/tags/michael-regan Michael Regan en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:41:02 GMT /environment/2024-04-11/pfas-drinking-water-standards-epa-fayetteville-cape-fear The new rules establish legally enforceable levels for six kinds of PFAS. Levels range from four-to-10 parts per trillion. Public water systems across the country have until 2029 to meet these standards. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:41:02 GMT /environment/2024-04-11/pfas-drinking-water-standards-epa-fayetteville-cape-fear Celeste Gracia /news/2023-01-13/epa-chief-regan-speaks-at-north-carolina-king-day-observance U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the drive for clean water and air for minority and low-income residents is inexorably linked to the march toward racial equality championed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:12:24 GMT /news/2023-01-13/epa-chief-regan-speaks-at-north-carolina-king-day-observance Associated Press /environment/2022-10-04/epa-creates-new-office-to-advance-environmental-justice-initiatives Forty years after Warren County, N.C., residents marched to a landfill to try to stop dump trucks, the EPA is creating an office for advancing environmental justice. (Aired on ATC on Oct. 3, 2022.) Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:09:00 GMT /environment/2022-10-04/epa-creates-new-office-to-advance-environmental-justice-initiatives Leoneda Inge /news/2022-08-26/epa-to-designate-forever-chemicals-as-hazardous-substances Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:36:30 GMT /news/2022-08-26/epa-to-designate-forever-chemicals-as-hazardous-substances Associated Press /military/2022-02-09/military-looking-pfas-pollution-north-carolina-bases-cleaning-decades The Pentagon has begun a long process of trying to identify and cleanup PFAS contamination at hundreds of military sites around the country. Critics say the process will take too long. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /military/2022-02-09/military-looking-pfas-pollution-north-carolina-bases-cleaning-decades Jay Price /environment/2022-01-12/epa-moves-crack-down-dangerous-coal-ash-storage-ponds-duke-regan The EPA says plants in four states will have to close the coal ash ponds months or years ahead of schedule. Coal ash is the substance that remains when coal is burned to generate electricity. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:44:59 GMT /environment/2022-01-12/epa-moves-crack-down-dangerous-coal-ash-storage-ponds-duke-regan Associated Press /environment/2021-10-19/epa-plans-pfas-limit-drinking-water-accelerate-cleanup-regan-north-carolina Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Regan says his agency is taking a series of actions to limit pollution from a cluster of long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS that are increasingly turning up in public drinking water systems, private wells and even food. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:26:49 GMT /environment/2021-10-19/epa-plans-pfas-limit-drinking-water-accelerate-cleanup-regan-north-carolina Celeste Gracia /environment/2021-03-10/senate-confirms-regan-for-epa-fudge-to-lead-housing-agency The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development and North Carolina regulator Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, picking up the pace for confirmations in President Joe Biden's Cabinet. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:53:51 GMT /environment/2021-03-10/senate-confirms-regan-for-epa-fudge-to-lead-housing-agency Associated Press /environment/2021-02-17/cooper-picks-delli-gatti-as-next-nc-environmental-secretary North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has again picked a veteran leader from the Environmental Defense Fund to become his environment secretary.Cooper announced… Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:20:20 GMT /environment/2021-02-17/cooper-picks-delli-gatti-as-next-nc-environmental-secretary Associated Press /politics/2021-02-09/senate-panel-advances-north-carolinas-regan-as-epa-nominee A Senate committee has endorsed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, setting up a vote in the full Senate. Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:52:42 GMT /politics/2021-02-09/senate-panel-advances-north-carolinas-regan-as-epa-nominee Associated Press