/tags/epa EPA en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:23:30 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-14/california-seeks-biden-administration-approval-for-controversial-diesel-truck-ban The EPA must grant a waiver before the diesel truck measure can be implemented. It’s one of California’s most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:23:30 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-14/california-seeks-biden-administration-approval-for-controversial-diesel-truck-ban Alejandro Lazo /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-07/dangerous-herbicide-used-on-california-crops-banned The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:32:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-07/dangerous-herbicide-used-on-california-crops-banned Rachel Becker /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-23/epa-updates-protections-from-pesticide-drift-for-farmworkers-communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will more closely weigh in on the harm caused when pesticides drift away from farm fields onto nearby communities. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:37:59 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-23/epa-updates-protections-from-pesticide-drift-for-farmworkers-communities Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-22/oregon-awarded-nearly-200m-in-federal-funding-to-boost-climate-action-programs Oregon is set to receive nearly $200 million to boost efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s biggest sectors. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:52:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-22/oregon-awarded-nearly-200m-in-federal-funding-to-boost-climate-action-programs Monica Samayoa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-04/klamath-county-approves-more-funding-for-wood-stove-exchange-program Klamath County commissioners passed an agreement on July 2 to expand a program designed in part to reduce the County’s annual emissions by exchanging wood stoves with cleaner, more efficient heaters. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:36:37 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-04/klamath-county-approves-more-funding-for-wood-stove-exchange-program James Kelley /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-06/california-mobile-home-park-residents-face-persistent-pfas-water-contamination Man-made chemicals known as PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are used to make a lot of modern products. They’ve also been linked to health impacts including cancer. Despite legislation, addressing PFAS contamination at small water systems remains a challenge in California. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:04:00 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-06/california-mobile-home-park-residents-face-persistent-pfas-water-contamination Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-24/oregon-awarded-nearly-87-million-to-boost-solar-in-low-income-communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon will receive $86.6 million through the Solar for All grant. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:41:32 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-24/oregon-awarded-nearly-87-million-to-boost-solar-in-low-income-communities Monica Samayoa /health-and-medicine/2024-04-11/new-epa-standards-on-forever-chemicals-will-require-action-for-oregon-water-systems The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the first-ever national drinking water standards for chemicals known as PFAS. Announced April 10, those rules will impact Oregon. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:38:58 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-04-11/new-epa-standards-on-forever-chemicals-will-require-action-for-oregon-water-systems Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-10-18/oregon-ramps-up-testing-for-forever-chemicals-in-a-regulatory-vacuum Federal officials have ordered testing water for 29 PFAS-type chemicals and lithium, but the agency lacks regulations on what states should do with most results. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:44:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-10-18/oregon-ramps-up-testing-for-forever-chemicals-in-a-regulatory-vacuum Alex Baumhardt /2023-06-13/oregon-law-protects-states-wetlands-regardless-of-supreme-court-ruling A recent Supreme Court ruling rolled back federal protections for wetlands across the country. But here in Oregon, a state law from 1967 means wetlands and waterways are keeping their protected status. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:27:17 GMT /2023-06-13/oregon-law-protects-states-wetlands-regardless-of-supreme-court-ruling Chrissy Ewald