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Automakers meet with EPA, DOT about federal fuel efficiency standards
The auto industry came to Washington today for talks with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation. On the table: tweaks to the emissions and mileage requirements currently in place. The White House and automakers want lower standards to be considered. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Critics say HONEST Act undercuts EPA’s use of science
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Email suggests the head of the EPA ignored staff objections to a measure that could restrict the agency's ability to use the best science
Which areas will see cuts under Trump’s budget?
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One big winner: people who want to see a smaller government.
EPA attacks harken back to Reagan era
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1980s' push to deregulate the agency resembles the Trump administration's plans.
Automakers ask EPA for a chance to revisit strict fuel mileage rules
One of former President Barack Obama’s environmental victories was getting automakers to agree to much higher fuel efficiency standards back in 2011. In his last days in office, his administration worked to finalize those standards through 2025. That came as a bit of a shock to carmakers who had expected a chance to revisit the […]
How the new EPA chief can take the agency in a new direction
President Donald Trump picked his new National Security Adviser today. Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will replace Michael Flynn, who resigned after withholding information about a call with Russia’s ambassador. Tomorrow, Scott Pruitt — another high-profile appointee — will take his job as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has a complicated past with […]
As Trump vows to cut regulation, Flint’s residents sue EPA for $772 million
About 1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan, are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for $772 million for allegedly mishandling the massive lead contamination in the city’s drinking water. This comes at the same time that the Trump administration is carrying through on promises to limit the EPA’s regulatory power. Will a weaker EPA allow for more […]
The Badlands National Park’s Twitter account goes rogue
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The account seemingly responds to the president's statement about environmentalism.
EPA locks in fuel standards just days before the Trump administration
Automakers must double fuel efficiency by 2025.
EPA reverses course, highlights fracking contamination of drinking water
Amanda Hrycyna for APM Reports
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final report on the connection between hydraulic fracturing and contamination in drinking water. After stressing in June 2015 that there was no "widespread, systematic impact" on water, the agency now is emphasizing that fracking can affect drinking water under some circumstances.

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