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EPA places numerous employees on leave for alleged misuse of official titles in unauthorized letter
Environmental Protection Agency investigates 139 employees on leave for misleading letter, amid broader changes, including staff cuts and elimination of DEI initiatives.
U.S. EPA extends grants to help farmers control nutrient runoff into Lake Erie
The federal EPA grant will add $1 million to the H2Ohio effort. The money will be used to hire four agronomists that will ...
New EPA Leader Shakes Up Agency With a ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Mandate
Administrator Lee Zeldin is presiding over a historic shift in the department’s priorities, which has disturbed staff.
Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...
Houston environmentalists join legal fight against EPA to recover billions in federal grants
A class action lawsuit challenged the Trump administration after it cut environmental grants that totaled $127 million in ...
EPA weighing how to address Lake County asbestos contamination; ‘It’s a pretty isolated location’
Whether the southwest portion of the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve at the Illinois Beach State Park is ever open to the ...
US Supreme Court dealt blows to EPA and environmental protections
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered setbacks to environmental interests in a series of recent rulings including by further ...