Tag: water pollution

A Call for Tighter Water Pollution Regulations at Factory Farms

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Dec 8, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: Dec 8, 2022

More than 30 advocacy groups have filed suit against the EPA in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to force the Agency to issue a response to a legal petition urging the strengthening of Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations governing waste from factory farms. The groups, led by Food & Water Watch, filed a legal […]

EPA Announces Three-Pronged Attack on PFAS in Water

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor May 11, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: May 11, 2022

On April 28, the EPA announced three actions to increase public protection against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our nation’s waters. The actions “advance progress under the Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution by improving methods to detect PFAS in water, reducing PFAS discharges into our nation’s waters, and protecting fish and aquatic […]