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Democrats warn projects like hazardous waste clean-ups and drinking water inspections would also be delayedThe potential imminent shutdown of the federal government could hamper responses to any new weather disasters, leave hazardous waste sites uninsp…
Decision on regulations for ground-level ozone – AKA smog – avoids election-year battle with industry groups and RepublicansThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone – better kno…
Rule requires wetlands to be more clearly connected to other waters, overturning half-century of federal regulationThe Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands on Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the supr…
Water of about 26 million is contaminated as new data offers the most robust look into exactly which communities are pollutedDrinking water consumed by millions of Americans from hundreds of communities spread across the United States is contaminated w…
The $369bn Inflation Reduction Act has boosted clean energy and EV cars, but the politics remain difficultThe US’ first serious legislative attempt to tackle the climate crisis, the Inflation Reduction Act, is hitting its first anniversary both lauded …
Chevron component approved even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed over a lifetimeThis article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of powerThe Environmental Protection Agency approv…
Rules passed along party lines; conservative nonprofits reportedly orchestrated a $1.8m PR campaign to defend supreme court justice• This blog is now closed. To read more about Donald Trump click hereHere’s a rundown of the ethical controversies suprem…
EPA says new rules will reduce children’s exposure to dust from lead-based paint in residential building and childcare centers The Biden administration on Wednesday moved to reduce children’s exposure to lead, proposing stricter limits on dust from lea…
Farmers can’t use chlorpyrifos on food because it damages children’s brains but an EPA official questions restrictions under global treatyThis article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of powerOn his first d…
Federal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered speciesPublic health groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over the reapproval of two toxic herbicides made with an active …