Michael Biesecker

A gate at the U.S. Oil Recovery Superfund site

Evidence of spills at Houston Superfund sites following Harvey floods

September 18, 2017 at 5:17 p.m.

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

September 13, 2017 at 11:51 p.m.

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.

Texas. Floodwaters have inundated at ...

Many Houston ultra-polluted Superfund sites are flooded following Harvey, raising concerns about toxins spreading

September 3, 2017 at 12:19 a.m.

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...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott ...

EPA watchdog reviewing agency chief’s trips home to Oklahoma

August 29, 2017 at 12:48 p.m.

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

August 22, 2017 at 8:21 a.m.

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...

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt makes ...

EPA moves to rewrite limits for coal power plant wastewater

August 14, 2017 at 11:49 p.m.

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

December 7, 2017 at 5:33 p.m.

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

August 9, 2017 at 7:54 a.m.

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...

Vehicles negotiate heavily flooded streets ...

Draft U.S. report says extreme storms driven by climate change

August 8, 2017 at 1:43 p.m.

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

August 3, 2017 at 1:18 a.m.

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.

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