The Boston Harbor cleanup showed the power of the EPA — when it’s willing to use it.
Just a few generations past, the harbor was too toxic for swimming and was known as the "dirtiest" in the nation. The EPA was ...
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San Francisco v. EPA: Supreme Court Decides Clean Water Act Permits May Not Include Receiving Water Limits
In City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, 604 U.S. ___, 145 S. Ct. 704 (2025), in a 5-4 decision issued on March 4, ...
EPA plans to eliminate scientific research team, could fire more than 1,000 employees
The Office of Research and Development — EPA’s main science arm — currently has 1,540 positions, excluding special government ...
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign
As Zeldin's EPA announced reconsideration of these standards, it released a statement saying, the regulations imposed, "$700 ...
A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he ...
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Leaked EPA layoff plan would slash science office
The intent to slash EPA’s science staff is one portion of a broader layoff and reorganization plan from the agency, according ...
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A toxic, cancer-causing chemical was banned by the EPA. Now, some in Congress want to reverse course
In December, the EPA announced a phased ban of a cancer-causing chemical that can persist in groundwater. Iowa’s 1st District ...
End-Use Provisions in Clean Water Act Permits
On March 4, 2025, in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Clean Water Act does not authorize “end-result” provisions in National ...
'Forever chemical' water quality standards threatened by lawsuits, EPA review
Two national water utility trade groups, whose members include many of Long Island's public water providers, have filed a ...
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A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
The EPA said it will reconsider those rules and look at how the treated water could be used for other purposes like cooling data centers, fighting fires and other ecological needs. They say the ...