EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research

EPA Eases Regulatory Burdens on Farmers Using Insecticides

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to make it easier for farmers to use certain insecticides by retooling its protections under the Endangered Species Act. The EPA recently released its final draft of the final Insecticide

EPA system for water, air and toxics data is vulnerable to threats

The digital warehouse where companies, states, tribal groups and other regulated bodies report their data to the Environmental Protection Agency lacks adequate controls, leaving the system vulnerable to threat actors, according to a new watchdog report. In an audit of the agency’s Central Data Exchange System (CDX), the EPA Office of Inspector General found that users could submit identity data that didn’t meet EPA and federal requirements.  Non…

Town of Ardmore honored by EPA for regional sewer partnership

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently honored the Town of Ardmore for its partnership with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tennessee officials that led to the financing of the planned overhaul of Ardmore’s long-overburdened sewer system.  EPA’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success program presented its Excellence in System Partnership award to the Ardmore Water Wor…

EPA Clean Air Programs are critical for public health

Victor Waters Arizona has been facing an ongoing air quality crisis, and as a public health leader, I am calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do better to protect our health and hold polluters accountable. The American Lung Association just released their 26th annual “State of the Air” report which found Maricopa County averaged 54.8 unhealthy ozone days a year, the highest average number of ozone days since the 2010 report.  …

EPA shifts scientists toward approving new chemicals — and hints at future staff cuts

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will shift the focus of its science researchers toward approving new chemicals — and indicated it may be preparing to cut hundreds or thousands of jobs. In a press release issued Friday, the EPA said it would be “shifting its scientific expertise and research efforts,” including by transferring 130 experts…