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EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The report by EPA's Office of Inspector General says former EPA chief of staff Ryan Jackson and former White House liaison Charles Munoz submitted "official timesheets and personnel forms that contained materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements."…

EPA chief reinstates science advisory board he dismantled

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The five women and two men on the panel include three people of color, making it the most diverse panel since the committee was established more than 40 years ago.

EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The previous rule was part of a wave of deregulatory actions under President Donald Trump, who rolled back dozens of environmental rules he considered overly burdensome on businesses.

EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators and coolants

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

WATCH: Biden EPA nominee vows ‘sense of urgency’ on climate change

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Regan is currently the head of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality. If he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he will be the first Black man to lead the agency.

Toyota fined for failing to report, fix emissions defects

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The company also agreed in court to investigate future emissions-related defects quickly and report them to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a timely manner.

A final EPA rollback under Trump curbs use of health studies

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency has completed one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration, changing how it considers evidence of harm from pollutants in a way that opponents say could cripple future public-health regulation.

U.S. gives Florida wider authority over wetland development

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

The move long sought by developers and Republicans removes key layers of federal scrutiny over developments projects that could make it easier for builders to obtain permits for construction projects on wetlands.

Biden picks regulator Michael Regan for EPA administrator

By Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.