The timing of the release of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s report on groundwater availability last month was suspicious, given that it was completed in January but not made available to lawmakers or the public until several months after the General Assembly’s legislative session. The science presented in the report is impressive, while its […]
Among the many environmental, energy and economic concerns about the unconstrained spread of data centers in Virginia, the impact on drinking water supplies has ranked fairly low. That changed suddenly last week, with the release of a report that the administration of Gov. Abigail Spanberger seems to have tried to suppress. In compliance with legislation […]
While two-thirds of Montana is getting a bit of relief from wildfire smoke, conditions in the western portion likely will continue to be smoky, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. By Monday afternoon, smoke had cleared out of much of the central portion of the state, with Great Falls, Helena and Havre all […]
Wildfire smoke continues to roll into Montana as fire season has begun to pick up both in the state and regionally the Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Monday. Much of western Montana was near or above 100 AQI, with Great Falls and some sensors around Helena picking up air quality readings in the red, […]
The Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality asked a federal judge Friday to approve a settlement that would require an Ashdown paper mill to pay $1.5 million for air pollution violations. The kraft paper mill, which first opened in 1968, has produced “fluff pulp”, which is used in […]
When the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reviews permits for proposed projects that would impact water, air, or land, the agency must consider whether projects would be in or near environmental justice communities, areas that are low-income or whose residents are mostly people of color who experience a disproportionate rate of environmental harm. Now, state […]
