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Water Works Brace for High Costs of EPA Lead Pipe, PFAS Mandates

A new EPA rule requiring most lead drinking water pipes to be replaced nationwide by 2037 will reduce the risk of lead poisoning, but federal funding is insufficient for utilities to meet the mandate and court challenges are practically guaranteed.

EPA Orders PFAS Producers to Submit More Harm-Relevant Data

Five companies that make or have produced one PFAS must provide the EPA basic information to help it understand the chemical’s potential to move through and build up in the environment.

Judge Partially Grants EPA Bid to Reopen Denka Endangerment Case

A federal district judge on Tuesday partially granted an EPA request to reopen a case aimed at mitigating carcinogenic emissions from a Louisiana synthetic rubber plant.

Penalties Await Water Systems Late on Lead Pipe Count, EPA Says

Water systems that fail to submit their lead water pipe inventories by an Oct. 16 deadline may face federal civil penalties, the EPA said Wednesday.

US Permit Office Contracting Service Aims to Help Staffing Woes

A federal agency charged with improving the federal permitting process announced a $15 million investment for a new program that lets agencies quickly tap into a pool of qualified permitting staff as needed.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

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Milton’s Florida Power Outages Were Made Worse by Helene Damage

The power was out for more than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida on Thursday morning after the destruction from Hurricane Milton. Local utilities say that the blackouts were made worse by the fact the storm came on the heels of damage from Hurricane Helene, which struck the state’s west coast just two weeks ago.

ConocoPhillips Gets US Licenses in Bid to Recoup Venezuela Debt

ConocoPhillips has been granted a string of licenses by the US government that allow the oil and gas producer to better position itself to recover some or all of the roughly $10 billion it is owed by Venezuela after the country seized and nationalized its assets more than a decade ago, according to people familiar with the matter.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

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Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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