144 EPA workers suspended with pay over dissent letter
July 3 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency suspended 144 employees on Thursday and began investigating their participation in signing a recent dissent letter accusing…
Trump directs EPA to begin dismantling clean water rule
Reporting from Washington — President Trump stepped up his attack on federal environmental protections Tuesday, issuing an order directing his administration to begin the long process of…
Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that
LEOPOLD, Ind. — On the ceiling of Abbie Brockman’s middle school English classroom in Perry County, the fluorescent lights are covered with images of a bright blue…
To understand Trump’s environmental policy, read Project 2025
Throughout his 2024 campaign for president, Donald Trump strongly and repeatedly denied any connection to Project 2025, the political platform document authored by the Heritage…
Shake-up at EPA threatens Energy Star, climate offices
WASHINGTON — A proposal by the Trump administration to reorganize the Environmental Protection Agency targets divisions that house its climate change offices as well as Energy Star,…
EPA restructuring to include cuts, consolidation, shifting resources
May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency is consolidating staff and shifting resources, part of a larger restructuring effort that will seek…
EPA fires or reassigns hundreds of DEI, environmental-justice employees
WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency told more than 450 employees working in diversity, equity and inclusion -- as well as environmental…
EPA workers protest agency cuts during ‘National Day of Action’
1 of 3 | Federal workers and protesters hold signs and form a picket line during Environmental Protection Agency workers' National Day of Action event…
Trump vows to ramp up U.S. production of ‘clean coal’
President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States…
EPA announces range of rollbacks on environmental regulations
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing on January 16 and on Wednesday announced 31 proposed actions to wipe out…
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
WASHINGTON — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions…
EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says
WASHINGTON — A nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects has sued President Trump’s Environmental Protection…
Guest writer: President Trump came through for Los Angeles
As the Eaton and Palisades fires raged in Los Angeles, more than a few Democrats and at least one Times columnist claimed President Trump would…
EPA finishes first phase of debris removal in Palisades, Eaton fire zones
In a major milestone for Los Angeles’ fire recovery, officials said Wednesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finished the first phase of debris…
At least 160 EPA staffers put on leave, leaders cite Trump DEI order
The Trump administration placed at least 160 Environmental Protection Agency employees on paid leave Thursday evening effective immediately. Source link
Safe to breathe in L.A.? Lawmakers call for federal action on fire pollutants
The recent massive wildfires in Los Angeles County destroyed thousands of homes and vehicles, sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water — a…
Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator
Lee Zeldin testifies during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 16. On Wednesday, the…
Trump’s EPA nominee stays vague as senators press him on climate views
Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a…
Senate environmental panel grills Trump’s EPA pick Lee Zeldin
U.S. News // 17 hours ago Transportation secretary nominee stresses safety on the roads, in the air Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Sean Duffy, Trump's pick…
EPA allows California to implement gas-powered vehicle ban by 2035
The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday granted California two waivers allowing the state to implement a ban on gas-powered vehicles by 2035. EPA Administrator Michael S.…