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VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. AGREES TO PAY OVER $1 MILLION FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATION

Corp Watch

AGREES TO PAY OVER $1 MILLION FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATION Department of Justice PaulaR Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:50 Saturday, June 25, 2005 Read more WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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EPA Strengthens Emissions Controls for Facilities Emitting Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized updated regulations for certain facilities that emit ethylene oxide (EtO), a colorless, cancer-causing gas. Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and revise standards for “hazardous air pollutants” (including ethylene oxide), every eight years.

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Will the EPA Strengthen Ethylene Oxide Standards Without Outside Interference?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Breathing ethylene oxide in the air over a long period of time is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer, especially white blood cell and breast cancers. Workers at these facilities and children who are exposed are especially at risk.

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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Union of Concerned Scientists

Environmental Protection Agency. EPA did not revoke EPA’s underlying authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. This term, alongside a number of cases with the potential for seismic implications, the Supreme Court also took up West Virginia v. ” Justice Kagan, dissenting.

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Ask a Scientist: EPA Failing to Protect Communities from Cancer-Causing Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has known for years that emissions of ethylene oxide —a colorless, odorless gas used to sterilize medical equipment and some food products—pose a long-term cancer risk to communities near commercial sterilizing facilities. This is a blatant example of environmental injustice.

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DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the November 6 PA Bulletin it is suspending the enforcement of the California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program in Pennsylvania through July 31, 2023. The Program's emission standards first applied to MY 2005 HDD vehicles and engines.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Risky Business: The New Shell by WWF-UK (2005). Environmental Groups Sue Shell Oil for Clean Air Act Violations at Deer Park Refinery and Chemical Plant Mike Metzger | Environment Texas | January 7, 2008 Sierra Club and Environment Texas filed a lawsuit today in federal district court against Shell Oil Company and several affiliates.