Environmental Protection Agency Archives

This May 16, 2021, photo shows window air conditioners in New York. In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combating climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

EPA Completes Rule to Phase out Gases Used As Refrigerants

23 September 2021

The new rule, which follows through on a law Congress passed last year, is intended...

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Concept piece showing asbestos alongside safety goggles and a mask.

Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?

10 December 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while limiting...

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US Proposing Easing Rules on Climate-Changing Oil Emissions

29 August 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency's move would be the latest in a series by the administration...

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EPA Restores Broad Use of Pesticide Opposed by Beekeepers

12 July 2019

The announcement makes sulfoxaflor the latest bug- and weed-killer defended by the Trump administration despite...

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Trump EPA Close to Gutting Obama Rule on Coal Power Plants

19 June 2019

Supporters of the revised rule say the Obama-era plan overstepped the EPA's authority.

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Trump EPA Acts to Roll Back Control on Climate-Changing Coal

6 December 2018

Andrew Wheeler signed a proposal to dismantle a 2015 rule that any new coal power...

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Emails Show Cooperation Between EPA and Climate-Change Deniers

27 May 2018

The newly-released emails reveal Environmental Protection Agency officials have worked to organize events and hearings...

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Federal Employees Ordered to Attend Anti-Leaking Classes

21 September 2017

Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency are attending mandatory sessions to reinforce compliance with laws...

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Trump Administration Declines to Renew Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisor Appointments The move, which is considered unusual, aims to bring more industry scientists into the EPA’s...

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EPA Web Site Pop-Up Fuels Fears of Open Data Shutdown The Environmental Protection Agency accused the contractor alleging that it would shut down its open...

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Group of people with signs saying, "We want clean air and clean water!"

EPA Reportedly Eliminates Program Helping Cities Deal With Climate Change

8 April 2017

An unidentified official said that the issue should not be "controlled from inside Washington, D.C."

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Did Obama’s EPA Director Say the Clean Power Plan Would Have ‘No Effect’ on Carbon Emissions? Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum attributed the claim to former EPA head Gina McCarthy during...

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