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May 14 2020
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EPA proposes $300M to block toxic chemicals flowing from Mexico to the US
Border Patrol agents assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, may soon see relief from the decades-long health threat of raw sewage and toxic chemicals freely flowing from Mexico into the United States.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing $300 million to fund the architectural, engineering, planning, design, and construction of
Washington ExaminerJan 28 2017
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Under Trump Administration, EPA Workers Are Coming Back To Work In Tears
Over the past few days, the Environmental Protection Agency has been slapped with new media guidelines, expected to be hit with $800 million in budget cuts, and will have its current data on the agency’s website subject to political review. President Trump is reining in the agency, which was accused of overreach during the Obama presidency, specifically with its regulations on carbon emissions
TownhallJul 13 2021
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Biden administration taps EPA scientist Allison Crimmins to lead key climate report
The Biden administration has chosen longtime Environmental Protection Agency scientist Allison Crimmins to lead the next National Climate Assessment, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told CNN on Tuesday.
Crimmins is a climate scientist who has worked at the EPA for the last decade, focusing on air quality issues. Crimmins appointment was first reported by The
CNN (Online News)Apr 07 2020
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Court strikes down EPA suspension of Obama-era greenhouse gas rule
A federal court on Tuesday struck down the Trump administration’s move to suspend an Obama-era rule that restricted the use of a powerful greenhouse gas, saying the Trump administration did not follow the proper procedure.
After the court ruled in 2017 that part of an Obama-rule regarding the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) was too far reaching, the Environmental Protection Agency (
The HillMay 08 2017
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EPA removes half of scientific board, seeking industry-aligned replacements
The Environmental Protection Agency has “eviscerated” a key scientific review board by removing half its members and seeking to replace them with industry-aligned figures, according to the board’s chair.
The GuardianMar 16 2017
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Trump delivers budget boosting military, cutting EPA, State Dept.
President Donald Trump on Thursday released a proposed budget that could cut funding to the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent and the State Department by 29 percent while boosting military funds.
Breitbart NewsApr 12 2023
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EPA proposes new ethylene oxide rules four years after Georgia plants linked to high cancer rates - Georgia Recorder
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new set of restrictions on facilities that use ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic chemical used in sterilizing medical devices. The colorless, odorless gas also called ETO grabbed Georgians’ attention in 2019 when Georgia Health News and WebMD reported higher than average rates of cancer among residents near a Sterigenics plant in Smyrna and
Georgia RecorderFeb 29 2024
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Utah Legislature tries to assert more control over federal air quality regulations
The Utah Legislature made another move to bolster its ability to fight federal air quality regulations on Wednesday. HB373: Environmental Quality Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise, requires the Utah Division of Air Quality, housed within the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), to routinely meet with the Legislature’s Federalism Commission to discuss regulations on
The Salt Lake TribuneAug 11 2015
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EPA: Pollution from mine spill much worse than feared
Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday that the Gold King Mine discharged an estimated 3 million gallons of contaminated water, three times the amount previously believed.
The mine continues to discharge 500 gallons per minute, EPA Region 8 administrator Shaun McGrath said in a teleconference call Sunday afternoon, but the polluted water is being contained and
USA TODAYNov 15 2019
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In Chicago and across the Midwest, Trump’s EPA inspecting polluters less, cutting staff
Mamie Cosey and others living near downstate Sauget, a tiny, industrial town on the banks of the Mississippi River near East St. Louis, wondered for years what poisons they all could smell spewing from the three smokestacks of a waste-incinerator plant.
Two days before President Barack Obama left office, the federal Environmental Protection Agency ordered that the stacks be continuously
Chicago Sun-Times