Environmental and taxpayer advocacy groups have asked the Biden administration to tighten regulations designed to guarantee the cleanup of oil and gas wells. The 10-page petition, submitted to the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Wednesday by Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Resource Council, on behalfContinue Reading
Austin, TX — Today, 13 organizations petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action in Texas, where the state’s air permitting program has for years failed to meet public participation and environmental justice obligations under federal environmental and civil rights laws. Until EPA addresses the deficiencies identified inContinue Reading
A collection of environmental groups filed a new petition today asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to instate immediate federal protections for Northern Rockies wolves, saying aggressive management measures in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming amount to the “unlimited and unregulated taking of wolves” and run counter to a commitmentContinue Reading
UVic says they also are committed to reducing plastic use Photo by Mary Heeg. If you’ve bought a coffee on campus recently, chances are it came in a paper cup with a plastic lid on top. Surfrider UVic wants to change that. The club has launched a petition asking UVicContinue Reading
Today, a group of health, environmental, and consumer organizations sent a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban all PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) that accumulate in the body. A Freedom of Information Act request response recently revealed that FDA described serious health concerns withContinue Reading
United States: Environmental Organizations Petition EPA To Expand Enforcement Of Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause 09 April 2021 Jenner & Block To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Various environmental organizations, led by theContinue Reading
