Chemicals

"Trump EPA Seeks To Speed Up Permitting For AI Infrastructure"

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed new measures aimed at speeding construction of infrastructure needed for the rapid buildup of data centers for artificial intelligence that would enable companies to start building before obtaining air permits."

Source: Reuters, 09/10/2025

"DC Circuit Reverses EPA Removal of Sudden Emission Protections"

"The EPA couldn’t justify scaling back startup, shutdown, and malfunction liability shields in Title V air permitting rules, according to a Friday judgment from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/09/2025

Energy Sector Has Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Lobbying This Year

"The energy and natural resource sector has spent hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying the federal government so far this year, according to data compiled by the nonprofit OpenSecrets."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/08/2025

Small Communities Lack Advanced Water Treatment For PFAS, Other Contaminants

"As the US wrestles with how to deal with widespread PFAS pollution in drinking water supplies, most utilities are lacking advanced filtration systems that could protect public health from not just PFAS but an array of harmful contaminants, according to a new study."

Source: The New Lede, 09/05/2025

Pennsylvania Settlement Could Set US Precedent for Control of Plastic Pellets

"A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/05/2025

"House Votes to Advance a Mining Road Through the Alaskan Wilderness"

"The House voted late on Wednesday to advance a 211-mile industrial road that would cut through pristine Alaskan wilderness to reach a proposed copper and zinc mine, handing a victory to the company behind the contentious mining venture."

Source: NYTimes, 09/05/2025

"Wildfire Retardants Help Stop Fires — But Also Impact Ecosystems"

"In the rush to put out wildfires, hundreds of millions of litres of fire retardant are dropped on forests across North America. New research shows the effects they can have on water and ecosystems — especially when accidents happen"

Source: The Narwhal, 09/04/2025

Explosion at La. Oil Plant Leaves Black Community Coated in Toxic Fallout

"As oily rain fell on Roseland, where 90% of kids live in poverty, the Trump administration is considering gutting chemical-disaster safeguards."

Source: Capital B, 09/04/2025

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