The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river or carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution.
The Environmental Integrity Project says about a million more pounds of nitrogen pollution are getting into the bay. Half of Pa. land drains into the Chesapeake.
An Obama-era rule has already reduced toxic air pollution like mercury from coal-fired power plants. So why did the EPA roll it back now? In a word, co-benefits.
The federal agency said its new policy doesn't mean facilities can exceed pollution limits. Meanwhile, Pa. DEP is developing guidance to evaluate requests to waive permit conditions.
This new book outlines how industry efforts to defend their products have clouded trust in science and impacted regulations for things like beryllium, opiods and diesel exhaust.
