Mar 15 Ex-officials point fingers at hearing on Flint water crisis By Richard Lardner and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 26 Species of bees and other pollinators are shrinking, UN report warns By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do something about it before our food supply suffers, a new United Nations scientific mega-report warns. Continue reading
Feb 23 Congress backs court challenge to Obama's climate change plan By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than 200 members of Congress are backing a court challenge to President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 6:16 Will a surprising Supreme Court move shake the Paris climate accord? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court temporarily blocked major regulations, designed by the EPA, to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. The move, which has been called unprecedented, means that the Obama administration's rules can't go into effect until… Continue watching
Jan 20 Governor's emails show debate over blame for Flint water By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — A day after doctors reported high levels of lead in Flint children, Gov. Rick Snyder's chief of staff told him the "real responsibility" for the city's water issues rested with local government officials, emails released Wednesday showed. Continue reading
Jan 13 EPA and Volkswagen mum on meeting of leaders amid emissions scandal By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Officials at Volkswagen and the nation's environmental watchdog are keeping mum about whether any progress was made during a closed-door meeting on the German automaker's emissions cheating scandal. Continue reading
Jan 07 VW CEO headed to Washington to meet with EPA chief By Michael Biesecker and Tom Krishner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen's top executive is traveling to Washington next week to meet face to face with the nation's head environmental regulator. Continue reading
Jan 06 EPA says pesticide harms bees in some cases By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A major pesticide harms honeybees when used on cotton and citrus but not on other big crops like corn, berries and tobacco, the Environmental Protection Agency found. Continue reading
Jan 04 Justice Department, EPA sue Volkswagen over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars By Michael Biesecker, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions in fines for clean air violations. Continue reading
Nov 04 Senate backs resolution to get rid of EPA clean water rules By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Despite White House objections, the Senate voted for a resolution Wednesday to scrap new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading