Environmental Protection Agency
Home Depot to Pay Highest Penalty Ever After Lead Paint Safety Violations
Home Depot will pay $20.75 million for allegedly hiring contractors and firms who violated lead paint safety rules, while also implementing a program to ensure more violations do not occur in the future.
EPA OKs Pesticide Linked to Lower IQs, Memory Issues in Children
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed some new restrictions on the common commercial pesticide chlorpyrifos, while refusing to ban the chemical despite it being linked to brain damage in children.
Activist Erin Brockovich Rails Against Joe Biden's EPA Transition Team Pick
"It should go without saying that someone who advised DuPont on how to avoid regulations is not someone we want advising this new administration," Brockovich wrote.
EPA Accused of Trying to Push Through Censored Science Rule During Pandemic
The scientific community is overwhelmingly opposed to the proposal.
EPA Has Been Making Controversial Decisions on Air Quality During Pandemic
Some studies suggest that poor air quality could play a role in the severity of coronavirus.
23 States Sue Trump Administration For Weakening Auto Emission Regulations
The lawsuit alleges that the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicle rule is based on faulty science opposed by the EPA's own staff.
Bill Nye Concerned by Reported New EPA Chief of Staff Pick
Mandy Gunasekara played an important role in the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
Trump Attempts to Cut EPA Programs Puts Country in 'Jeopardy'
Several of the proposed EPA budget cuts are directed at programs that protect low-income, minority and indigenous communities.
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Standards
"Meat and poultry slaughterhouses are currently one of the largest point source dischargers of nutrient pollution into waterways," said a spokesperson from the Center for Biological Diversity.
EPA Reauthorizes Use of 'Dangerous' 'Cyanide Bombs' That Kill Thousands
Critics say that the traps "inhumanely and indiscriminately" kill thousands of animals every year, posing a danger to endangered species, domestic pets and even humans.
What's the Case on Superfund Sites Argued in Front of SCOTUS About?
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the case, Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian.
Government Agencies Join With Trade Groups To Halve Food Waste by 2030
Up to 40 percent of edible food in America currently goes into the trash, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, often because consumers store food incorrectly or misunderstand what the "best before" dates on food labels really mean.
Environmental Protection Agency Sued Over Controversial Alaskan Gold Mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was sued by indigenous and environmental groups on Tuesday and Wednesday over a controversial gold and copper mine in Alaska. The groups say a Trump administration rollback of protections in the matter could endanger millions of fish in the Bristol Bay.
DACA, LGBTQ Rights, Gun Control:the Supreme Court's New Year
The Supreme court kicked off its new term yesterday—from LGBTQ discrimination to gun control, here's what to expect in the next year
Refinery Bosses Tell Trump to Shun Farmers' Biofuel Demands
President has reportedly approved a plan to help increase ethanol demand for farmers, but he is being met with opposition from oil refinery chiefs.
Iowa Corn Farmers Fume at Trump for Backing Oil Refineries Instead of Them
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted exemptions to oil refineries, allowing them not to use ethanol, causing a huge slump in demand for corn.
EPA Reauthorizes Controversial 'Cyanide Bombs' for Killing Wild Animals
The devices use bait to lure wildlife before releasing deadly sodium cyanide into the mouth of any animal that takes a bite.
Electric Fans Could Be Dangerous in These U.S. States, Scientists Warn
When the air temperature rises above the skin temperature, using a fan speeds up the transfer of dry heat towards the body.
What is Chlorpyrifos? EPA Says It Won't Ban Controversial Pesticide
The chemical belongs to a class of pesticides known as organophosphates which are used on more than 50 different crops.
Jawless Lamprey Fish Attract Females by Releasing Smelly Aphrodisiac
Lampreys engage in a special kind of mating called lekking.
VP Pence Refuses to Give Direct Answer on Threat of Climate Change
The timing of the interview came as the Trump administration continues to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations.
Donald Trump's EPA Chief Insists 'We Take Climate Change Seriously'
"We are moving forward to address climate change," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said.
Watch: Bernie Sanders Questions EPA Nominee Wheeler
"You are the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency. You just, in your opening statement, did not mention the words 'climate change,'" said Sanders.
Trump Rollback May Jeopardize Clean Water for Millions
"The Clean Water Act is one of our most important environmental laws, and this attempt to limit its protections will threaten the drinking water for tens of millions of people."
Scientists Slam Donald Trump's Climate Change Tweet
The president appeared to confuse the concepts of weather and climate.
EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler Liked Racist Obama Meme—Report
Wheeler took over from Scott Pruitt after Pruitt resigned following a string of scandals and misconduct allegations.
U.S. Government Website Leaked Social Security Numbers
The issue existed in a feature that let users search existing FOIA records.
Report: Pruitt Sought Chick-fil-A Franchise For Wife
The EPA secretary set up a call with the fast-food chain's top executive last year for a "business opportunity."
Pruitt Aide Seeking Trump Hotel Mattress is 'Illegal'
"There must be 60 hotels in Washington. I don't believe the mattresses in the Trump hotel are any better. This is just weird," Richard Painter said.
Robert Reich: Trumponomics—Give the Rich What They Want
Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America's rich whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else.