Tag: EPA

More of the same is happening—and worse is anticipated, especially regarding climate change. 

The ruling blocks the EPA from enforcing broad water quality limits through “end result” permits, which require cities and businesses to ensure discharged water meets pollution standards.

EPA bans two cancer-causing chemicals, marking a critical step in protecting public health and the environment after decades of harm.

The EPA bans two carcinogenic chemicals after decades of advocacy, but political and industrial challenges loom.

Formaldehyde threatens everyone as it pollutes the air we all breathe and leaks from products long after they enter our homes. It is virtually everywhere.

“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”

Zeldin is part of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank Dunn founded that pushes anti-climate policies.

The fossil fuel industry filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting the court block the program and the Supreme Court put the EPA's new rule on hold until it was settled in court.

The senators urged EPA Administrator Michael Regan to take decisive action to protect public health, noting that over 70 countries have already banned paraquat due to its known dangers.

The investment will support approximately 40,000 union jobs while reducing pollution and combating the climate crisis, a press release from the White House said.