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The EPA Under Lee Zeldin
In his first term as president, Donald Trump picked to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a virulent anti-EPA ...
EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands
EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it ...
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate ...
US EPA administrator says he canceled DEI grants totaling $1.7 billion
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Monday he canceled 400 environmental justice and ...
Lee Zeldin gets to work on his agenda of shrinking EPA and cutting regulations
The former Long Island congressman has vowed to claw back $20 billion in Biden administration green energy grants.
EPA says it's cutting back on 'waters of the United States' rules ag interests oppose
After a U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing wetland protections, the EPA says it will revamp rules many farmers have long opposed.
Trump administration claws back $20 billion in climate funds
The Trump administration has ended $20 billion in funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects in a move that climate advocates and Democrats say illegally seizes money allocated for clean energy and ...
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
EPA moves to narrow protections for U.S. waterways, reversing Biden
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will narrow the definition of wetlands, rivers and other waterways that ...
EPA moves to unwind over two dozen US air, water regulations
The Trump administration announced a wave of regulatory rollbacks on Wednesday that included a repeal of emissions limits on ...
Repealing EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” Threatens Everyone’s Health
Politicians want to and say “thanks for smoking,” overruling scientists & repealing EPA’s ability to protect our health, ...