Environmental Topics

Foreign Operators and Technical Superintendent of M/V Dali Indicted for Roles in Key Bridge Crash

Indian and Singapore Corporations and Company Official Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States and Causing the Death of Six Construction Workers

EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent face criminal charges in connection with the vessel crash that knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

• Release Date: May 12, 2026

Important Public Input Periods for the General Electric-Pittsfield Housatonic River Site Begins May 12, 2026, Public Meeting to be Held June 3, 2026 

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the start of a public input period for General Electric's (GE) Final Remedial Design/Remedial Action Work Plan for Reach 5A of the Housatonic River (Final RD/RA Work Plan).

• Release Date: May 12, 2026

EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Forest Waste Products Superfund Site in Otisville, Michigan

Agency to hold May 20 public meeting to discuss proposed plan

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a plan to clean up groundwater contaminated with 1,4-dioxane and vinyl chloride at the Forest Waste Products Superfund site in Otisville, Michigan.

• Release Date: May 12, 2026

EPA Issues Guidance on Streamlining Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Process to Expedite Approvals

EPA issued guidance clarifying the agency’s review process of Clean Air Act (CAA) title V permits to streamline and expedite approvals.

• Release Date: May 11, 2026