Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

WASHINGTON – Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate…

5 months ago

EPA To Disband Red Hill Oversight Group Amid Navy Complaints

Navy leaders and the EPA, including regional enforcement chief Amy Miller, in blue, have been meeting with community members since…

6 months ago

Well Data Explorer: Visualizing Contaminated Groundwater in 3D

Map: A 3D view with basemap transparency adjusted to show underground wells, with filtering by chemical and the category of…

8 months ago

EPA limits six ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water — but there are 15,000

‘Forever chemicals’ are linked to cancer, birth defects and other serious health problems. Photograph: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Rules celebrated for reducing…

8 months ago

‘Acute Problems’ Plaguing Big Island’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown

Birds make a home in the lagoon system where wastewater is treated in Kealakehe. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024) A newly signed…

9 months ago