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EPA Bars Scientists With Grants from Advisory Panels

08.11.2017 - In one of several controversial moves made by its new administrator, Scott Pruitt, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to bar scientists who receive agency...

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ExxonMobil Settles US Clean Air Dispute

02.11.2017 - To settle a long-running lawsuit over alleged violations of the US Clean Air Act, oil and petrochemicals titan ExxonMobil has agreed to spend $300 million on upgrading eight US...

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Texas Rescue Workers Sue Arkema

11.09.2017 - Seven rescue workers in Texas are suing Arkema for $1 million, alleging the French chemical producer was unprepared for the flooding that engulfed its organic peroxides plant at...

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Industry and Environmentalists Slam HFC Ruling

17.08.2017 - US chemical producers who have invested heavily in environmentally friendly cooling products have criticized a 3-2 US federal appeals court ruling this month, which said the...

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US States Sue EPA over Chemical Accident Rule Delay

04.08.2017 - A coalition of attorneys general from 16 Democrat-led US states including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon...

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US Appeals Court Upholds Methane Emissions Rule

02.08.2017 - A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, at the end of July handed Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), another setback in his...

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Aging Plants Come Under Scrutiny

19.07.2017 - Aging oil and petrochemical facilities are coming under increased public and regulatory scrutiny in the wake of recent incidents or suspected environmental violations. In Scotland...

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US Court Delays Own Methane Delay Ruling

16.07.2017 - Just days after a Washington DC Court of Appeals ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may not suspend a planned Obama-era regulation to restrict methane...