The National Law Review8h
Context for the Five Pillars of EPA’s ‘Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative’
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced EPA’s “Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative,” which is intended to achieve ...
WDBJ6d
EPA funds $3M Virginia Tech study investigating antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater
The study will look at data collected from more than 100 wastewater treatment plants around the world. “One hypothesis is that it’s coming from the environment. And so, in the EPA study ...
CBS News5d
EPA rushes to meet Trump's deadline to clear toxic debris from Los Angeles area wildfire zones
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday allowed CBS News to accompany an EPA team sifting through the ash searching for toxic debris. "We look for any uncombusted paints," Harry Allen ...
The Hill8d
EPA tells 1,000 employees they could be fired ‘immediately’
More than 1,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were notified last week that they may be subject to immediate firing, according to an email obtained by The Hill. The email ...
CNN5d
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
More than 160 environmental justice employees at the EPA are impacted nationwide, according to an internal EPA email obtained by CNN and confirmed by employees who were on the agency call and have ...
The National Law Review5d
EPA Administrator Zeldin Announces Five Pillar Initiative to Guide EPA; What Does It Mean for OCSPP?
We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up to receive our free e-Newsbulletins Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
CNN11d
EPA workers receive emails warning their employment could be terminated
The emails began to go out late on Wednesday afternoon, according to an EPA union official. The same message will be sent to other agency workforces, a White House official said. Across the US ...
Townhall7d
The EPA’s Endangerment Finding Belongs on the Ash Heap of History
This is a prime example of government gone wild. The Clean Air Act was never intended to allow the EPA to declare carbon dioxide to be a dangerous pollutant. Rather, it was designed to “address ...
Washington Examiner27d
‘Cruel, costly, and ineffective’: Biden administration forced animals to inhale smoke to study impact of wildfires
In a 2023 EPA study identified by the White Coat Waste Project, rats were forced to inhale wildfire smoke over a period of weeks while scientists disrupted their sleep to extract information on ...
The Washington Post21d
70 countries have banned this pesticide. It’s still for sale in the U.S.
According to a 2023 study, rates of suicide by pesticide in China declined dramatically following the ban of paraquat products. According to the EPA, paraquat is highly toxic to humans and “one ...
WBUR21d
Outgoing New England EPA head says Trump's environmental agenda is 'counter to the values' of U.S.
Cash spent almost three years in the EPA post. He spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins shortly after he resigned about what Trump's policies will mean for environmental ...