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Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over 2015 mine spill

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Health Dec 22

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler addresses staff at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo by Ting Shen/Reuters
EPA announces new rules on lead-tainted water systems. Critics say it gives utilities more leeway

Critics charge that Tuesday’s rules give utilities far more time than before to replace old, lead-contaminated pipes and lines.

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Nation Nov 22

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Erin Brockovich on America’s water crisis and why no one is coming to save us

Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist who shot to prominence after her successful lawsuit against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in 1993, joins Christopher Booker to discuss her new book “Superman’s Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis And What We…

By Christopher Booker

Science Sep 27

New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes

Nearly 50 years ago, a power company received permission from North Carolina to build a reservoir by damming a creek near the coastal city of Wilmington. It would provide a source of steam to generate electricity and a place to…

By John Flesher, Associated Press

Nation Aug 13

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News Wrap: Firefighters battle new blaze in Southern California

In our news wrap Thursday, firefighters in Southern California braved blistering heat to battle a raging wildfire. It broke out Wednesday in dense forest north of Los Angeles and has already scorched more than 10,500 acres. Also, another riot was…

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.

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Jul 01

Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises

By Courtney Norris, Alex D'Elia

As the nation grapples with a pandemic and continued protests against systemic racism, calling for police reform, President Donald Trump is rolling back environmental regulations in an effort to deliver on some of his major campaign promises as November nears.

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May 29

AP report: Top U.S. official misused office to get son-in-law job

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Investigators in a report obtained by The Associated Press say a senior Trump administration official misused his office for private gain by capitalizing on his government connections to help get his son-in-law hired at the Environmental Protection Agency.

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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.

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Apr 17

White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Documents released Friday show the White House stepped in to limit the scope of a pending rule that would target imports of products tainted with a toxic industrial compound.

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