Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
AP Interview: EPA water chief on clean water protections
WASHINGTON — To finally determine a lasting definition of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Watchdog: 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K
WASHINGTON — Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency engaged in fraudulent payroll activities — including payments to employees after they...
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale...
EXPLAINER: Infrastructure deal targets lead pipes
WASHINGTON — Included in the bipartisan infrastructure deal reached with President Joe Biden last week is a plan to eliminate the country's remaining lead...
Company defends use of toxic chemicals to fight plant fire
A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals...
Evacuation order lifted after Illinois chemical plant blast
ROCKTON, Ill. — Residents near a northern Illinois chemical plant were cleared to return to their homes Friday, four days after officials issued an...
Consortium, loan announced for Fargo flood project
BISMARCK, N.D. — A $2.75 billion project aimed at protecting Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, from chronic flooding gained ground Friday with the acceptance of...
EPA chief reinstates science advisory board he dismantled
WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled earlier...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
VP Harris making Southern stops to promote vaccination
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration's top environmental official are making stops in several Southern states to promote an...