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The EPA Blames Six Asian Nations That The U.S. Exports Plastic Waste to for Ocean Pollution

The Trump administration pointed at China, Indonesia, and others as the main source of trash in our oceans, but the U.S. and other wealthy nations contribute to the problem.

Kate Wheeling

President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's environmental policies at the White House on July 8th, 2019.

Environment

‘We’re Working Harder’: Fact-Checking Trump’s Event on His Environmental Record

President Trump mentioned clean air, emissions, and the Green New Deal, but failed to bring up climate change at his environmental event Monday.

Kate Wheeling

The Environmental Protection Agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s 2020 Budget Would Slash Funding for EPA Programs

Though the Trump administration's attempted deep cuts have had historically minimal impact on the agency's budget, they offer further evidence of the Trump administration's lack of concern for federal environmental protection.

Kelley Czajka

Andrew Wheeler answers senators' questions during his confirmation hearing to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 16th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Senators Grill Trump’s Nominee to Head the Environmental Protection Agency

As acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler has worked to ease environmental regulation.

Francie Diep

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to staff at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 11th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

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.

Kate Wheeling

Emissions spew out of a large stack at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station in Newburg, Maryland.

The Trump Administration Plans to Let Coal Power Plants Emit More Carbon Dioxide

Will it be enough to save coal jobs?

Francie Diep

News in Brief

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.

Rebecca Worby

The Lede, Issue #24: The Ongoing Crisis in Flint, the EPA Under Andrew Wheeler, Plastic Straw Bans, and More

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Pacific Standard Staff

A truck stands idle on Interstate 15 near San Bernardino, California.

Environment

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.

Rebecca Worby