smart regulation that will allow American innovation to continue to lead the world.” The EPA under his leadership “will prioritize compliance as much as possible,” Zeldin said.

The substance’s durability and practical chemical properties likewise explain why it took many decades before lead paint and leaded gasoline became banned in 1978 and 1996, respectively.

Most recently, Fotouhi challenged the EPA’s recent ban of asbestos, which causes a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. In a brief filed in October on behalf of a group of car companies called the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said last week that it needed more time to study the health impacts of paraquat, a powerful herbicide that has drawn scrutiny for its possible links to ...

She also helped scale back proposed bans on other substances like asbestos and methylene chloride, a harmful chemical found in paint thinners ... working with all EPA staff in support of sound ...

Cash spent almost three years in the EPA post. He spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins shortly after he resigned about what Trump's policies will mean for environmental ...

Aaron Szabo has been tapped to lead EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, putting him at the center of President Donald Trump’s campaign to roll back climate and air pollution rules, according to ...

According to EPA data, as of 2023, RMAP has cleaned approximately 1,500 properties. Last fall, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a new cleanup level of 175 parts per million lead in ...

Lead is often present in paint and pipes used in older homes, while chlorine and other chemicals are generated when plastic melts or combusts. Levels briefly but dramatically topped EPA long-term ...

The federal government banned the use of lead pipes or solder in drinking water systems in 1986, but most utilities stopped using them in the 1950s. The EPA estimates around 46,000 lead water ...