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.
During a hearing, the EPA's top official for enforcement defended the agency's low performance figures.
As acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler has worked to ease environmental regulation.
Environmental Protection Agency enforcement fell to 10-year lows in 2017, but 2018's numbers may be even lower.
The Trump administration is doing the opposite of what a new report says is needed to keep global climate change to a minimum.
The announcement prompted the California State Water Resources Control Board to postpone its vote on a proposal restricting agricultural water use in the Delta.
The rule's architects aren't really seeking better science, opponents argue.
Andrew Wheeler pledges to listen to staffers, and to speed up regulatory processes.
A group of 10 families is taking the European Union to court in an attempt to get its member states to take more drastic action on climate change.
A federal judge in California blocked the city of Oakland's attempt to prevent the shipment of coal through a proposed cargo terminal.
Leaders in the scientific community fear Scott Pruitt's new directive would severely limit the use of research in policymaking.
The government hopes to use the collected penalties to fund restoration efforts in the degraded Indonesian land and forests. Without the penalties, no restoration work can start.
