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 ...
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‘Targeted and belittled’: scientists at US environmental agency speak out as layoffs being
President Donald Trump and his team view the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to US prosperity. Workers have been ...
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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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Zeldin’s $20B take-back bid risks plunging EPA into legal peril
The new EPA chief wants to claw back cash from a Biden administration green banking program. It could spur a court fight.
Lee Zeldin demands return of $20B ‘parked’ at a financial institution by ‘Biden EPA’ to dole out to climate groups
Shockingly, roughly 20 billion of your tax dollars were parked at an outside financial institution by the Biden EPA,” Zeldin said. “This scheme was the first of its kind in EPA history, and it ...
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EPA orders most workers back within weeks, breaking union covenants
The Office of Personnel Management previously issued guidance purporting to grant agencies the authority to disregard ...
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House Republicans plan bill to define EPA’s authority
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), chair of the Environment Subcommittee, told POLITICO’s E&E News he is in the early stages of ...
Minnesota agency pledges air quality monitoring improvements after Smith Foundry dispute, report says
The Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says it's working to improve air quality monitoring following a state review stemming from a dispute over reported violations at a Minneapolis metal foundry.
Trump team digs in, finds millions of wasted dollars at EPA, HUD with DOGE help
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said his team canceled a $50 million Biden-era environmental justice grant to a group that ...