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DONALD TRUMP'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AIMS TO REPLACE OBAMA-ERA CLIMATE, WATER REGULATIONS
Pruitt said that in both cases, former President Barack Obama had made the rules by executive order, and without Congress... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S EPA AIMS TO REPLACE OBAMA-ERA CLIMATE, WATER REGULATIONS IN 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will replace Obama-era carbon and clean water regulations and open up a national debate on climate change in 2018,... READ MORE›
INSIDE THE MASS EXODUS AT THE EPA
More than 700 workers have left the rapidly shrinking Environmental Protection Agency since President Trump took office -- including more than 200 scientists, according to a report... READ MORE›
EX-INDUSTRY LOBBYISTS WIN TOP JOBS IN AGENCIES THEY ONCE FOUGHT
Bernhardt is not barred from matters of general applicability involving Safari Club International or its foundation -- a category that includes broad regulations and policy moves... READ MORE›
EPA CHIEF SWEEPS OFFICE FOR BUGS, INSTALLS HIGH-TECH LOCKS
Also on Tuesday, a Virginia public relations firm founded by former Republican campaign operatives pulled out of a $120,000 no-bid contract with EPA amid intense public scrutiny of the deal... READ MORE›
VENUE OF LAST RESORT: THE CLIMATE LAWSUITS THREATENING THE FUTURE OF BIG OIL
Two international accords tackling climate change have been brokered, with the United States conspicuously absent on both... READ MORE›
TRUMP PRINTED OUT EVERY REGULATION CREATED SINCE 1960, WHAT WERE THEY?
President Donald Trump wants to get rid of regulations that have been instituted since 1960, what are they?... READ MORE›
FUELING DISSENT: HOW THE OIL INDUSTRY SET OUT TO UNDERCUT CLEAN AIR
He gets a second dose at the end of the day before heading home from St John Bosco Elementary School, in San Antonio, Texas... READ MORE›
'WE'RE FIGHTING FOR OUR WAY OF LIFE'
At the petroleum council's meeting in September, energy secretary Perry put his audience at ease... READ MORE›
STATES SUE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR FAILING TO ENFORCE SMOG RULES
Becerra was joined by the attorneys general in Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington state... READ MORE›
14 STATES SUE U.S. GOVERNMENT OVER ALLEGED FAILURE TO ENFORCE SMOG RULES
Becerra was joined by the attorneys general in Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington state... READ MORE›
FOURTEEN STATES SUE TO ALLEGE US FAILURE TO ENFORCE SMOG RULES
Becerra was joined by the attorneys general in Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington state... READ MORE›
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IS RISING IN AMERICA. AND MINORITIES AND THE POOR PAY THE PRICE
At a campaign stop in Ohio back in August 2016, President Trump asked minorities What do you have to lose ?... READ MORE›
A CIVIL RIGHTS 'EMERGENCY': JUSTICE, CLEAN AIR AND WATER IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
The roots of the environmental justice movement are diffuse, but a string of events in Houston, Texas, proved foundational... READ MORE›
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S EPA NOMINEE OPPOSED BY GOP SENATORS FROM NORTH CAROLINA
Environmentalists and Senate Democrats have vehemently opposed Dourson, a toxicologist with close ties to the chemical industry... READ MORE›
ETHANOL AND BIG OIL ARE ADVERTISING ON FOX NEWS TO TRY TO GET TRUMP'S ATTENTION
Other industries are also banking on Fox News being the way to Trump's heart... READ MORE›
TRUMP ADMIN. RELEASES REPORT SAYING CLIMATE CHANGE IS DRIVEN ALMOST ENTIRELY BY HUMANS
WASHINGTON--The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday detailing the growing threats of climate change... READ MORE›
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RELEASES REPORT FINDING 'NO CONVINCING ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION' FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday detailing the growing threats of climate change... READ MORE›
U.S. EPA BANS SCIENTISTS FROM INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BOARDS, RILING DEMOCRATS
They include the EPA Scientific Advisory Board, the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Board of Scientific Counselors... READ MORE›
EPA LEADER TO DROP SCIENTISTS FROM ADVISORY BOARD
The decision to bar any researcher who receives EPA grant money from serving as an adviser to the agency appears to be unprecedented... READ MORE›
TOXINS IN WIDESPREAD USE EXCLUDED FROM U.S. CHEMICAL REVIEW
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health analyzed cancer-related deaths among 30,000 firefighters from Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE ALREADY COSTING U.S. BILLIONS IN LOSSES, CONGRESSIONAL AUDITOR SAYS IN REPORT
The report says the fiscal impacts of climate change are likely to vary widely by region... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : United States Environmental Protection Agency
US FEDERAL DEPARTMENT IS CENSORING USE OF TERM 'CLIMATE CHANGE', EMAILS REVEAL
Instead of climate change adaption, staff are asked to use resilience to weather extremes ... READ MORE›
'JUST RACIST': EPA CUTS WILL HIT BLACK AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES THE HARDEST
The environmental justice office is tasked with bridging the yawning disparity in pollution experienced by black, Hispanic and low-income communities and wealthier white neighborhoods... READ MORE›
EPA STUDIES, DATA MUST UNDERGO POLITICAL REVIEW BEFORE RELEASE
The EPA's 14-page scientific integrity document, enacted during the Obama administration, describes how scientific studies were to be conducted and reviewed in the agency... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP BANS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAFF FROM TALKING TO PRESS AFTER SUSPENDING ALL CONTRACTS
President Donald Trump has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency, barring officials from posting updates to social media and speaking to reporters... READ MORE›
EPA WIPES ITS CLIMATE CHANGE SITE DAY BEFORE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Previously, the website housed data on greenhouse gas emissions from large polluters and reports on the effects of climate change and its impact on human health... READ MORE›
TRUMPS EPA PICK REJECTS CLIMATE SCIENCE, FIGHTS FOR FOSSIL FUELS
Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, has spent six years waging war against the EPA's climate and clean air initiatives... READ MORE›
ENVIRONMENTALISTS SUE EPA FOR REVERSING OBAMA-ERA MOVE TO BAN PESTICIDE
After years of litigation, the EPA released an assessment of chlorpyrifos in November, concluding that current usage of the pesticide carries dietary and drinking water risks... READ MORE›
SCANT OVERSIGHT, CORPORATE SECRECY PRECEDED U.S. WEED KILLER CRISIS
In this case, Monsanto denied requests by university researchers to study its XtendiMax with VaporGrip for volatility... READ MORE›
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE, BECOMES PRIORITY UNDER TRUMP ORDER
Trump's order attempts to roll back Obama-era policies on power plant emissions limits, coal mining on federal lands, and regulations on fracking and methane... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO TAP FAST FOOD EXECUTIVE ANDY PUZDER FOR LABOR SECRETARY
Preparing to make public appearances Thursday in Ohio and Iowa, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate restaurant chain executive Andy Puzder to be labor secretary... READ MORE›
SCOTT PRUITT VOWS TO SLASH CLIMATE AND WATER POLLUTION REGULATIONS AT CPAC
Pruitt demurred when asked if the EPA should be abolished, citing the very important work it does in water and air pollution that crosses state lines... READ MORE›
MATT DAMON IN DAVOS: WE CAN WORK WITH ANYBODY, EVEN TRUMP
We don't see our role here at the World Economic Forum as being part of a global elite... READ MORE›
PUSH FOR EAST ALEPPO AID DROPS USING GPS-GUIDED PARACHUTES
Environmental groups have denounced the selection of the Oklahoma attorney general... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP 'TAKING STEPS TO ABOLISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'
President Trump said during the campaign that he would like to abolish the EPA or 'leave a little bit'... READ MORE›
IOWA OIL SPILL UNDERSCORES PIPELINE RISKS DAY AFTER TRUMP REVIVES MAJOR PROJECTS
That gives you some idea of what will happen when the Dakota Access pipeline or the Keystone XL pipeline fails... READ MORE›
NEW EPA HEAD SCOTT PRUITT'S EMAILS REVEAL CLOSE TIES WITH FOSSIL FUEL INTERESTS
Documents suggest former Oklahoma AG followed lobby group's guidance on challenging environmental regulations, and put letterhead to oil firm complaints more than once... READ MORE›
EPA CHIEF SPENT ALMOST HALF OF SPRING IN HOME STATE OF OKLAHOMA
The airfare for Pruitt's travel to and from Oklahoma totaled more than 12,000, the Environmental Integrity Project said... READ MORE›
TRUMP ADMIN ORDERS EPA CONTRACT FREEZE AND MEDIA BLACKOUT
Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer of New York said the Trump administration should immediately reverse the media blackout and contracting freeze... READ MORE›
TRUMP PICKS CLIMATE CHANGE SCEPTIC SCOTT PRUITT TO LEAD EPA
Yet as attorney general, Mr Pruitt not only denied the existence of climate change, but took steps to accelerate its devastating effects on Americans... READ MORE›
EMAILS SHOW TIES BETWEEN NEW EPA HEAD, ENERGY FIRMS
The center said before the release of the emails that Pruitt's office had violated Oklahoma's Open Records Act by delaying their issuance... READ MORE›
DOES THE WORLD'S TOP WEED KILLER CAUSE CANCER? TRUMP'S EPA WILL DECIDE
By 1999, with Roundup Ready soybean, cotton, and corn seeds already changing global farm markets, Monsanto was facing questions about how glyphosate affected animal genes... READ MORE›
PESTICIDE THAT TRUMP'S EPA REFUSED TO BAN BLAMED FOR SICKENING FARM WORKERS
Nearly 50 farm workers experienced nausea and vomiting apparently caused by a pesticide whose scheduled ban was overturned by the Trump administration... READ MORE›
CONSERVATIVES CHEER EPA CUTS THAT ACTIVISTS FEAR 'WILL BE BORNE BY LUNGS'
Trump administration's zeal for deregulation seen by environmentalists as a recipe for fossil fuel cronyism, runaway climate change and toxic water crises... READ MORE›
SCOTT PRUITT HAILS ERA OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEREGULATION IN SPEECH AT COAL MINE
Though Pruitt insisted that clean air and water will be maintained in this purge, the choice of venue for the announcement was jarring... READ MORE›
TRUMP ISSUES GAG ORDER ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAFF
The Trump administration has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants... READ MORE›
WHITE HOUSE PROPOSES SLASHING FUNDS TO CLEAN UP TOXIC SITES DESPITE EPA'S PLEAS
The EPA budget documents were obtained and released by the National Association of Clean Air Agencies... READ MORE›
'SEE YOU IN COURT': ACTIVISTS READY FOR TRUMP TO RELAX SMOG AND DRILLING RULES
With the Trump administration poised to roll back rules on smog and drilling off Alaska and the east coast, environmental campaigners are ready for legal action... READ MORE›
CRUISE SHIPS SHOWED CONTEMPT FOR CUSTOMERS BY BREAKING CLEAN AIR PLEDGE, REPORT SAYS
Nabu is calling on all cruise ships worldwide to ban their use of heavy fuel and to install particulate filters on all ships... READ MORE›
GLOBAL POLLUTION IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST KILLER AND A THREAT TO SURVIVAL OF MANKIND, STUDY FINDS
Air pollution deaths in Southeast Asia are on track to double by 2050, he added... READ MORE›
SERIOUS FARM POLLUTION BREACHES RISE IN UK - AND MANY GO UNPROSECUTED
Environment Agency figures show severe incidents are weekly occurrence as farms struggle with cost of pollution prevention despite subsidies... READ MORE›