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EPA Chief Says Trump's Evisceration of Regulations "Make Things Better"—But Forgets to Add "For Polluters"
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)
'Shameful Does Not Even Begin to Describe' Trump EPA Decision on Chemical Known to Damage Children's Brains
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Yet another abdication of duty by those that are entrusted with protecting Americans from needless and preventable harm."
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Trump EPA 'Defies Logic' With Emission Standard Rule—Even as Experts Warn Air Pollution Makes Coronavirus More Deadly
Julia Conley, staff writer
Decision by EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler denounced for being "as tone-deaf...
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'Holy Crap This Is Insane': Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, EPA Indefinitely Suspends Environmental Rules
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The EPA uses this global pandemic to create loopholes for destroying the...
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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
Sherco power plant
To Stave Off 'Climate Disaster,' 29 States and Major Cities Sue Trump EPA Over 'Dirty Power' Rule
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Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes Calif. With Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup
'Egregious Handout' to Corporate Polluters as Trump EPA Moves to Accelerate Pipeline Approvals With Attack on Clean Water Act
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Health and Labor Groups Sue Trump EPA for Refusal to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

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EPA Chief: Environmental and Public Health Rollbacks ‘Make Things Better
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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
Food & Water Watch
Wheeler is Double-Crossing America’s Water With Weak Lead Rule
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
EPA Weakens Lead Drinking Water Protections
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