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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is reflected in an electronic vehicle as it charges as he speaks during an event to announce a final rule for federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks on Monday.

EPA announces tighter fuel economy standards for cars and trucks

Dec 20, 2021
The EPA announced on Monday a plan that it says will yield $190 billion in net benefits by 2050.
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Law
Farmers have been spraying chlorpyrifos on crops, including strawberries, apples, citrus, broccoli, and corn since 1965.

EPA Will Ban A Farming Pesticide Linked To Health Problems In Children

Aug 18, 2021
Agency officials issued a final ruling on Wednesday saying chlorpyrifos can no longer be used on the food that makes its way onto American dinner plates. The move overturns a Trump-era decision.
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Did The State Take Direction From A Company's Own Pollution Report?

May 05, 2021

In 2018, the EPA handed oversight of the Anaconda mine cleanup project in Yerington to the Nevada Division

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EPA Removes Sunken, Oil-Leaking Boat From Lake Tahoe

Feb 25, 2021

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A private contractor hired by the Environmental Protection Agency has removed an abandoned boat from Lake Tahoe that sank in January and believed to be leaking oil.

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Environment
A Southwest Airlines flight takes off as United Airlines planes sit parked on a runway at Denver International Airport in April.

U.S. Implementing 1st-Ever Airplane Emission Rules; Critics Say They're Ineffective

Dec 28, 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency said the new rules will not result in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Environmentalists are calling for more stringent measures.
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EPA, Clark County Reach Agreement For Clean Water Act Violation

Sep 30, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clark County have reached an agreement about a violation of the Clean Water Act.

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Nevada Mulls EPA Reversal Of Obama Era Drinking Water Rules

Jun 29, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump administration has decided a chemical with a notorious legacy in Nevada will not be regulated in drinking water.

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Downtown Reno Plans Get $600K EPA Grant To Tackle Pollutants

May 11, 2020

RENO, Nev.

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Environment
This smokestack, left over from a century of copper mining, spewed up to 24 tons of arsenic per day over an area the size of New York City.

Montana Residents Ask Supreme Court To Allow Cleanup Beyond Superfund Requirements

Dec 03, 2019
Montana property owners are suing BP to clean up arsenic pollution left over from mining. The case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, and businesses worry it could open them up to huge new costs.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River following one of the worst coal-ash spills in U.S. history into the river in Danville, Va., in February 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to ease restrictions on coal ash and wastewater from c

Trump Administration Proposes Relaxing Rules On Waste From Coal Plants

Nov 04, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency would give coal plants more time to close unlined coal ash ponds, and ease rules on wastewater. Opponents say that prolongs the risk of toxic spills.
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Health
The issue of lead levels in water was brought to national attention during the Flint water crisis, which started in 2014.

EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water

Oct 11, 2019
The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.
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Environment
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July.

Trump Administration Blames Homeless For California's Water Pollution

Sep 26, 2019
California leaders called these claims "political retribution" and denied that the homeless crisis is affecting environmental issues.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks during a television interview in front of the West Wing of the White House, on Sept. 19, 2019. Wheeler has threatened to withdraw billions of dollars in federal highway money unless Cali

Trump Administration Escalates Battle Over Environmental Regulations With California

Sep 24, 2019
The Trump administration threatens to cut federal highway dollars for California over air pollution.
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Environment
Bill Wehrum, the Environmental Protection Agencys top air policy official, said he is stepping down at the end of June.

Top Clean-Air Official Plans To Step Down From EPA Post Amid Ethics Probe

Jun 26, 2019
Bill Wehrum, who last week scored a victory for coal industry supporters by rolling back Obama-era power plant emissions rules, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
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EPA Awards $600K Brownfield Grant For Northern Nevada

Jun 18, 2019

LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved $600,000 in grants in northern Nevada to assess and clean up former mine sites and other potentially contaminated properties.

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Environment
Andrew Wheeler arrives Wednesday to testify at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Republicans Praise, Democrats Grill Andrew Wheeler In EPA Chief Confirmation Hearing

Jan 16, 2019
Wheeler has been serving as acting EPA administrator since Scott Pruitt stepped down amid ethics scandals in July. Prior to his work at the EPA, Wheeler worked as a lobbyist for the coal industry.
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National
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the Trump Administration plans to tackle the issue of of lead exposure "head on." Wheeler seen here during a Senate Committee hearing in August.

Critics Call Trump Administration Plan To Reduce Lead Exposure Toothless

Dec 19, 2018
The Federal Lead Action Plan is a framework rather than a call for new regulations. The plan seeks to bolster efforts to communicate the dangers of lead exposure. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.
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EPA Approves Nearly $21M In Nevada Water Grants

Dec 19, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $21 million in grants for drinking and wastewater infrastructure improvements in Nevada, including upgrading 87,000 water meters to boost efficiency in North Las Vegas.

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The Salt
Arkansas farmer David Wildy inspects a field of soybeans that were damaged by dicamba in 2017.

The EPA Says Farmers Can Keep Using Weedkiller Blamed For Vast Crop Damage

Nov 01, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has given farmers the OK to continue to spray the controversial weedkiller dicamba. The chemical is prone to blowing in the wind and damaging other vegetation.
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Politics
Scott Pruitt attends a picnic for military families at the White House on July 4, a day before he was forced out of as head of the Environmental Protection Agency for various alleged ethical lapses.

Does Scott Pruitt's Slow Ouster Mean Ethics Laws Are Getting Weaker?

Jul 10, 2018
"It's going to take different leadership at the top," said Don Fox, a former acting director of the Office of Government Ethics. "And that means a different occupant in the White House."
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Environment
A 2012 fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, Calif., led the state to update regulations governing how disasters at refineries are investigated, and requiring companies to disclose information to emergency workers and citizens. The Environmental Prot

Fear And Frustration Over EPA Move To Kill Chemical-Disaster Protections

Jun 15, 2018
The EPA intends to block rules to prevent and respond to leaks, explosions and other disasters at chemical facilities and refineries around the U.S. That scares many people who live and work nearby.
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Politics
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks at the Faith and Freedom conference in Washington, DC, on June. Pruitt is facing multiple ethics scandals from his actions since taking over the agency.

As The Scandals Mount, Conservatives Turn On Scott Pruitt

Jun 14, 2018
One of Pruitt's closest political allies in Congress said he would call for the EPA chief to step down if his ethical scandals don't stop.
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Environment
According to data obtained from the state of Oklahoma, the amount of poultry litter (or waste) applied in the Illinois River Watershed has increased in recent years.

In Oklahoma, Critics Say Pruitt Stalled Pollution Case After Taking Industry Funds

May 02, 2018
When Scott Pruitt served as Oklahoma's attorney general, he took over a major pollution lawsuit brought by his predecessor. Critics accuse Pruitt of inaction on the case, which remains unresolved.
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The Two-Way
Vehicles pass during the afternoon commute on Highway 101 in Los Angeles on April 2. California is suing the EPA over a plan to revise fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, weakening Obama-era limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

States Sue The EPA To Protect Obama-Era Fuel Efficiency Standards

May 01, 2018
California is leading a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plan to weaken car emissions standards. EPA chief Scott Pruitt says the rules, designed to fight climate change, are too strict.
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The Two-Way
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt claims the new rule will strengthen transparency. Scientific organizations worry it will exclude valuable data from EPA's rule-making process.

Pruitt Proposes New Rule Defining What Science Can Be Used By EPA

Apr 24, 2018
The EPA administrator wants to restrict the science used by the agency in its decision-making. Scientists are concerned it eliminates all good science in the process.

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