Rockville-based Abt Associates secured a new five-year, $100 million EPA contract to provide information on toxic chemical management and pollution prevention opportunities.

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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

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A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas.

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The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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President Joe Biden’s top environment official unveiled a national office that will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution.

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The EPA is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $40 million on Monday to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.

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The Supreme Court is hearing a case its conservative majority could use to hobble Biden administration efforts to combat climate change.

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The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions.

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In a step to combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases.

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