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US EPA moves to approve dicamba weedkiller use on cotton, soybeans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed approvals for three products containing the weedkiller dicamba ...
Why Building Owners Don’t Want the EPA to Ditch Energy Star
But some lawmakers and stakeholders, including The Real Estate Roundtable, say the administration would need to go through ...
EPA releases Henry County soil test results amid claims Evergy, others contaminated environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of the soil sampling it conducted in Henry County amid ...
US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger ...
EPA Says It's Slashing Nearly Quarter of Staff, Closing Research Department
In a statement on Friday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that the mass layoff and office closure will still allow the ...
Vintage photos show how American cities looked before the EPA regulated water and air pollution
Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.
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Courts banned this herbicide twice. The EPA wants to bring it back.
The EPA announced Wednesday its plan to re-register dicamba, a herbicide widely used on soybean and cotton farms that has been banned twice by federal courts.
EPA cuts its scientific research office, as layoffs set to take effect
The research and development office had been in the crosshairs of organizations allied with President Donald Trump.