15 states appeal EPA delay of stricter air-quality standards
Attorneys general from 15 states filed a legal challenge on Tuesday over the Trump administration's delay of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants.
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EPA chief taps taxpayer dollars for Colorado trip, weekend flights home
WASHINGTON -- Records show the head of the Environmental Protection Agency spent weekends in his home state during his first three months in office, frequently flying to and from Oklahoma...
D.C. appeals court orders EPA to move ahead with methane rule
A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday that the head of the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped his authority in trying to delay implementation of an Obama administration rule requiring...
Trump administration moves to withdraw clean-water rule
The Trump administration moved Tuesday to roll back an Obama administration policy that protected more than half the nation's streams from pollution but drew attacks from farmers, fossil fuel companies...
Dow Chemical tries to kill pesticide risk study
Dow Chemical is pushing the Trump administration to scrap the findings of federal scientists who point to a family of widely used pesticides as harmful to about 1,800 critically threatened...
Lawyer involved in Trump University case tapped for federal job
As a top aide to Florida's attorney general, Carlos G. Muniz helped defend the office's decision to sit out legal action against Trump University. Now the president is naming him...