Feb 17 White House defends response to toxic train derailment in Ohio By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: EPA head visits Ohio after toxic train spill, asks residents to 'trust the government' By Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press EPA Administrator Michael Regan sought to reassure residents who are skeptical of testing results that say the air is safe to breathe and the water is fit for drinking around East Palestine, where just under 5,000 people live near the… Continue reading
Jan 31 EPA uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan By Becky Bohrer, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The area supports the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. Alaskan Native tribes and environmentalists are heralding the move after a long fight against the proposed Pebble Mine. Continue reading
Jan 23 EPA considers tougher regulations on livestock farm pollution By John Flesher, Associated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that pollute waterways. The agency hasn't revised its rules dealing with the nation's largest hog, poultry and cattle operations since 2008. Continue reading
Oct 20 EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water crisis By Emily Wagster Pettus, Matthew Daly, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days. Continue reading
Oct 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether certain wetlands are protected by the EPA By Associated Press The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, nuclear plant in Ukraine reconnected to grid By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, Moderna announced it's suing Pfizer and BioNTech accusing them of copying its technology for their COVID vaccine, workers at a nuclear plant in Ukraine began reconnecting it to the power grid, Britain says the war… Continue watching
Aug 25 Environmental groups sue EPA over 'inadequate' regulation of coal ash dumps By Travis Loller, Associated Press A lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on Thursday seeks to compel the EPA to review and revise regulations plaintiffs say are "inadequate to protect human health and the environment."… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 8:11 Supreme Court's EPA ruling raises climate change concerns The Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency has many worried about whether the Biden administration can reach its climate goals. Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University, one of six scientists who filed an amicus… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 8:52 What the Supreme Court's monumental rulings tell us about the new conservative majority By PBS NewsHour The Supreme Court is off this Fourth of July after working overtime the last couple of weeks reshaping the country's legal landscape surrounding abortion, guns and religion. NewsHour's John Yang and The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle unpack the historic… Continue watching