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EPA chief takes on Mexican 'sewage crisis' flowing into US waters where Navy SEALs train
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to visit San Diego Tuesday to view the Tijuana sewage problem leaking into US waters ...
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Disrupted systems: How EPA cuts are shaking up community health and climate research
Canceled grants and shifting federal priorities are halting progress — and prompting a legal fight to protect climate ...
US EPA tracking card swipes and laptop logins to check staff office return, memo shows
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will track employee badge swipes, laptop logins and other data to determine if staff ...
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Trump's EPA head vowed to roll back dozens of regulations. How will it impact public health?
Donald Trump’s EPA administrator Lee Zeldin recently announced the agency would be rolling back more than two dozen ...
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EPA says it will reconsider safety of fluoride in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water — taking what ...
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EPA workforce cuts mean major changes to environmental regulations
The Trump administration is aiming for a 65% cut to the EPA's workforce and activities, which could impact environmental regulations.
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the ...
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Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze
Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the ...
HHS, EPA launch review of fluoride in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services have announced they are launching a ...
HHS and EPA looking into changes to nation's fluoride guidance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he plans to assemble a task force and ultimately change the CDC's guidance to stop ...
Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump’s EPA eyes looser rules for handling it
Waste from coal plants was one of the Trump administration's recent deregulatory targets. Commonly called coal ash, this waste includes hazardous metals like lead and arsenic and is produced in huge ...