Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of ...
The Nation Newspaper

Jigawa moves to strengthen climate resilience, environmental monitoring

The Jigawa State Government has intensified efforts toward environmental sustainability and climate resilience with the ...

When you don’t have the facts, argue the law: How Trump’s EPA is limiting its own ability to protect public health far into the future

The EPA’s new interpretations are strategically designed to appeal to the current US Supreme Court’s view of agency authority ...
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EPA demands accountability for environmental damage

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reaffirmed Liberia's commitment to responsible investment while cautioning against projects that harm the environment, jeopardize public health, exploit ...

Takeaways from investigation showing Georgia officials knew carpet mills polluted local water

State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of ...

Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

President Donald Trump's administration proposes cutting the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by roughly half, sparking heated congressional hearings this week.
The New York Times

How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission — and the Message — of the E.P.A.

Lee Zeldin does not speak like any other Environmental Protection Agency administrator in recent history. The job of the E.P.A. chief is to protect human health by safeguarding “the air we breathe, ...
C&EN

US government targets microplastics for research and potential drinking-water regulation

For the first time, the US Environmental Protection Agency is including microplastics and pharmaceuticals on the list of drinking-water contaminants that the agency is considering for regulation. EPA ...
Los Angeles Times

Microplastics and pharmaceuticals named a priority threat in drinking water by health, environment officials

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal health and environmental officials announced a $144-million effort to study microplastics in human bodies ...
Business Recorder

EPA marks ‘Earth Hour’

LAHORE: In connection with the global observance of Earth Hour, the Environment Protection Agency Punjab organized a high-level Post-Smog Engagement Session, at its Green Building Headquarters, ...
The Hill

EPA firing 22 environmental justice staffers, union says

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to fire 22 more of its staffers, a union representing agency employees said Thursday. Justin Chen, president of the American Federation of Government ...