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EPA’s air pollution chie...

Jun 26, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

EPA air pollution chief Bill Wehrum is leaving the Environmental Protection Agency after House Democrats began an investigation into his ties to his old law firm.

100 times more pollution than ...

Jun 21, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The numbers are stunning: Methane pollution from ammonia fertilizer plants is 100 times higher than what the industry reports, and substantially above what the Environmental Protection Agency estimates for all industrial processes in the United States.

E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to R...

Jun 19, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Loading coal at the Spring Creek Mine in southern Montana. The mine’s owner, Cloud Peak Energy, declared bankruptcy in May.

The bitter legacy of the East ...

Jun 17, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Residents of an EPA superfund site have struggled since being pushed out of their homes.

Big Oil and environmentalists ...

Jun 11, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

One of the Trump administration’s latest environmental regulatory rollbacks has managed to piss off both Big Oil and environmentalists.

Fumes from the Petroleum Tanks...

Jun 10, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

As South Portland, Maine, embarks on an air monitoring program, day care providers, the mayor and our reporter begin the search for answers.

E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands ...

May 23, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to change the way it calculates the health risks of air pollution, a shift that would make it easier to roll back a key climate change rule because it would result in far fewer predicted deaths from pollution, according to five people with knowledge of the agency’s plans.

Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly B...

May 22, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans.

‘Bombshell’ Report...

May 8, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

“If Administrator Wheeler and the Trump administration won’t act, then Congress must.”

California and EPA Poised to E...

Apr 16, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

A little-known program under federal environment law is being used to permit oil and gas companies to inject waste into the state’s aquifers, even as the thirst for groundwater grows.

US Environmental Protection Ag...

Apr 11, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Despite over 10,000 factory farms and almost no Clean Water Act regulation, EPA denies petition to withdraw Iowa’s pollution program.

Shell to Trump administration:...

Mar 15, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

When the EPA and the Department of Interior announced plans to scrap Obama-era regulations to curb methane leaks last year, they were transparent about their rationale — they wanted to help the oil and gas industry.

EPA’s plan to regulate chemica...

Mar 4, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Political and social factors, as well as pressure from industry, can lead to wide disparities in exposure, with some communities protected and others left vulnerable.

Photo essay: The military is p...

Feb 4, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

But the Pentagon assumes no liability and refuses to pay for cleaning up the contamination it has caused.

Trump’s EPA Refuses to Limit t...

Feb 4, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to set a legal limit for two nasty chemicals that lurk in some US drinking water, Politico reported this week.

Michigan drops out of lawsuits...

Jan 25, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Hey, look: Elections have consequences. New Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that her office will be dropping the state from Republican-pushed lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency.

Lawrence reborn: A polluted mi...

Jan 17, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Residents of New England’s former mill towns often feel left behind after manufacturers leave town. But in Lawrence, Mass., locals have refused to let abandoned buildings and polluted landscapes define their future.

Trump’s EPA Is Undermining New...

Jan 5, 2019 by Casey Coates Danson

Modern life is awash with chemicals. They’re in our work places, our homes, our bedrooms, the clothes we wear, the water we drink, the paint on our walls, the products we clean with.

Retailers Have Vowed to Stop S...

Dec 14, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Methylene chloride fumes can lead to asphyxiation or trigger heart attacks.

How Climate Change Is Challeng...

Dec 6, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Experts say mounting environmental pressures will make people sicker, and that the health-care system will play a major role in averting disaster.

Trump’s air pollution adviser:...

Oct 25, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

Last spring, air pollution researchers from around the world gathered to discuss their latest findings. Among them were scientists who led landmark studies linking smog and soot to deadly health problems.