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 ...
Opinion
The EPA is right to roll back Biden’s blackout regulations
Joe Biden's blackout regulations would have harmed consumers, and the Environmental Protection Agency is right to revoke them.
The Billings Gazette3d
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, ...
The Sheridan Press3d
Former lawmaker Western joins EPA
As Region 8 Administrator, Western said he plans to work alongside states in navigating environmental challenges and issues ...
Casper Star-Tribune3d
A Q&A with Cyrus Western, who will oversee Trump’s EPA efforts for Mountain West region
After serving three terms as a Republican statehouse representative, lifelong Sheridan County resident Cyrus Western has ...
A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he ...
Leonardo DiCaprio criticises Australian government for approving WA mine expansion
The Oscar-winning actor is not happy with the federal energy minister for signing off on a bauxite mine expansion that would see 3,855 hectares of native forest cleared.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette15d
EPA directed to seek DOGE approval on spending items over $50,000
The guidance, issued this week, escalates the role that the new efficiency group, known as DOGE, plays in EPA operations. "Any assistance agreement, contract or interagency agreement transaction ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation17d
After years of problems in youth justice, will WA's election finally offer solutions?
One of the most complex issues the WA government has faced since the last ... involve creating on-country diversion programs in five regions and spending $12 million on "community-led youth ...
E&E23d
Trump taps top bosses for EPA’s Southeast region
Kevin McOmber and Leland Frost will serve as administrator and chief of staff, respectively, of the agency’s Region 4 office. President Donald Trump appointed a longtime engineering firm ...
Crikey24d
Even if the Liberals could win in WA, it wouldn’t change who really runs the place
This week, reporting by Rhiannon Shine in the ABC detailed the just-released WA EPA report on the state’s environmental approval systems, that the government had attempted to keep from public ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
WA government forced to release report on EPA it tried to keep under wraps for more than a year
The WA Labor government has been forced to release a major report on the state's EPA after fighting to keep it under wraps for more than a year. The Vogel McFerran report was obtained by ...