A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he ...
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'The purge has begun.' Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office
Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice. Their jobs involve helping communities that ...
EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reconsider the reach of the nation’s bedrock clean water law and ...
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EPA shuts down 10 environmental justice offices, axes EJ division
It's the latest move by the Trump administration to undo long-standing efforts to confront pollution-exposure inequities.
EPA moves to dismantle dozens of Biden’s environmental rules
The agency announced Wednesday that it will begin the process of dismantling dozens of Biden-era rules for electric vehicles, ...
America’s clean air rules have boosted health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s deregulation spree ignores
EPA studies have confirmed that clean air regulations improve air quality over time. Other studies have shown that the health benefits greatly outweigh the costs. That pays off for the economy. Fewer ...
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Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated
Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the ...
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Seattle's air pollution has grown 17% in less than a decade
Seattle's air quality is deteriorating, with fine particle pollution rising more than 17% over the last decade, according to year-over-year EPA data. Why it matters: A growing body of research ...
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EPA nixes $20B in climate grants
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden administration under a so-called green bank to finance climate-friendly projects.