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FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Nation May 29

Supreme Court ruling scales back environmental law and backs Utah oil railroad expansion

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics Mar 12

FILE PHOTO: EPA Administrator Zeldin speaks in East Palestine, Ohio
EPA head announces sweeping plan to revoke dozens of environmental regulations

In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change…

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Politics Jun 30

Environmental Protection Agency
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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…

Science Sep 25

Watch 5:40
Trump moves to open Tongass National Forest for logging, to environmentalists’ dismay

During his first term, President Trump has rolled back or weakened more than 100 environmental regulations. On Friday, his administration moved to open up the country’s largest national forest for development. Alaska’s Tongass National Forest has been called “America’s Amazon,”…

Politics Aug 15

Watch 4:15
What does the federal methane regulation rollback mean?

The Trump administration announced this week that it had finalized a rollback of an Obama-era climate rule on methane emissions — a move that was condemned by environmental groups. Tim Puko, who reports on energy policy for the Wall Street…

By PBS NewsHour

Apr 18

10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed

By Kevin McGill, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling in deeper and deeper waters, where payoffs can be huge but risks are greater than ever.

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Apr 04

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The potential consequences of the auto emissions rollback

By PBS NewsHour

Earlier this week, in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration relaxed automobile fuel efficiency standards that were put in place under the Obama administration to combat climate change. Coral Davenport, energy and environment policy reporter for…

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Feb 03

Minnesota regulators approve Line 3 oil pipeline replacement

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Minnesota utility regulators have put Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline back on track. They voted 3-1 to approve a court-ordered revised environmental review and reinstate two key approvals that the company needs to…

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Jun 19

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Despite Trump’s more lenient emissions rules, coal industry faces uphill battle

President Trump is keeping a signature pledge to roll back environmental regulations as part of his goal of boosting the coal industry. His new Affordable Clean Energy rule favors incremental improvements and grants discretion to individual states to determine whether…

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May 02

Trump administration to ease safety rules created after deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion

By Janet McConnaughey, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a statement the administration was acting to eliminate "unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining safety and environmental protection offshore."…

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