Environmental Protection Agency

• U.S. looks to impose strict limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

  The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing federal limits on PFAS, a group of compounds that are linked to a range of health issues including low birth weight and cancer.

  U.S. News

  Mar 14, 2023
  
• Ohio train derailment: Contaminated waste shipment to proceed

  The announcement came a day after the Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to ``pause'' shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine.

  U.S. News

  Feb 26, 2023
  
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• Cleanup effort for Keystone pipeline spill to extend to next week: U.S. EPA

  The effort to remove oil from the largest crude spill in the United States in nearly a decade will extend into next week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.

  Environment

  Dec 9, 2022
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• U.S. bread, donut makers say biofuel requirements could increase cost of certain foods

  The EPA administers the nation's biofuels laws.

  World

  Aug 3, 2021
• What happened to the environment with 3.5 years of Trump in office

  In late August, U.S. President Donald Trump rolled back one of the last major environmental regulations made under the Obama administration.

  Environment

  Oct 20, 2020
• U.S. EPA promises less focus on climate change, more cleanups in 2nd Trump term

  Andrew Wheeler said the agency was moving back toward an approach that had long promoted economic growth as well as a healthy environment and drawn bipartisan support.

  Environment

  Sep 3, 2020
• First-ever U.S. emissions standards for commercial aircraft to be proposed: sources

  The Environmental Protection Agency-proposed regulation, set to be announced Wednesday, would align the United States with global standards, officials said.

  Environment

  Jul 22, 2020
• ‘People are flushing 10 times’: Trump targets toilets, faucets for water issues

  The fixtures "end up using more water," Trump told a roundtable on Friday.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2019
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• U.S. looks to repeal regulations on methane leaks from oil and gas facilities

  The step would be the latest in a series easing the previous administration’s emissions controls on the oil, gas and coal industries.

  Politics

  Aug 29, 2019
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• Trump EPA guts rule requiring coal-fired power plants to curb emissions

  Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a weaker replacement rule on Wednesday.

  Environment

  Jun 19, 2019