New EPA panel to peer review fracking study 
Published: April 8, 2013
Tags: environmental law, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fracking
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the creation of a panel of independent experts to peer review the agency’s forthcoming report on the potential effect of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water.
Court: Loggers exempt from stormwater permitting rule
Published: March 21, 2013
Tags: citizen suits, Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency, jurisdiction, stormwater runoff
The Industrial Stormwater Rule under the Clean Water Act, as permissibly construed by the Environmental Protection Agency, exempts discharges of channeled stormwater runoff from logging roads from the permitting scheme under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Report urges FCC to consider new rules on cell phone risk
Published: August 15, 2012
Tags: cancer, cell phones, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Food and Drug Administration
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office is urging the Federal Communications Commission to take another look at old rules on cell phone exposure in light of new scientific studies on long term health risks, including cancer.
EPA to weigh drilling wastewater standards
Published: November 10, 2011
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, wastewater
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will create water pollution standards for natural gas extraction.
Federal agencies launch radon reduction program
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 8, 2011
Tags: Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, federal agencies, lung cancer, radon
WASHINGTON – Citing radon as a leading cause of non-smoking-related lung cancer, which leads to about 21,000 deaths each year, more than a half dozen federal agencies have joined in an effort to reduce exposure to the radioactive element.
BPA ban advances in California legislature
Published: June 1, 2011
Tags: baby bottles, bisphenol-A, BPA, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
The California State Assembly has passed a bill that seeks to effectively ban the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups and other products intended for young children.
FDA sued over failure to ban BPA
By:
Allison McAndrew
Published: July 2, 2010
Tags: bisphenol-A, BPA, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, FDA, Food and Drug Administration
The Natural Resources Defense Council has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over its failure to act on a petition to ban bisphenol A in food packaging and other materials.
New York bill would ban BPA in children’s products
By:
Allison McAndrew
Published: July 1, 2010
Tags: bisphenol-A, BPA, Environmental Protection Agency
Children’s products that contain bisphenol A would be prohibited in the state of New York under a bill that has been approved by the state legislature and is awaiting the governor’s signature.
EPA sued over air pollution claims
By:
Aaron Krivitzky
Published: June 16, 2009
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to limit air pollution across state lines that endanger public health.
