5 days ago · "The Trump Administration’s chaotic attack on EPA and the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights will expose Americans across the country to more deadly pollution," said Jen ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Donald Trump’s return to the Presidency will likely lead to a substantial shift in the EPA’s role and effectiveness, marked by decentralized regulatory power at the federal level, a pivot toward fossil fuels, and fewer initiatives focused on …

Jan 20, 2021 · The Trump administration has dismantled nearly 100 policies focused on clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals, and left more than a dozen rollbacks unfinished. Here’s how they add up.

Jan 28, 2025 · Trump did not overturn the PFAS ban on drinking water that Biden signed into law last year. He withdrew a separate draft rule from the EPA targeting those same chemicals in industrial...

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by setting discharge limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Jan 27, 2025 · A significant number of political appointees who have joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Trump used to work for or have lobbied on behalf of the chemical and...

Jan 29, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

Nov 19, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office was hard on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which assesses risks to human health and the environment. Political appointees meddled in science-based decisions and its workforce eroded.

Jan 28, 2025 · “Under President Trump’s leadership, EPA is doing everything within our power to expedite cleanup of hazardous debris and to help provide Californians safer access to their property as soon as possible,” said EPA Acting Deputy Administrator Chad McIntosh. “With President Trump’s Executive Order, he has authorized a whole of government ...

5 days ago · Trump moves to shutter environmental offices across the government. ... The EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice was created in 1992 under President George H.W. Bush as the Office of ...