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Trump Taps Fossil Fuel Ally to Head EPA, Push Anti-Environment Agenda
Lee Zeldin has a history of opposing critical environmental protections and clean energy job investments.
Private Videos Reveal Trump Adviser’s Plans for a New MAGA Agenda
Under Trump, Russ Vought wants to deploy the military against protesters, defund the EPA and villainize civil servants.
The EPA Is Mandating Removal of Lead Pipes. What Will Replace Them?
The new rule is a step in the right direction, but cost-cutting could lead to a different kind of toxicity.
EPA Scientists Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals During Trump Admin
A second Trump presidency could see more far-reaching interference with the agency’s scientific work under Project 2025.
EPA Claims No Obligation to Regulate PFAS in Farmland Sewage Sludge
The EPA seeks to dismiss a lawsuit over toxic PFAS contamination in sewage sludge used as fertilizer.
Leak at CO2 Injection Facility Raises Alarm Over Dangers of Carbon Capture Tech
Environmental advocates say the technology offers a false climate solution while also endangering frontline communities.
EPA Policy Rejects Plastic Industry’s Misleading Math on Recycled Products
Companies that want the EPA's stamp of approval can no longer use a method criticized by some as a greenwashing tactic.
Federal Judge Undoes Key Civil Rights Protections in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
The decision may open the door for other states to file similar lawsuits blocking efforts to fight environmental racism.
Farmworker Unions and Advocacy Organizations Cheer EPA Ban on a Toxic Pesticide
It’s the first time in nearly 40 years that the EPA has exercised this emergency authority for a pesticide.
Recent SCOTUS Rulings Leave People Open to Unfettered Abuse by Big Corporations
Legal experts warn the court has decimated the government's ability to protect workers and consumers through regulation.