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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
To Fight Covid-19, Trump’s EPA Will Bravely Allow Companies to Pollute with Impunity Water Pollution

To Fight Covid-19, Trump’s EPA Will Bravely Allow Companies to Pollute with Impunity

Photo: GettyAs covid-19 continues to ravage all corners of the world, the Trump administration has a plan to protect the real victims: polluting companies.On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping suspension on its enforcement of environmental laws, telling companies they can decide for themselves if they’re capable of…
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March 27, 2020
EPA relaxes enforcement of environmental laws during the COVID-19 outbreak Water Pollution

EPA relaxes enforcement of environmental laws during the COVID-19 outbreak

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that it is temporarily relaxing enforcement of environmental regulations and fines during the COVID-19 outbreak. The “enforcement discretion policy” applies retroactively to March 13, with no end date set yet. The new policy follows lobbying from industries including oil and…
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March 27, 2020
EPA relaxes enforcement of environmental laws during the COVID-19 outbreak Water Pollution

EPA relaxes enforcement of environmental laws during the COVID-19 outbreak

Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building in Washington DCThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that it is temporarily relaxing enforcement of environmental regulations and fines during the COVID-19 outbreak. The "enforcement discretion policy" applies retroactively to March 13, with no end date set yet.The new policy follows…
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March 27, 2020
The Senate’s Stimulus Bill Is Full of Disappointments for Climate Advocates Water Pollution

The Senate’s Stimulus Bill Is Full of Disappointments for Climate Advocates

(Bloomberg) -- There was hope among climate activists in the U.S. that the federal stimulus to address Covid-19 might be the moment to both heal the economy and advance a long-overdue transition to clean energy.Whatever they’d envisioned, the $2 trillion bill agreed to by the Senate in the wee hours of Wednesday morning wasn’t it.As…
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March 25, 2020
Bangladesh to get $170m from World Bank for sanitation in Dhaka Water Pollution

Bangladesh to get $170m from World Bank for sanitation in Dhaka

The World Bank has approved $170 million to improve sanitation services in Dhaka city, benefiting around 1.5 million people. The Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project will help improve Dhaka’s livability with safely managed sanitation services, particularly in its southern part of the city. The project will treat sewage and septage, which…
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March 21, 2020
Venice’s canals are clear, and it could be because everyone is isolating themselves to avoid spreading the coronavirus Water Pollution

Venice’s canals are clear, and it could be because everyone is isolating themselves to avoid spreading the coronavirus

ANDREA PATTARO/AFP via Getty ImagesA general view shows clear waters of the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge in Venice on March 18, 2020, as a result of the stoppage of motorboat traffic, following the country’s lockdown within the new coronavirus crisis. Italy has been on lockdown in an attempt…
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March 18, 2020