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EPA’s new auto emissions rules boost electric vehicles and hybrids

The Biden administration announced new tailpipe emission standards for new passenger cars that aim to cut over 7 billion tons of carbon emissions, as well as other harmful air pollutants. The standards will apply to new passenger cars and light-duty trucks, beginning with model year 2027 through 2032. The Environmental Protection Agency, in announcing the […]

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State and EPA Ready Grants to Restore Salmon Habitat, Improve Water Quality Near Puget Sound

OLYMPIA  – In areas where native trees and vegetation are allowed to thrive along a riverbank, streams typically have better water quality, provide more suitable habitat for salmon and are more resilient to climate change. To boost the health of streams and rivers in the Puget Sound region, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the […]

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EPA Agrees to Issue Standards for Protecting U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency agreed today to finalize nationwide standards that will protect U.S. waterways from harmful vessel discharges. Under the agreement, the agency must release final regulations on ballast water discharges by Sept. 24, 2024. “I’m glad the EPA will take action after years of delay, and I hope the agency finally cracks down on […]

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3 Durham Parks Above EPA Threshold For Lead Contamination

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Soil collection for several Durham parks has been completed. This comes after elevated lead contamination was found in some of these parks back in June. The soil was collected from Walltown, East End, East Durham, Lyon and Northgate Parks. On Thursday, the City of Durham received the following preliminary information from […]

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