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States using courts to fight Trump climate policies
When the Trump administration put the brakes on New York City’s congestion pricing program in February, city officials and environmental groups sued to block the move, arguing the new tolling program ...
Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
Some restrictions prevent loosening of existing environmental standards for clean air and water. Other rules can be changed – ...
The EPA can’t end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly ...
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin says Trump deregulatory actions won't have adverse effects on people and the environment
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said he can "absolutely" guarantee the deregulatory actions announced last month won't have an ...
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Trump admin marks Earth Day by gutting Environmental Protection Agency: report
The Environmental Protection Agency let hundreds of staffers go on Monday, according to an NBC report. The staffing cuts came ...
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Retired EPA employees rally for agency, current workers in Cincinnati
Retired Environmental Protection Agency employees rallied outside the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center in ...