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Trump EPA Plows Ahead With 'Mind-Bogglingly Stupid and Destructive' Rollback of Methane Emissions Rules
A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on outside Williston, North Dakota. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
From Fossil Fuel Companies to Schools, 350+ Facilities Stopped Tracking Water Pollution Under EPA's Temporary Pandemic Policy
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Clairton Coke Works
Critics have charged that "it's appalling to see Trump's EPA using the coronavirus as an excuse not to protect Americans from polluters."
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'Illegal, Unscientific, and Unconscionable': Despite Risk of Brain Damage to Infants, Trump EPA Won't Regulate Rocket Fuel Additive for Water Supplies
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"EPA has abdicated its responsibility to set federal drinking water standards...
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In 'Targeted Strike' Against Environmental and Racial Justice, Trump EPA Curbs State Power to Reject Fossil Fuel Projects
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A protester is seen holding a placard calling for a stop to the Williams natural gas pipeline during a demonstration held on Center Street adjacent to City Hall Park in New York City.
"This president and this administration are at war with justice and well-being—...
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Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), testifies during a hearing titled "Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Al Drago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
EPA Chief Says Trump's Evisceration of Regulations "Make Things Better"—But Forgets to Add "For Polluters"
'Shameful Does Not Even Begin to Describe' Trump EPA Decision on Chemical Known to Damage Children's Brains
Trump EPA 'Defies Logic' With Emission Standard Rule—Even as Experts Warn Air Pollution Makes Coronavirus More Deadly
'Holy Crap This Is Insane': Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, EPA Indefinitely Suspends Environmental Rules
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Sanders Takes Aim at Corporate Polluters With Bill to Clean Up Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
Search and rescue workers combed through what remained of a 50-unit apartment building
Environmental Justice Advocates Blast Trump EPA for 'Dangerous' Rollback of Chemical Disaster Rule
Break Free From Plastic Movement Blasts Big Polluters on Industry-Backed 'America Recycles Day'
Experts Warn This Industry-Backed Attack on Science at EPA Would Be Among 'Most Damaging' of All Trump-Era Policies
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Green Group Threatens Suit Over 'Unconscionable Handout to Polluters' as EPA Attacks Water Rules for Coal Ash
By Allowing 6 Million Lead Service Lines to Stay In Ground, EPA's Lead Rule Update Will Do Little to Protect Drinking Water, Critics Say
Honeybees, essential pollinators, are under threat due to a new Trump administration rule allowing widespread use of a dangerous pesticide.
Groups Sue Trump's EPA in Response to 'Nauseating' Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticide
A coyote returns for the last scraps of a road killed pronghorn.
After Public Outcry, Trump EPA Reverses Approval for Using 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife

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Wheeler Weakens EPA Coal Ash Rules For Former Client
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
EPA Blows Up Court Order Over Rocket Fuel Contaminant in Drinking Water
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EPA Chief: Environmental and Public Health Rollbacks ‘Make Things Better
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EPA Chief Promises Year of 'Progress' To Mark Agency's 50th Anniversary...
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
Trump EPA Quashes Chemical Safety Rule to Ease ‘Burden’ on Industry
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
New EPA Science Restrictions Would Devastate Public Health and Environmental Protections
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