Environmental Protection Agency

If selected, EPA would study vinyl chloride to determine whether it poses an ‘unreasonable risk to human health or the environment,’ a process that would take at least three years

The EPA says the industry could meet the limits if 67% of new-vehicle sales are electric by 2032

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has been linked to cancer

If finalized, the rule would mark the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25% of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution

A massive sinkhole in the Southeast Texas town of Daisetta had been dormant since first appearing in 2008, until earlier this month

The community groups want to compete for federal money for projects including pollution cleanup, air quality monitoring and workforce development for jobs in wind and solar

The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide

States refused to accept hazardous waste from the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, leading the EPA to issue a pointed reminder that they cannot interfere with federally authorized waste transport

The rules require companies to sell more electric trucks of varying sizes all the way up to massive vehicles weighing more than 33,000 pounds

This is the latest development in a long-running fight over the reach of the Clean Water Act. President Joe Biden has promised to veto Congress’ measure

Although it’s unclear what steps the EPA might take if states don’t cooperate, the agency told Norfolk Southern that it expects the company to take legal action if it is unable to ship the waste