EPA Under Trump Besieged by Mass Terminations, Axed Programs, Funding Cuts The nation’s environmental watchdog is under an “unprecedented” attack By Dana Drugmand February 27, 2025 In this story: EPA, Trump, climate change, federal policy
Who Is Lee Zeldin? Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency has greens worried By Dana Drugmand November 18, 2024 In this story: EPA
The Supreme Court’s Hubris, Explained Even though the conservative justices have curtailed the power of Congress and the presidency, federal climate action is still possible By Joanne Spalding and Sanjay Narayan July 15, 2024 In this story: Supreme Court, EPA, federal policy
EPA’s New Tailpipe Rules Put the US on the Road to an Electric Future New car and truck rules mark one of the Biden administration’s biggest climate action moves By Syris Valentine March 20, 2024 In this story: transportation, EPA
Supreme Court Hears Koch-Backed Cases Designed to Unleash Deregulatory Bonanza "Everything from the climate to consumer safety could be worse off thanks to this potential decision" By Jake Johnson January 19, 2024 In this story: environmental law, EPA
Supreme Court Waters Down the Clean Water Act In its latest ruling against environmental safeguards, SCOTUS decides that polluting or destroying some wetlands is OK By Jason Mark May 25, 2023 In this story: Supreme Court, clean water, EPA
The Biden Administration Moves to Slash Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Guidelines were crafted to pass Supreme Court review, but hurdles remain By Osha Gray Davidson May 11, 2023 In this story: EPA, clean energy, coal, climate change
Supreme Court Opens Its New Term With a Major Clean Water Case During oral arguments, many justices appear skeptical of excluding most wetlands from Clean Water Act protection By Jason Mark October 4, 2022 In this story: Supreme Court, clean water, EPA
Why Is the EPA Really Repealing Methane Emissions Regulations? The Trump administration pushed for regulations repeal By Drew Higgins October 5, 2020 In this story: EPA, methane gas
Trump Administration’s Rollback of Chemical Disaster Rule Threatens Communities, First Responders EPA refuses to implement new rules following deadly 2013 fertilizer plant explosion By Michael Hardy August 16, 2020 In this story: toxics, EPA