Politics Mar 31 EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America
Health Aug 26 2 ‘forever chemicals’ to be named hazardous substances, says EPA official The Environmental Protection Agency says it's designating some toxic industrial compounds used in household goods as hazardous substances under the Superfund law. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Jun 30 Watch 6:36 Supreme Court curbs EPA’s power on emissions Environmental advocates say the ruling in the EPA case is a blow in the fight against climate change and will hamper the Biden administration’s environmental agenda. But West Virginia won the case in front of the court after a legal…
Nation Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
Economy Apr 29 Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe The court says the EPA had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years. The EPA has been ordered to act within 60 days. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Jul 12 EPA to allow pesticide seen as threat to bees By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency is reversing a ban on the use of Dow AgroSciences' sulfoxaflor. Continue reading
Apr 21 Top EPA advisers challenge long-standing air pollution science, threatening Americans’ health By Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation On April 11, an important scientific advisory group submitted recommendations to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler that propose new and dangerous ways of interpreting findings on the health effects of air pollution. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 8:09 How Trump’s rules on coal-fired power plants differ from Obama’s The Trump administration unveiled its plan to reverse President Obama's coal pollution rules. The new EPA proposal, called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, would give states leeway on whether to limit emissions and by how much, and allow older power… Continue watching
Jul 05 Read former EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s full resignation letter By Joshua Barajas, Dan Cooney Pruitt said in his resignation letter that it was an "honor to serve" on Trump's Cabinet, but that "the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us."… Continue reading