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Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey ripped apart fences and flooded Interstate 10 east of Houston last year. The San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund site is on the other side of the road.

EPA Takes Toxic Site Flooded By Harvey Off Special Cleanup List

5:46pm April 16, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

The EPA says the San Jacinto Waste Pits near Houston no longer needs Scott Pruitt's personal attention due to progress on a remediation plan. But the site is still years away from being cleaned up.

A 2017 file photo of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Democrats have called for Pruitt's resignation over a variety of spending scandals but President Trump and key Republicans have rallied to his defense.

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Why Scott Pruitt May Be Here To Stay

9:55am April 09, 2018

by Ron Elving

If Pruitt's slavish devotion to deregulation has boosted his stock with Trump, it has also endeared him to an array of conservative activists and organizations who have been looking for heroes.

Seeking to cut greenhouse gas emissions in California by 40 percent by 2030, state regulators have approved a plan that offers incentives for truck and bus fleets to go green.

California's New Climate Plan Uses Incentives To Cut Vehicle Emissions

4:58pm December 19, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

Seeking to cut greenhouse gas emissions dramatically by 2030, regulators approved a plan that offers incentives for truck and bus fleets to go green and for utilities to use more renewable energy.

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Did The EPA Censor Its Scientists?

9:15am October 29, 2017

by Adam Frank

Last week, EPA scientists were pulled from speaking at a meeting where they would address climate change. New EPA leaders were quickly accused of censoring their own scientists, says Adam Frank.

A public health worker in Nepal takes a sample of hair for mercury analysis.

Seal Meat, Gold Mining: How Lower-Income Women Are Exposed To Mercury

1:28pm October 03, 2017

by Greta Jochem

A study looked at women in 25 countries and found that many of them have elevated levels of mercury, likely due to human-caused pollution.

An empty field is all that remains of Uravan after cleanup wrapped in 2007.

Former Residents Picnic At Colorado Superfund Site

4:30pm September 05, 2017

by Dan Boyce

The former uranium mining town of Uravan, Colo., was once declared too toxic for humans and razed to the ground. But that's not stopping former residents from gathering there for an annual picnic.

Pump jacks and a gas flare are seen near Williston, N.D., in 2016.

Appeals Court Says EPA Can't Keep Delaying Obama-Era Methane Rules

2:55pm July 04, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. notes the EPA can choose to rewrite a rule designed to prevent leaks from natural gas facilities. But it can't just put it off for two years, the judges decided.

Billy Crook's commercial crabbing boat, Pilot's Bride. He says it's looking like it's going to be a good year for crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Are Fading, But Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Success

11:47pm June 28, 2017

After years of failed attempts at cleaning up the dead zones, the Chesapeake Bay, once a national disgrace, is teeming with wildlife again. But success is fragile, and it might be even more so now.

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The Environmental Protection Agency have been hard-pressed to find any advocates for rolling back regulations in an online public comment forum.

Public To EPA On Cutting Regulations: 'No!'

12:13pm May 19, 2017

by Jennifer Ludden

The Environmental Protection Agency asked for public input on "job-killing regulations" and has received more than 28,000 comments, many of which urge the agency not to roll back protections.

The Energy Star program started in 1992 to rate the efficiency of computer monitors and now covers dozens of product categories.

Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block

9:38am April 26, 2017

by Grace Hood

Appliance makers and home builders are in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the energy efficiency program. Energy Star is among 50 EPA programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget plan.