EPA replaces Trump-era chemical guidance, calling it ‘compromised’ by politics - CNN

The Biden-led Environmental Protection Agency says Trump administration political officials “compromised” an assessment of chemical dangers and has replaced it with a new one they say ... Read More

EPA replaces Trump-era chemical guidance, calling it ‘compromised’ by politics - News Channel 3-12

The Biden-led Environmental Protection Agency says Trump administration political officials “compromised” an assessment of chemical dangers and has replaced it with a new one they say ... Read More

Trump EPA to reexamine Biden-era ban on last type of Asbestos used in the US

Members of the Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency have reportedly told a federal appeals court that they will revisit a Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in the U.S. to determine ... Read More

EPA closes Trump-era chemical risk assessment gaps

EPA closes Trump-era chemical risk assessment gaps By Ellie Borst | 04/23/2024 01:35 PM EDT The rule codifies the Biden administration’s framework for assessing “high priority” chemicals ... Read More

EPA sticks to Trump-era guidance on ‘forever chemicals’ disposal

EPA released an updated draft on which methods effectively destroy or dispose of “forever chemicals,” keeping incineration on the short list of acceptable disposal methods. Read More

Trump's EPA plans to 'reconsider' Biden-era asbestos ban. Here's what that means

Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos permitted in the United States. Read More

Trump packs EPA with chemical, oil industry alumni - MSN

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 fossil ... Read More

EPA Ends Trump-Era Bid to Kill Pollution Rules for Plastics Recycling

Reversing its own Trump-era proposal, the US Environmental Protection Agency has spurned a lobbying effort by the chemical industry to relax clean-air regulations on two types of chemical or ... Read More

Trump's EPA rolls back some PFAS standards in drinking water

Zeldin said in a news release on May 14 that he would keep in place the Biden administration's enforceable standards on two types of PFAS — perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, and perfluorooctane ... Read More

EPA to roll back rules on power plant emissions, tailpipe pollution

He announced later that the agency would reconsider the Biden-era clean power plant rule that seeks to reduce carbon emissions from power plants and roll back greenhouse gas emission standards for ... Read More