EPA

EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave

11:32pm February 06, 2025

A majority of employees who work in the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been put on paid leave effective immediately. They all work on environmental justice issues or on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

12:24am January 29, 2025

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in EPA litigation, for now

5:01pm October 16, 2024

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented while two other conservatives wrote that they may be sympathetic to the case were it to be brought after a lower court ruling.

Congress To Return To Capitol Hill Next Week After Summer Recess

National

Supreme Court refuses, for now, to block new EPA rules to fight climate change

4:21pm October 04, 2024

The justices, in a break from the way they have handled most such cases in the recent past, told the challengers to first litigate their claims in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water

12:48pm September 12, 2024

Water utilities across the country will have to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water by 2029. Orange County, Calif., got a head start.

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Trump gutted federal employee unions. They believe he'd do it again

5:00am August 15, 2024

Federal employee unions are fervently supporting Kamala Harris for president, in part because they like her pro-labor policies, but just as much because they fear a second Trump term.

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Underserved Communities In California Receive No-Cost Solar Energy Installation

Why the U.S. government is spending $7 billion on solar for low-income homes

5:30am August 01, 2024

by Julia Simon

Solar energy can reduce climate pollution and electric bills. The U.S. government will soon start giving out $7 billion in grants for solar programs for low-income homes.

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Marathon Oil reaches a $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations

5:35pm July 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

The federal government announced a settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Health & Safety

Why scientists who study noise pollution are calling for more regulation

9:00am July 01, 2024

by Joanne Silberner

Noise from roads, airports and equipment like leaf blowers has been linked with serious health impacts. Decades ago, the U.S. government passed a law limiting it, but it has no teeth.

Nearly Half Of U.S. Tap Water Contains Forever Chemicals, Study Finds

Health & Safety

The EPA's new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges

1:34pm June 21, 2024

by Pien Huang

Chemical companies and water utilities are challenging the EPA’s recent rule putting limits on six PFAS chemicals in drinking water.