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US EPA moves to reduce exposure to carcinogenic sterilizer

Washington (AFP) - The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed measures on Tuesday to reduce exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a chemical widely used to sterilize medical equipment that has been found to increase the risk of certain cancers.

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EPA acts, finding cancer risk from sterilization chemical

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices each year

The Independent UK

Environmental groups accuse EPA of failing to update water pollution standards for oil refineries and other industries

CHICAGO — Frustrated that U.S. oil refineries are still allowed to dump massive amounts of toxic chemicals and heavy metals into lakes and rivers, environmental groups are urging a federal court to order more stringent regulation of some of the nation’s biggest polluters.

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Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK

AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV sales

The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030, ramping up quickly to as high as 67% by 2032

The Independent UK

Big plans to electrify big rigs: Zero-emissions mandates are fast approaching in California

When people think of electric vehicles, or EVs for short, they typically think of passenger cars, not commercial trucks or vans. But the volume of medium- and heavy-duty EVs is growing and recent decisions by federal and California regulators are sure to increase their numbers.

Tribune News Service

Fisker Ocean Completes Vehicle Safety Testing In The US, EPA Rating To Follow

The American EV brand is pursuing an official Certificate of Conformity (CoC) with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to validate the driving range of the Ocean in its Extreme variant, with the hope that the EPA will confirm the company's 350-mile estimate.

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EPA May Launch Key Gas Car Regulations To Promote EV Adoption

Sources suggest the US EPA could come forward with an announcement in Detroit on Wednesday, April 12, and it's bad news for gas cars.

InsideEVs

Exxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns

Advocates warn plants like the latest addition to the Texas complex generate hazardous pollutants and provide cover for oil giants to produce new plastic products

The Guardian - US

EPA to propose tough auto emissions limits in new electric vehicle adoption drive

President Biden has set a non-binding goal for at least 50% of all new cars sold in 2030 to be zero-emissions models.

Axios

Residents lodge complaints, leave Maydena due to regeneration burns nearby

Residents of a rural Tasmanian town were told to either leave, or wear masks, when dense "acrid" smoke blanketed the valley following more than 115 hectares of regeneration burns.

ABC News

Pictures of the week: Donald Trump arrest, queues at Dover and Storm Troopers on the Tube

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

The Independent UK

Are thousands of Americans being poisoned by PFAS in their tap water?

MINNEAPOLIS — EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month made one of his agency's strongest statements to date about the danger of "forever chemicals." New restrictions on those pollutants in drinking water would "prevent thousands of deaths and prevent tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related illnesses," Regan said.

Tribune News Service

Republicans question EPA ‘good neighbor’ rule

WASHINGTON — The EPA’s recently finalized rule intended to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders who have questioned whether the agency has adequately considered its effects on industry and electric generation.

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Toyota Planning Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles With Over 124 Miles Of Electric Range

10 new EVs are coming by 2025, with plug-in hybrids being branded as the "practical BEV."

The Independent UK

Biden vetoes bill that sought to toss EPA water protections

Defending his administration’s actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive

Tribune News Service

Biden is set to propose toughest-ever rules on car pollution to spur EV sales

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models.

The Independent UK

EPA proposes limiting chemical plant pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new rules for monitoring and limiting harmful emissions from chemical plants

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Roll Call

Republicans question EPA 'good neighbor' rule - Roll Call

The EPA's recently finalized rule to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders.

InsideEVs

2023 Toyota Prius Prime: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test

We fully charge a 2023 Toyota Prius Prime and drive at a constant 70 miles per hour to see how far it will go before the gas engine turns on.

InsideEVs

2023 Toyota Prius Prime First Drive Review: Finally, A Prius With Pizazz

The InsideEVs first drive review of the redesigned 2023 Toyota Prius Prime, the plug-in hybrid version of Toyota's popular Prius.

WEKU

The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

The rules would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can harm brain development of young children and contribute to heart attacks and other health problems in adults.

The Independent UK

EPA tightens mercury emissions limits at coal power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants

Asharq Al-Awsat

Military Intelligence Warns Netanyahu of Israel’s Waning Deterrence Power

Israel's strategic position has experienced a “serious decline” in recent months, according to a warning from the research department at the Military Intelligence Directorate in the Israeli Defense Forces (Aman). The decline is attributed to a significant rift within the Jewish community resulting from the government's plan to overthrow the…

The Conversation

Beneath the Trump circus, American democracy faces up to a vital challenge

Former US President Donald J Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. In the words of Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump is accused of making “34 false statements”, themselves “made to cover up other crimes”. Those crimes include a “conspiracy to promote a candidacy by…

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