Tag: EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of Omaha have spent decades trying to clean it up.

The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.

Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.

Because it contains a mix of an active ingredient in Agent Orange and glyphosate, Enlist Duo is said to be one of the most dangerous herbicides still used on food crops.

Rollback targets legal basis for greenhouse gas limits as environmental and public health groups prepare lawsuits.

This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.

The bill passed after a year of mass firings were conducted by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.

Is this change part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals?

A move by the administration aligns federal power with pesticide manufacturers as thousands of cancer patients fight for their day in court.