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Evidence of spills at Houston Superfund sites following Harvey floods
The U.S. government received reports of three spills at one of Houston's dirtiest Superfund toxic waste sites in the days after the drenching rains from Hurricane Harvey finally stopped. Aerial...
FEMA insurance chief: Harvey losses could top $11 billion
The head of the National Flood Insurance Program said Wednesday early estimates show Hurricane Harvey will result in about $11 billion in payouts to insured homeowners, mostly in southeast Texas.
Many Houston ultra-polluted Superfund sites are flooded following Harvey, raising concerns about toxins spreading
As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey's floodwaters had also washed in pollution from the old acid...
EPA watchdog reviewing agency chief’s trips home to Oklahoma
The inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency opened an inquiry on Monday into Administrator Scott Pruitt's frequent taxpayer-funded travel to his home in Oklahoma.
Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no
The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the...
EPA moves to rewrite limits for coal power plant wastewater
The Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to scrap an Obama-era measure limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Study: Fines for illegal pollution plummet under Trump
Fines for illegal pollution have plummeted under President Donald Trump, according to analysis by an environmental advocacy group.
U.S. scientists contradict Trump’s climate claims
As President Donald Trump touts new oil pipelines and pledges to revive the nation's struggling coal mines, federal scientists are warning that burning fossil fuels is already driving a steep...
Draft U.S. report says extreme storms driven by climate change
Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, a draft report produced by 13 federal agencies concludes that the United States is already feeling the negative impacts of climate change, with a stark...
EPA praises progress on cleaner air amid regulatory rollback
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Wednesday praised significant improvements in the nation's air quality, even as he moves to roll back regulations aimed at making further gains.