Mar 24 Trump agencies push forward on rollbacks as pandemic rages By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 19 Toxic Superfund cleanups decline to more than 30-year low By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The federal government wrapped up cleanups at six Superfund sites around the country in the 2019 budget year, the fewest since three in 1986, EPA online records showed. Continue reading
Jan 10 The House just voted to regulate PFAS. Here’s what you need to know By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill Friday that would set a deadline for the EPA to implement a national drinking water standard for chemicals known as PFAS. Continue reading
Dec 19 Farm, ethanol groups angered at final EPA ethanol rule By David Pitt, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency released its final renewable fuel standard but it did not include language that President Donald Trump agreed to in meetings with industry officials, Iowa’s governor and congressional representatives during September and October. Continue reading
Nov 21 EPA prosecutions of polluters approach quarter-century lows By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Justice Department figures show criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump administration eases Obama-era rule on coal pollution By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The proposal overhauls a 2015 rule on release of contaminated wastewater from power plants. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 6:35 Why Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks revoking emissions standards could be ‘catastrophic’ President Trump has announced that states will no longer be able to set their own fuel mileage and emissions standards, as they previously were empowered to do. California, for example, had an agreement with several automakers for voluntary adherence to… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Taliban attacks kill at least 48 in Afghanistan In our news wrap Tuesday, Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded scores more in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, one of which targeted President Ashraf Ghani’s election rally. The second deadly blast occurred near the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 06 Colorado asks EPA to lower state’s air rating By Dan Elliott, Associated Press It's time to stop "sugar-coating" Colorado's air problems, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said last month. "Moving to 'serious' status finally helps us stop sweeping our air quality crisis under the rug and gives us additional tools to move urgently to… Continue reading
Aug 29 Trump administration proposes rolling back methane emission limits By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Methane, which contributes to climate change, is a component of natural gas that's frequently wasted through leaks or intentional releases during drilling operations. Continue reading