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EPA Finalizes Rule Rolling Back Protections For Streams And Wetlands

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This is a win for farmers and land developers, but some scientists and activists are worried it could lead to polluted drinking water.
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Trump Administration Rejects Stricter Emissions Controls Amid Pandemic

Higher Ed
The Environmental Protection Agency won't add stricter industrial pollution measures to curtail airborne particles seen as damaging to lungs.
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Bloomberg

Sen. Ernst Says Trump Will 'Keep His Word' on Biofuel Support

Higher Ed
Jun.26 -- Senator Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, discusses her successful opposition to President Donald Trump’s pick to be the Environmental Protection Agency's No. 2 official, and her new book "Daughter of the Heartland: My Ode to the...
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The Recount

Only Murders in the Country: U.S. Killing Rate Jumps

Higher Ed
The EPA is making a big move to combat the climate crisis. Airbnb is taking a big step to help Afghan refugees. And the U.S. is recording a big jump in murder rates — the largest since national record-keeping began in 1960.
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VOICED : Coal rejoices as environmentalists worry about climate rollbacks

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In his first months in office Donald Trump has moved to slash funding to the Environmental Protection Agency threatened to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and has repealed the Stream Protection Rule
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Kentucky Deals With Effects Of Climate Crisis

Higher Ed
As climate continues to change, disasters are becoming more frequent across the state of Kentucky.
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : 'We The Corporations': Protesters rally against Supreme Court's EPA ruling

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A small group of protesters carrying a giant constitution reading "We The Corporations" begins a march from the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC over the decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency to restrict power plant...
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Reports: Biden To Nominate Michael Regan For Head Of EPA

Higher Ed
If confirmed by the Senate, Michael Regan will be the first Black man in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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EPA Threatens To Cut California's Highway Funding

Higher Ed
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued the warning in a letter to the California Air Resources Board.
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Coal rejoices as environmentalists worry about climate rollbacks

9th - Higher Ed
In his first months in office Donald Trump has moved to slash funding to the Environmental Protection Agency threatened to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and has repealed the Stream Protection Rule
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Bloomberg

Inside the U.S. Fuel Economy Rollback Proposal

Higher Ed
Aug.02 -- The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a proposal Aug. 2 that could sharply cut federal fuel economy standards and also targets California’s special authority under...
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Chemical In Beirut Explosion Common In U.S., Public Reporting Isn't

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The U.S. has spotty public disclosure of the same chemical that Beirut leaders say caused the massive deadly blast there.
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EPA Officially Scraps Obama-Era Clean Water Regulation

Higher Ed
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the move Thursday, finalizing the repeal of the Waters of the United States rule.
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Congress Probes Jackson Water Crisis As City And State Spar

Higher Ed
Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney are requesting information on how Mississippi plans to spend federal funding meant for water infrastructure.
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Bloomberg

Pruitt Steps Down as EPA Chief Amid Ethics Scandals

Higher Ed
Jul.05 -- Scott Pruitt is stepping down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency amid a deluge of damaging revelations about his spending, travel and a condo rental. Bloomberg Chief Content Officer Marty Schenker and Kevin...
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EPA Wants To Phase Out Use, Production Of Certain Greenhouse Gases

Higher Ed
The proposed rule would decrease U.S. production and use of hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years.
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Curated Video

EPA Proposes Changes To Rules On Lead Contamination In Water

Higher Ed
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler called the proposal "the first major overhaul of the Lead and Copper Rule in over two decades."
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : File: Trump set to roll back climate protections

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Former Environmental Protection Agency employee Eric Schaeffer says Donald Trump's proposed budget is even worse than he imagined in terms of the funding cuts planned for science health and environmental programs calling the plan an...
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Newark To Speed Up Pipe Replacement Amid Lead Concerns

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Newark will take out a $120 million loan to expedite the replacement of 18,000 lead service lines.
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Environment official: budget cuts 'worse' than expected

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Former Environmental Protection Agency employee Eric Schaeffer says Donald Trump's proposed budget is even worse than he imagined in terms of the funding cuts planned for science health and environmental programs calling the plan an...
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EPA Documents Link Seresto Flea Collars To Pet Deaths, Injuries

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EPA documents show the collars, which release pesticides slowly over time, have killed nearly 2,000 animals and injured tens of thousands more.
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American Airlines To Get EPA Approval On Coronavirus-Fighting Coating

Higher Ed
It's only approved for use in Texas, though.
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EPA Says Lysol Sprays Are Effective In Killing Coronavirus On Surfaces

Higher Ed
The agency says Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist are both effective in fighting COVID-19.
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Curated Video

New York Times: EPA Plans To Roll Back Obama-Era Coal Toxin Rules

Higher Ed
The move would relax "some of the requirements on power generators" and exempt some of them from even those requirements.