/tags/environmental-regulation Environmental Regulation en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-16/missouri-bill-to-shield-pesticide-makers-from-cancer-lawsuits-faces-long-odds-in-senate Bayer, the German company whose crop sciences division is based in St. Louis, has already paid out $10 billion for claims Roundup caused plaintiffs’ non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-16/missouri-bill-to-shield-pesticide-makers-from-cancer-lawsuits-faces-long-odds-in-senate Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are dangerous to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Jeff Brady /health-science-environment/2024-03-01/illinois-epa-to-revamp-its-permitting-process-after-civil-rights-complaint Environmental justice activists in Illinois claimed a major victory last week when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency needs to revamp its process for permitting polluting industries in residential neighborhoods. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-01/illinois-epa-to-revamp-its-permitting-process-after-civil-rights-complaint Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Siri Chilukuri /health-science-environment/2023-12-12/why-new-cop-climate-commitments-need-regulations-and-corporate-buy-in “We need to connect the environmental crisis that we’re currently facing with the company’s current and future operations," said a sustainability management professor. "All companies rely on natural assets to some degree, whether it’s clean water, clean air or even disease control." Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-12/why-new-cop-climate-commitments-need-regulations-and-corporate-buy-in Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2023-11-13/epa-finds-a-st-louis-scrap-metal-facility-illegally-polluted-the-mississippi The EPA found SA Recycling stored scrap metal, gas cans and other waste material in a way that could transport them into the river during a rain event. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-11-13/epa-finds-a-st-louis-scrap-metal-facility-illegally-polluted-the-mississippi Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2023-05-19/critics-of-missouris-regional-haze-plan-want-the-federal-government-to-throw-it-out Congressional representatives from St. Louis and Kansas City and environmental groups argue the state’s plan doesn’t make meaningful attempts to reduce the pollution that causes haze. Fri, 19 May 2023 19:57:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-19/critics-of-missouris-regional-haze-plan-want-the-federal-government-to-throw-it-out Eric Schmid /law-order/2023-02-16/east-st-louis-says-monsanto-polluted-its-land-it-could-cost-billions-in-fines The lawsuit, originally filed in 2021, accuses the agrochemical giant's plant in neighboring Sauget of polluting East St. Louis. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:46:45 GMT /law-order/2023-02-16/east-st-louis-says-monsanto-polluted-its-land-it-could-cost-billions-in-fines Lexi Cortes /health-science-environment/2022-06-10/its-now-illegal-in-illinois-to-incinerate-toxic-chemicals-known-to-cause-cancer Lawmakers and environmental advocates raised concerns about the potential for PFAS chemicals to be burned in the Metro East. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:01:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-10/its-now-illegal-in-illinois-to-incinerate-toxic-chemicals-known-to-cause-cancer Kelsey Landis /health-science-environment/2021-09-29/illinois-may-add-more-rules-for-managing-toxic-coal-ash-from-power-plants The additional rules would build on ones finalized in April and would tackle historic ash fill, temporary storage piles, dust monitors and the way Illinois defines an environmental justice community. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:31:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-09-29/illinois-may-add-more-rules-for-managing-toxic-coal-ash-from-power-plants Eric Schmid /2021-04-16/illinois-adopts-rules-on-how-power-plants-close-coal-ash-ponds-requires-public-input The Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted rules governing how power plants close coal ash ponds that contain toxic waste on Thursday. The new rules require power plant operators to consider a range of options and allow public comments. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:46:50 GMT /2021-04-16/illinois-adopts-rules-on-how-power-plants-close-coal-ash-ponds-requires-public-input Eric Schmid