Articles Tagged with ''EPA''

In this episode of The Driller Newscast, we cover back-to-school safety, tribal water rights, the USDA Farm Bill, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

The EPA has issued a fraud alert warning businesses, including those in the drilling industry, about a phishing scam involving fake Notice of Violation letters demanding fines for alleged environmental violations.

Hearing topics include EPA’s legitimacy, the impact of the Chevron doctrine ruling, and climate change denial.

The EPA’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program have helped communities access over $270 billion in funding

The Supreme Court halts the EPA's enforcement of the Good Neighbor Plan, which aimed to reduce cross-state industrial pollution, potentially impacting air quality regulations nationwide.

The petition is focused on the initial EPA PFAS rule that was issued April 26, 2024, and that sets drinking water standards for PFAS substances of from 4.0 parts per trillion to 10 parts per trillion for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and HFPO-DA (also known as “GenX Chemicals”).

The updated regulations establish non-enforceable public health goals and enforceable standards, necessitate comprehensive monitoring, and require public notification of PFAS levels.

Despite an impending deadline for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes to pay increased irrigation fees, the tribe will continue to operate their irrigation system independently, mitigating any potential service interruption threatened by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.