Articles by The Driller Staff

The agency says the loans are intended to speed up infrastructure upgrades while repayments return money to the U.S. Treasury.

Critics often focus on the tradeoffs that come with emergency extensions for coal plants.

Critics of enforcement settlements like this often focus on two things: whether the penalty is large enough to deter future violations, and whether compliance claims are verified over time. 

Critics of efforts described as “streamlining” often argue that the biggest risk is not the creation of a resource page itself, but how it gets used.

Massachusetts is one of the states where the federal government directly administers stormwater permitting under the Clean Water Act. 

The agency says that combination, rather than any single factor, guides whether a chemical use is considered an unreasonable risk.

The agency will also host a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. to explain the proposal and answer community questions.

EPA says inspections and updated maintenance schedules are needed to strengthen safeguards for 3.8 million customers

The settlement resolves violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

For Oak Ridge, the announcement marks progress, but also a reminder that reuse and restoration remain closely watched by the surrounding community.