Environment
Survey: Improved Chemical Security Makes Millions Safer
A new survey by the Center for American Progress identified 554 drinking water and wastewater plants in 47 states that have replaced extremely hazardous substances with safer and more secure chemicals or processes...
EPA Takes Action Against California Meat Processing Facility Following Hazardous Chemical Air Releases
EPA is ordering Columbus Mfg., a meat processing company in South San Francisco, Calif., to address safety concerns in the facility’s ammonia refrigeration systems following a recent hazardous chemical release into the environment. Columbus has agreed to comply with the order...
Managing Environment: Sustainability: The Water Challenge
“…Water, water, everywhere. Nor any drop to drink.” These two famous lines are from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798). They summarize, in large part, the concern for water...
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A number of laws serve as EPA's foundation for protecting the environment and public health. However, most laws do not have enough detail to be put into practice right away. EPA is called a regulatory agency because Congress authorizes the agency to write regulations that explain the critical details necessary to implement environmental laws. In addition, a number of Presidential Executive Orders (EOs) play a central role in EPA’s activities.
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