The legal action comes three months after the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project found some of the worst polluters are in the Chicago area.
An aerial view shows BP's Whiting Refinery in Whiting, Indiana, on April 1, 2017.
A petition filed Tuesday accuses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of violating the federal Clean Water Act by failing to require standards reflecting current pollution-control technologies for refiners and six other industries.found some of the worst polluters are in the Chicago area. Only three other refineries discharged more selenium than the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, located on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan about 8 miles from one of Chicago’s water intake cribs. Small doses of the element are considered part of a healthy diet, but higher levels can cause hair and nail loss, gastrointestinal distress, dizziness and tremors.
Some refinery pollution is legal because federal and state officials have failed to limit it, despite requirements in the 1972 Clean Water Act mandating a review of standards for various chemicals and metals at least every five years based on the latest science and improvements in water treatment technology.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
The end is nigh for gas-powered carsEV sales would grow tenfold under the new EPA rules.
Weiterlesen »
EPA MPG Rules for 2027–32 Cars, Trucks, SUVs Getting (Way) TougherThese are expected to be the toughest emissions standards yet, a move that should push the industry even more in the direction of EVs.
Weiterlesen »
Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair: DuPage environmental organization targets a new fourth 'R'SCARCE, based in DuPage County, is hosting several workshops this year with the goal of getting people to keep their stuff rather than throw it away. So far, the organization has put on presentations about knives and bikes, and it has programs queued up on garden tools, lamps and clocks.
Weiterlesen »
Biden EPA cracks down on mercury pollution from power plantsThe proposal to limit mercury is latest action by the Biden administration to address environmental justice and air pollution.
Weiterlesen »
EPA is said to propose rules meant to drive up electric car sales tenfoldThe action from the Environmental Protection Agency is likely to hearten climate activists, who are angry over the Biden administration’s recent decision to approve an enormous oil drilling project on federal land in Alaska.
Weiterlesen »
EPA preparing to release strict vehicle emissions rules that could move US car market toward EVThe EPA is considering emissions standards that could make up to two-thirds of new passenger vehicles sold in the US electric by 2032, according to a source familiar with the proposal.
Weiterlesen »