The EPA relies on several environmental scoring and ranking systems. The best known include the Hazard Ranking System (HRS), Air Quality Index (AQI), and Environmental Quality Index (EQI).

If EPA thinks that it can manage the issue through the hazard ranking system process, what happens when it starts to score sites using the same data that yielded a health advisory for PFOA of 4.0 ...

On May 14, EPA announced that it would keep the current drinking water regulations for PFOA and PFOS, two “forever chemicals” at four parts per trillion (ppt), and will rescind and reconsider the ...

The CDX system — which contains environmental data on various air, water, hazardous waste and toxics programs throughout the country — could be an especially attractive target for threat actors. The ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides recommendations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for improving its draft IRIS ...

A bill backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to overhaul California’s ranking system for wildfire hazards is taking heat from environmentalists and local governments, who argue the bill would lead to a ...

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the finalized version of a federal rule tightening standards for exposure to lead paint dust. The rule, which finalizes a proposal issued last June, … ...

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new federal rules to reduce the level of harmful lead dust in millions of homes, schools and child-care facilities.

by James Pilcher, WKRC Fri, April 19th 2024 at 8:48 PM ...