The EPA Won’t Have to Hold Mining Companies Responsible for Clean-Up Costs, a Federal Court Rules
The agency claims modern mining practices have reduced the risk of pollution going unaddressed. Will taxpayers still have to pay a price?
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Trump Officially Nominates Andrew Wheeler to Lead the EPA
The former coal lobbyist, who has been a champion of Trump's deregulatory agenda without any of the ethical scandals of his predecessor, is all but guaranteed a confirmation.
U.S. Emissions Are Rising Under Trump
The Trump administration has been systematically rolling back environmental regulations, and now carbon emissions are up across every sector in America.
The EPA Is Tabling Its Controversial ‘Secret Science’ Proposal
The policy would have required that the data for all scientific studies used to justify major regulatory actions be publicly available.
‘There’s Nothing They Won’t Do for the Industry’: A Climate Expert Argues That EPA Bias Let Illegal Emissions Go Unpunished
An Environmental Protection Agency watchdog calls out Scott Pruitt's failure to penalize three Oklahoma-based oil and gas companies for polluting.
Environmental Groups Sue the EPA for Giving Super-Polluting Trucks a ‘Free Pass’
Plaintiffs say that so-called glider trucks are putting Americans' lives directly at risk.
A California-Led Coalition Asks the EPA to Reverse Its Suspension of Regulations on Super-Polluting Trucks
The letter comes one week after the EPA announced that it would not enforce a 2016 regulation that limits the manufacture of diesel freight trucks refurbished with older engines.
The EPA’s New Leader Promises a More Conventional—but No More Strongly Regulated—Future
Andrew Wheeler pledges to listen to staffers, and to speed up regulatory processes.
Republicans Want to Delay the Confirmation of Scott Pruitt’s Replacement
Given their narrow majority, Senate Republicans prefer to let Andrew Wheeler continue as acting administrator rather than squeeze in another confirmation fight before the November mid-terms.
The Lede, Issue #23: Inside New York’s Tenement Museum, Scott Pruitt’s Resignation, a New Leader for the EPA, and More
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