The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970 and it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate. The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the President and approved by Congress. The current Administrator is former Deputy Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler, who had been acting administrator since July 2018. The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the Administrator is normally given cabinet rank.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding discussions with the White House on how to respond to a U.S. appeals court decision saying it must reconsider three waivers it gave to oil refineries.. Reuters - Published
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday proposed legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a trillion trees by 2050 to fight global warming, a plan intended to address climate change by..
Don't throw away your old T-shirts, socks and jeans! They can be recycled into new, fashionable and comfortable clothing, according to a new company in the U.S. Adam Reed reports.
Workers at the Environmental Protection Agency say staffing and morale levels have fallen dramatically. So low, in fact, that HuffPost reports theyâre calling for a new âbill of rightsâ to..
Roh Tae-moon, Samsung Electronics' mobile chief, previews the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G during the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif., the United States, Feb. 11... WorldNews - Published
Donald Trump and his EPA have not been a solution to global warming; they've been part of the climate change problem: Our view
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People wear face masks at Heathrow Airport in London on 29 January 2020 (Source: EPA) Facebook has announced a ban on coronavirus conspiracy theories and will now work to âlimit the spread of.. WorldNews - Published
Environmental groups said on Thursday they plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate aircraft emissions after a 2016 agency determination that those emissions pose a.. Reuters - Published
Fourteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to fight what they called the Trump administration's effort to gut rules meant to improve safety at.. Reuters - Published
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake (Picture: EPA) A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has struck near to an Iranian nuclear power plant. The earthquake hit.. WorldNews - Published
The E.P.A. opened an effort to cut pollution from trucks, an anomaly for an administration known for regulatory rollbacks but a move that would also pre-empt state rules. NYTimes.com - Published
A panel of scientific advisers, including several appointed by President Donald Trump, says some rollbacks of clean-air and vehicle rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency are based on.. Reuters - Published
The Trump administration staffed an E.P.A. advisory panel with its choice of scientists, but they concluded that three significant regulatory rollbacks broke with established science. NYTimes.com - Published
The Guinness World Record for the largest coffee cup mosaic has been broken in Egypt, according to news agency EPA. The cups were arranged to depict the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's death.. WorldNews - Published
The EPA spent a year on a clean-up and felt it was safe. Then, a poisonous green liquid gushed onto a freeway. What did the EPA miss?
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable in the case of a California man who blamed.. Reuters - Published
The Trump administration will move forward with finalizing a rule on U.S. biofuel blending requirements for 2020 that is in line with a plan the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled in October, a.. Reuters - Published
A final rule on U.S. biofuel blending requirements for 2020 is expected to be unchanged from a proposal the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled in October, two sources familiar with the matter.. Reuters - Published
New greenhouse gas guidelines allow big polluters to increase emissions in the short term and will not recommend individual projects go carbon-neutral by 2050. The Age - Published
President Trump is defending his rollback of light bulb efficiency standards, saying the new bulbs give him "an orange look." He also says the EPA is looking at water efficiency regulations,.. USATODAY.com - Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delivered a proposal on biofuel blending requirements for 2020 to the White House Office of Management and Budget, an EPA official said on Friday. Reuters - Published
Nine months after the state forced its environmental watchdog to back off on a tough pollution policy, the EPA will on Monday release a new policy. The Age - Published
The Trump administration failed to do a cost-benefit analysis to assess air quality or take into account the impact on childrenâs health when it sought to eliminate pollution limits on heavy-duty.. Reuters - Published
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler told a biofuels company on Thursday that the agency is working to address industry concerns over biofuel blending rules that have.. Reuters - Published
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to weaken a rule on coal plant pollution fails to consider billions of dollars in health benefits for Americans, economists from universities including.. Reuters - Published
The PM said he hoped that foodbank usage would go down under the Tories (Picture: EPA â PA) Boris Johnson has said he hopes the rising numbers of people relying on foodbanks will fall under his.. WorldNews - Published
William Ruckelshaus, picked by Richard Nixon as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as deputy attorney general before being fired for defying the president in the Watergate.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •NYTimes.com
A new agency rule would restrict the science that can be used in drafting health regulations by requiring researchers to turn over confidential health data. NYTimes.com - Published
The agency's inspector general assailed the official for refusing to cooperate, calling his actions a âflagrant problem.â  NYTimes.com - Published
The Trump administration on Monday moved to weaken regulations aimed at limiting the seepage of lead, arsenic and other toxic pollution into water supplies. NYTimes.com - Published
The Trump administration is expected today to roll back rules designed to limit emissions of heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury from coal-fired power plants. NYTimes.com - Published
Nancy Cook, White House reporter for Politico, and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper join "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest push for impeachment, as well as gun control legislation updates,.. CBS News - Published
Corn farmers, ethanol producers, refinery representatives, energy traders and state and local officials from the Midwest all blasted away at the Trump administration's proposed biofuels plan for next.. Reuters - Published
Representatives of both the oil and corn industries unleashed criticism of the Trump administration's proposed biofuels plan for next year during a public hearing on Wednesday hosted by the U.S... Reuters - Published
The beetle was named after the young activist to highlight her âoutstanding contributionâ to climate change awareness (AFP/EPA) Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has a new, tiny namesake. A.. WorldNews - Published
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge by California and 16 other states to the Trump administrationâs decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules put.. Reuters - Published
Donald Tusk is trying to persuade EU leaders to agree to an extension (Picture: EPA/Getty) The president of the European Council says he has decided to ask EU member states to delay Brexit for three.. WorldNews - Published
The Trump administrationâs chief environmental regulator said on Tuesday final U.S. vehicle carbon dioxide standards due out later this year could be more restrictive than current rules enacted by.. Reuters - Published
The Trump Administrationâs revised final fuel economy standards for U.S. vehicles should be released by the end of the year, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published
Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk have said the next moves by the EU depend on this weekâs events in Westminster (Picture: EPA) EU officials have criticised politicians in Westminster, saying the.. WorldNews - Published
Staff members in the regional office said they had no advance knowledge of a wide-ranging agency complaint against the state and described the process as highly unusual. NYTimes.com - Published
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