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Fate of Duluth lab unclear amid reports of possible closure of EPA’s research arm
More than 100 people work at the U.S. EPA lab in Duluth. It’s part of the agency’s Office of Research and Development, which ...
If industry-backed law passes, EPA couldn't use the science behind hundreds of environmental protections
The proposed law introduced would bar the federal Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments ...
Meet the EPA’s new regional administrator in charge of California (and the rest of the Pacific Southwest)
Cook's appointment comes as the state and region grapple with worsening climate issues such as extreme heat, devastating ...
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Trump taps Wyoming native to serve as regional EPA administrator
President Trump has appointed Wyoming native Cyrus Western to be the administrator for EPA Region 8. Western, a Republican, ...
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Former lawmaker Western joins EPA
As Region 8 Administrator, Western said he plans to work alongside states in navigating environmental challenges and issues ...
New EPA administrator says agency will ‘ramp up' border sewage crisis efforts
At first, the Imperial Beach mayor was refused a Superfund site designation. Now, the EPA is promising to take the problems ...
EPA regulations cut power sector emissions but miss opportunities for deeper reductions, analysis finds
Regulations finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2024 could cut emissions from fossil fuel power generators ...
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Former Biggs City Administrator Josh Cook appointed by President Trump to EPA regional manager role
Josh Cook, the former Biggs City Administrator, has been appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as a Regional Manager ...
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Former regulators say EPA’s planned rollbacks would reverse 50 years of environmental progress
The EPA, working with state regulators, have made a lot of progress in the past 50-plus years, said Adam Ortiz, former EPA ...
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Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders sounded an alarm Friday, saying rollbacks proposed by ...
Scientists in Coeur d'Alene developing tools to safeguard waterfowl health in contaminated habitats
The Coeur d’Alene Basin Restoration Partnership is working with other agencies to develop tools to monitor the health of ...
‘Traumatic times’: Retired San Diego EPA employee discusses federal cuts
Around 100 people marched through San Diego’s downtown to protest the cuts and layoffs to federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and ...