CEH Statement on Confirmation of Michael Regan for EPA
We congratulate Michael Regan on his confirmation as EPA Administrator. CEH believes that Regan is the right person to repair the damage done to EPA by the Trump administration, including…
EPA turned a blind eye to carcinogen in drinking water
Today, CEH and six public health and environmental justice groups in Eastern North Carolina filed a petition seeking judicial review of the inadequate and negligent risk evaluation of 1,4-dioxane, a known carcinogen found in drinking water and consumer products
Chemours Can Skip Testing 54 ‘Forever Chemicals,’ EPA Says (2)
The EPA has rejected a request from six North Carolina environmental health groups to force Chemours Co. to generate toxicity, human health, and other data for dozens of toxic PFAS chemicals. The petitioners failed to prove the requested data was needed, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a decision posted online late Thursday.
Why Voting This November is So Important
Like many things this year, this election season has been anything but ordinary. With the emergence of COVID-19, the barrage of tropical storms hitting the Gulf and Atlantic coasts (1,2), in addition to the relentless wildfires raging in the Western US (3), the...
Groups Launch Legal Fight Against Environmental Review Rules (2)
Two coalitions of environmental groups took the first legal shots Wednesday at the Trump administration’s rewrite of federal environmental review regulations.
Wild Virginia, the Congaree Riverkeeper, and 15 other groups with roots in the Southeast sued the Council on Environmental Quality in federal court in Virginia for rewriting Nixon-era rules for how agencies conduct reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Nationwide Coalition Sues To Defend The People’s Environmental Law
A nationwide coalition of organizations from the environmental justice, outdoor recreation, and conservation communities filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attack on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) this afternoon.
Justice for George Floyd
This has not been a normal week, and frankly “normal”, was never just, was never safe, and was never equal. We are told that our country is great, but how can it be so when bigotry flourishes, both outwardly and stealthily in ways that threaten people’s lives.
EPA Rewrites Rules Limiting Mercury Pollution from Power Plants
Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weakened regulations on the release of toxic emissions from oil and coal-fired power plants in a new rule that undermines the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) by recalculating the benefit of reducing mercury pollution. The announcement comes as part of an ongoing rollback of health protections during a global pandemic, giving the country’s most toxic industries an opportunity to challenge any regulations they deem too costly.
Environmental Health Watchdog Condemns EPA Decision to Relax Regulations for America’s Worst Polluters During Coronavirus Pandemic
It is absolutely unacceptable that the Trump administration is taking advantage of a global health crisis to eliminate basic protections from our most polluting industries. EPA enforcement of air and water quality standards are designed to protect us from cancer-causing chemicals.