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The Rapid Buildout of Data Centers Is Weakening the Clean Air Act
New EPA guidance is part of an effort to loosen regulations for data centers and the power plants built to serve them.
EPA Has Stopped Including Cancer Risk Estimates in Air Pollution Data
Researchers say the Trump administration has made it harder for the public to access and understand environmental data.
EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts
Trump's administration omitted microplastics from a list of pollutants for local utilities to monitor in drinking water.
Industry Groups Keep Louisiana Residents From Knowing What’s in Their Air
Three of the chemicals that account for the majority of cancer risk in the region aren’t monitored by the state at all.
Chemical Accidents Are on the Rise as Trump Proposes Weakening Regulations
Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.
Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Fueled “Unprecedented” Wave of Climate Litigation
The US saw the most lawsuits, but battles over the dismantling of climate policy are also emerging in other countries.
SCOTUS Ruling Limits Ability to Sue Pesticide Companies for Illness or Injury
At the center of the case was label warnings about glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that has been linked to cancer.
Is Affordability a Climate Issue? Philadelphia Hunger Strikers Said Yes.
A recent hunger strike in Philadelphia demonstrated the expanding scope of environmental justice organizing.
The EPA Illegally Terminated Climate Justice Grants, a Federal Judge Rules
But the judge didn’t order the program’s resumption and denied a request to extend the deadline for awarding grants.
Trump Moved to Eliminate Chemical Safety Board Before Deadly Spill Killed 11
New polling shows even 82 percent of Trump supporters want stronger federal protections from toxic pollution.