Aug 24 Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic By Ellen Knickmeyer, Cathy Bussewitz, John Flesher, Matthew Brown, Michael Casey, Associated Press The AP's findings run counter to statements in late June by Susan Bodine, EPA's assistant administrator for enforcement, who told lawmakers the pandemic was not causing "a significant impact on routine compliance, monitoring and reporting" and that industry wasn't widely… Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Trump's EPA drops methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields By Ellen Knickmeyer, Marc Levy, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 18 EPA drops regulation for contaminant linked to infant brain damage By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 23 Supreme Court rejects EPA's narrow view of Clean Water Act By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route. Continue reading
Apr 20 Justices rule against Montana homeowners near Superfund site By Associated Press The Supreme Court delivered a setback Monday to Montana homeowners who are seeking additional cleanup of arsenic left over from years of copper smelting. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Obama endorses Biden, urges 'great awakening' in politics In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Barack Obama ended months of neutrality and endorsed his vice president, Joe Biden, for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said Biden has the character and experience to guide the nation through one of… Continue watching
Mar 31 Trump administration to release final rule on mileage rollback By Ellen Knickmeyer, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026. Continue reading
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