As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America’s most toxic sites are uncertain
For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino ...
Trump's EPA cuts cast uncertainty over permitting in Texas and other states
The Trump administration's decision to put more than 170 employees on leave last week at the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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Trump EPA orders review of California emissions waivers
EPA Admin Lee Zeldin has submitted waivers granted to California for its Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and Omnibus NOx rules ...
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EPA puts 168 staffers on administrative leave
The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it placed ... The move is the latest and most sweeping action by EPA to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda targeting diversity ...
EPA chief seeks to claw back $20 billion in climate funding
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to end contracts agreed by the previous administration to ...
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An EPA Rule Will Reduce Lead in Drinking Water—Unless This Effort to Block It Succeeds
Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back.
Trump's Push to End DEI Sharply Impacts EPA's Environmental Justice Office
Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency ...
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Trump’s push for ‘efficiency’ may destroy the EPA. What does that mean for you?
Staffers that spoke to Grist under the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs blamed new EPA administrator, Lee ...
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Trump admin may ax more than 1,000 EPA workers hired under Biden’s renewable energy push: report
At least 1,100 staffers who joined the agency within the last year received emails recently that informed them they could be ...
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EPA chief’s vow to clawback climate grant money creates more uncertainty for Arkansas projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pledged to clawback $20 billion in funding obligated under the Greenhouse Gas ...
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EPA federal funding freeze sows uncertainty for North Carolina clean energy programs
North Carolina received millions of dollars from the federal government for clean energy programs like Energy Saver NC and ...
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
A majority of employees who work in the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been put on paid leave effective immediately. They all work on environmental justice issues ...