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‘An open invitation to pollute’: Billionaire Tom Steyer on the EPA allowing businesses to self-monitor during coronavirus pandemic Water Pollution

‘An open invitation to pollute’: Billionaire Tom Steyer on the EPA allowing businesses to self-monitor during coronavirus pandemic

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer isn't too happy with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) temporary rollback of environmental laws amid the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an "open invitation to pollute."On Thursday, the EPA announced that companies will now be responsible for monitoring their own air and water pollution throughout the…
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March 30, 2020
EPA to limit enforcement of environmental laws during coronavirus emergency Water Pollution

EPA to limit enforcement of environmental laws during coronavirus emergency

The environmental agency said companies have complained of staffing shortages. March 27, 2020, 5:28 PM6 min read The Environmental Protection Agency will put companies and specific facilities in charge of monitoring their own compliance with environmental laws during the novel coronavirus emergency, according to officials. This move has led critics…
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March 27, 2020
Trump Relaxes Environmental Regulations To Counter Coronavirus Impact Water Pollution

Trump Relaxes Environmental Regulations To Counter Coronavirus Impact

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to weigh on the global economy, the Trump administration has quietly relaxed regulatory measures meant to protect the environment from unnecessary air and water pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping relaxation of environmental regulations in order to combat the impact of the coronavirus pandemic…
bubmag
March 27, 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t enforce its own rules during the coronavirus pandemic Water Pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t enforce its own rules during the coronavirus pandemic

The Environmental Protection Agency suspended enforcement of its civil environmental regulations Thursday, citing the coronavirus outbreak. The move, according to the former head of its Office of Enforcement, is "unprecedented" and could be in effect for the "indefinite future." The EPA said its rules would strain companies trying to "protect workers and…
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March 27, 2020