EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year’s Ohio derailment
The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train ...
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EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals
More than 3 years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations.
The EPA Cop Who Became a Warrior for ‘Forever Chemicals’
As a young toxicologist at the Environmental ... reviewed by the agency. EPA officials say such comments make its rule-making ...
‘It’s a choice between a firefighter and a climate arsonist’: What the EPA might look like under Trump 2.0
Under President Biden, the EPA has pushed climate policy forward—but that could see a quick reversal if Trump wins in ...
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The EPA scraps plan that would have had it ban mammal testing in favor of computer models
The Environmental Protection Agency has scrapped ... In 2019, the regulatory agency vowed to completely phase out animal testing for toxicology studies by 2035 in favor of non-animal “test ...
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EPA Scientists Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals During Trump Admin
Trump presidency could see more far-reaching interference with the agency’s scientific work under Project 2025.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opened its doors in downtown Washington, D.C., on December 2, 1970. EPA was established to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research ...
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EPA Proposes SNUR for Graphene Nanoplatelets (Generic)
On August 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) ) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances, including ...
Styrene leak in Cleves: Train car leak has stopped, evacuation order still in place
The styrene leak at a railyard in the Cleves and Whitewater Township area has stopped, but officials said an evacuation order ...
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EPA watchdog says top air official worked on rule despite having ‘disqualifying financial interest’
An internal watchdog criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) top air official for participating in the development of a rule that regulates an industry in which he reportedly had ...
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Head of EPA air office violated ethics rules, agency watchdog says
the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office, violated federal ethics rules by failing to disclose his financial interest in a company regulated by the agency, the EPA Office of ...
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NC environmental groups ask EPA to take water permitting power away from DEQ
“We want to have this petition heard before the current Environmental Protection Agency that is honoring the Clean Water Act,” Asbill said. The EPA’s sitting administrator is Michael ...