Forcing Polluters to Clean Up Their Mess Means New Hope for Communities By Ben Jealous May 5, 2024 The EPA will require power plants to deal with their toxic coal ash waste In this story: EPA, dirty fuels, coal ash
EPA’s New Tailpipe Rules Put the US on the Road to an Electric Future By Syris Valentine March 20, 2024 New car and truck rules mark one of the Biden administration’s biggest climate action moves In this story: transportation, EPA
Big Polluters Vs. Our Kids By Ben Jealous February 17, 2024 The EPA’s new standard to prevent dangerous soot is welcomed and long overdue In this story: air, EPA, dirty fuels
Supreme Court Hears Koch-Backed Cases Designed to Unleash Deregulatory Bonanza By Jake Johnson January 19, 2024 "Everything from the climate to consumer safety could be worse off thanks to this potential decision" In this story: environmental law, EPA
Supreme Court Waters Down the Clean Water Act By Jason Mark May 25, 2023 In its latest ruling against environmental safeguards, SCOTUS decides that polluting or destroying some wetlands is OK In this story: Supreme Court, clean water, EPA
The Biden Administration Moves to Slash Carbon Pollution From Power Plants By Osha Gray Davidson May 11, 2023 Guidelines were crafted to pass Supreme Court review, but hurdles remain In this story: EPA, clean energy, coal, climate change
Supreme Court Opens Its New Term With a Major Clean Water Case By Jason Mark October 4, 2022 During oral arguments, many justices appear skeptical of excluding most wetlands from Clean Water Act protection In this story: Supreme Court, clean water, EPA
Why Is the EPA Really Repealing Methane Emissions Regulations? By Drew Higgins October 5, 2020 The Trump administration pushed for regulations repeal In this story: EPA, methane
Trump Administration’s Rollback of Chemical Disaster Rule Threatens Communities, First Responders By Michael Hardy August 16, 2020 EPA refuses to implement new rules following deadly 2013 fertilizer plant explosion In this story: toxics, EPA
EPA Suspends Enforcement of Environmental Laws By Paul Rauber March 28, 2020 The Trump administration uses the coronavirus crisis as cover to help polluters In this story: EPA, coronavirus