August 3, 2017
By Timothy Cama
The Trump administration (click here) is reversing course on its plan to delay by one year enforcement of the Obama administration’s ozone pollution regulation.
The reversal, announced late Wednesday, came a day after 15 states and the District of Columbia sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), saying the delay exceeded the agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act. Environmental groups filed a similar lawsuit last month.
In a statement announcing the decision, the EPA emphasized that it will continue to work with states on implementing the ozone rule, which could include more targeted enforcement delays....
The favorite word in Republican non-compliance is UNATTAINABLE. Unattainable means the state does not want to INVEST in the infrastructure of it's companies to improve emissions while protecting health and jobs. "Unattainable" is a lie and an excuse to prevent investment in eliminating and containing emissions.
Foxconn is facing the same challenges in China and there is no reason to back down from enforcement of the new rules. China is serious about it's people, it's developing and growing Middle Class.
August 5, 2013
By Tiffany Kaiser
Apple’s suppliers in China (click here) are under the microscope once again, but not for employee working conditions -- rather, for environmental pollution.
Chinese electronics suppliers Foxconn Technology Group and UniMicron Technology Corp. have been criticized by Chinese environmental activist Ma Jun and five nonprofit environmental organizations for polluting nearby rivers with factory chemicals.
According to the environmental groups, water with a black-green color and a chemical odor have been dumped from both Foxconn and UniMicron plants into the Huangcangjing and Hanputang rivers -- which feed into the Yangtze and Huangpu rivers. “Sudsy” water is dumped from Foxconn twice a day....
Foxconn claims it is in compliance in China.
Well, good.
It can now be in compliance in the USA, too.
