Health Dec 22 EPA announces new rules on lead-tainted water systems. Critics say it gives utilities more leeway By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Nation Sep 29 EPA administrator ridicules California’s proposed ban of new gas cars Andrew Wheeler said the proposal raises significant legal questions and would increase electricity demand in a state. A spokesman for Newsom said California is leading the fight against climate change while the Trump administration tries to drive the country off… By Adam Beam, Associated Press
Science Aug 13 WATCH: Trump’s EPA drops methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the rollback of the 2016 methane emissions rule in Pittsburgh, in the heart of the nation's most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Marc Levy, Associated Press
Science Jun 18 EPA drops regulation for contaminant linked to infant brain damage The Environmental Protection Agency has ended an Obama-era drive to regulate a widespread contaminant in drinking water that's been linked to brain damage in infants. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Politics Mar 24 Trump agencies push forward on rollbacks as pandemic rages The Trump administration is steadily pushing major public health and environmental rollbacks toward enactment, rejecting appeals that it slow its deregulatory drive while Americans grapple with the pandemic. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Jun 19 EPA guts Obama rule on coal power plants By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The final Trump administration rule that would replace Obama's Clean Power Plan would give individual states wide discretion to decide whether to require efficiency upgrades at coal-fired power plants. Continue reading
Feb 28 Senate confirms acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler for permanent role By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Senate confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollbacks he's made in eight months as the agency's acting chief. Continue reading
Feb 14 EPA announces plan for dealing with toxic chemicals in water By John Flesher, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Under strong pressure from Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will move ahead this year with a process that could lead to setting a safety threshold for a group of highly toxic chemicals in drinking water. Continue reading
Feb 05 Nomination of acting EPA head Wheeler moves to full Senate vote By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-10 along party lines Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump's nomination of Wheeler as EPA administrator. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: EPA nominee Wheeler says climate change ‘not the greatest crisis’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday called climate change "a huge issue" but not the "greatest crisis," drawing fire from Democrats at his confirmation hearing over the regulatory rollbacks he's made in six months… Continue reading