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The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels
EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall ...
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EPA Proposal Would Repeal Modern Limits on Mercury and Air Toxics for Coal Plants, Carbon Pollution Standards
Today, the Trump administration posted two EPA proposals under final White House review that would repeal protections against air pollution. One is the Mercury and Air Toxics Update Rule which limits ...
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Trump EPA Flips Kill Switch On Hundreds Of Biden-Era ‘Environmental Justice’ Handouts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is terminating nearly 800 grants meant to further “environmental justice,” the ...
EPA to Slash Workforce, Shutter Research Office in Major Downsize Effort
The 1,500 research and development staff would need to apply for around 400 of the newly created positions in other offices, employees were told in an all-hands meeting at EPA on Friday. It was not ...
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How Trump’s EPA Plans to Undo the Scientific Justification for Climate Rules
President Trump’s EPA administrator Lee Zeldin seems to be focusing on costs to industry in an effort to dismantle the ...
As Trump's EPA ends 'environmental justice,' minority communities may pay a price
By Ned Randolph and Daniel Trotta LAPLACE, Louisiana (Reuters) -From her home on Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," Lydia Gerard ...
EPA restructuring to include cuts, consolidation, shifting resources
The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency is consolidating staff and shifting resources, part of a larger restructuring ...
With Trump EPA waiver allowing E15 summer use, ethanol advocates call for permanent answer
With Trump's EPA waiver on E15 summer sales, supporters say nation needs year-round access to gasoline with 15% ethanol to ...