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EPA awards $1 billion to clean up toxic waste in third cash infusion for Superfund program

Feb. 27, 2024 21:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five toxic waste sites in 15 states are to be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program. The money is the...

EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies

Jan. 12, 2024 15:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive...