climate emissions from this sector at least 45% by 2050. Gov. Polis is right: Colorado’s Clean Truck Strategy would build upon the state’s “national-leading climate and infrastructure goals.” But key pieces necessary …More on:
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Supreme Court Will Not Review D.C. Circuit Ruling That Overturned Approval for the Midwest’s Spire STL Pipeline
April 18, 2022 | Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy MarketsSupreme Court Will Not Review D.C. Circuit Ruling That Overturned Approval for the Midwest’s Spire STL PipelineMore on:
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Lawsuit Would Compel the Environmental Protection Agency to Enforce Air Pollution Law
April 13, 2022 | Graham McCahan, Former Senior Attorney, U.S. Climate & Air – Legal & RegulatoryLawsuit Would Compel the Environmental Protection Agency to Enforce Air Pollution LawMore on:
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Jackson’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court a Personal Triumph, Historic Moment for Our Country
April 7, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentJackson’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court a Personal Triumph, Historic Moment for Our CountryMore on:
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Community Groups, EDF Ask a State Appeals Court to Stop a Pipeline Slated to Go Through a Historic Black Farming Community in Illinois
March 25, 2022 | Christie Hicks, Senior Director & Lead Counsel, Equitable Regulatory SolutionsCommunity Groups, EDF Ask a State Appeals Court to Stop a Pipeline Slated to Go Through a Historic Black Farming Community in IllinoisMore on:
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EDF outlines steps for EPA to strengthen its plan to assess risks to frontline communities
March 24, 2022 | Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals PolicyMaria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy This week Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) filed comments on EPA’s plan to assess the risks to frontline communities from nearby releases of chemicals to the air and water. The EPA’s proposal is an improvement from the previous administration, which failed to follow the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control …More on:
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Update: EPA agrees to investigate civil rights allegations against Providence Water’s LSL replacement practices
March 18, 2022Jennifer Ortega, Research Analyst, and Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director At the start of this year, Childhood Lead Action Project (CLAP), South Providence Neighborhood Association, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, National Center for Healthy Housing, and EDF submitted an administrative civil rights complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against Providence Water Supply Board …More on:
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Federal Government to Continue Using Best Available Science about the Costs of Climate Damage
March 16, 2022 | Vickie Patton, General CounselFifth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Federal Government to Continue Using Best Available Science about the Costs of Climate DamageMore on:
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EDF Tells Supreme Court There Is “No Basis for Review” of Spire STL Pipeline Decision
March 9, 2022 | Erin Murphy, Director & Sr. Attorney, Clean Air & Energy MarketsEDF Tells Supreme Court There Is “No Basis for Review” of Spire STL Pipeline DecisionMore on:
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EDF, Allies Move to Defend EPA in Legal Challenges to Clean Car Standards
March 2, 2022EDF, Allies Move to Defend EPA in Legal Challenges to Clean Car StandardsMore on:
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Leading Environmental Groups Respond to Attacks Against Clean Air Act Heard Before Supreme Court
February 28, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentLeading Environmental Groups Respond to Attacks Against Clean Air Act Heard Before Supreme CourtMore on:
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Round one of EPA methane comment period draws record engagement; Here’s how companies and investors can step up in round two
February 28, 2022 | Dominic Watson, Senior Manager, Energy Transition, EDF+BusinessThe public comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed oil and gas methane rules generated more than 400,000 individual submissions, including many from energy and financial companies that support Biden administration efforts to reduce emissions of this powerful greenhouse gas. However, our analysis of comments from energy and investment companies shows a troubling divide …More on:
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President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Be Our Next Supreme Court Justice
February 25, 2022 | Fred Krupp, PresidentPresident Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Be Our Next Supreme Court JusticeMore on:
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Power companies, businesses, and experts support EPA authority to address climate pollution at Supreme Court
February 18, 2022 | Michael Panfil, Senior Director and Lead Counsel of Climate Risk & Clean PowerMore than a dozen amicus curiae – or “friend of the court” – briefs were filed in support of EPA in West Virginia et al. v. EPA, a Supreme Court legal challenge brought by coal companies and their allies in an effort to undermine EPA’s authority to safeguard human health and the environment from the …More on:
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An attack on hypothetical climate pollution safeguards lands at the Supreme Court. EDF will fight to protect climate action.
February 18, 2022EPA’s authority to safeguard human health and the environment is longstanding and well-established. But now there’s a new case before the Supreme Court that threatens it. The case was brought by coal companies and their allies, whose efforts to tightly constrict EPA’s ability are not only alarming but also should not even be before the Supreme Court. That’s …More on:
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Public Health Experts, Electric Utilities, Major Corporations, Legal Scholars, Scientists, and Current and Former Government Officials Ask Supreme Court to Reject Radical Attack on Clean Air Act
January 26, 2022Public Health Experts, Electric Utilities, Major Corporations, Legal Scholars, Scientists, and Current and Former Government Officials Ask Supreme Court to Reject Radical Attack on Clean Air ActMore on:
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Leading Environmental Groups and Trade Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the Clean Air Act
January 18, 2022Leading Environmental Groups and Trade Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the Clean Air ActMore on:
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Civil rights complaint draws attention to the discriminatory impacts of common lead pipe replacement practice
January 13, 2022Jennifer Ortega, Research Analyst, Environmental Health This past Wednesday, Rhode Island’s Childhood Lead Action Project (CLAP) led a coalition of groups in submitting a civil rights complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against the Providence Water Supply Board (Providence Water), pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The administrative complaint highlights the discriminatory …More on:
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EPA’s Significant New Use Rules under TSCA must reflect its policy goals
January 6, 2022 | Lauren Ellis, Research Analyst, Environmental HealthLauren Ellis, Research Analyst, Environmental Health We recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a subset of proposed Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) published by the New Chemicals program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). We commend EPA for issuing these proposed SNURs. Our review of some of the SNURs, however, raised concerns about chemical releases to the environment, risks to consumers,More on:
