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Industry-Backed Bills Would Bar EPA From Carrying Out Its Mission, Experts Say
“They’re trying to undermine the foundations for doing any kind of regulation,” said an environmental law expert.
Trump’s EPA Is Botching Removal of Toxic Waste From the Los Angeles Fires
The federal government is prioritizing speed over public health, refusing to test ash from LA for toxicity.
Supreme Court Weakens EPA Ability to Limit Discharge of Raw Sewage Into Water
San Francisco’s case against the EPA’s sewage regulations was supported by conservative and mining groups.
Trump’s EPA Moves to Block State Pesticide Labels That Warn of Cancer Risks
The plan may conflict with the new HHS head, RFK Jr., who helped sue Monsanto over lack of sufficient health warnings.
Trump Admin Is Trying to Raid “Green Banks” Meant to Fund Local Climate Projects
Despite its former support from Republicans, Lee Zeldin's EPA is dismantling the $20 billion clean energy loan program.
Trump’s Climate Funding Freeze Leaves Tribes and Community Groups in Limbo
Groups have been unable to access their money despite court orders requiring that the federal government release it.
Communities of Color Hit Hardest as Trump Shutters Environmental Justice Office
“I’m very concerned about the deregulation and the focus on corporate profits,” says the former head of the EPA program.
Trump’s Pick for Key EPA Role Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
As an EPA lawyer during Trump’s first term, David Fotouhi helped roll back climate regulations and water protections.
Organizers Fight the Greenwashing of Plastic Pollution With Grassroots Power
While they expect new challenges from Trump’s administration, organizers are going local in the plastics fight in 2025.
US Petrochemical Plants Send Millions of Pounds of Pollutants Into Waterways
There are currently no EPA limits set for these contaminants in effluent water guidelines for the plastics industry.