Tag: US Environmental Protection Agency

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment

Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment

Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water

Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water

4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA’s plan to rescind the endangerment finding that underpins US climate policies

4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA’s plan to rescind the endangerment finding that underpins US climate policies

EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive

EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?

How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future

Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future

Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?

EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?