Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Undoing Trump rule won’t likely affect Okefenokee mine plan

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Biden administration’s plan to revive protections for some wetlands and streams that got eliminated during Donald Trump’s presidency isn't likely...

Fate of planned mine near Okefenokee left to Georgia agency

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FOLKSTON, Ga. — More than 160 years after her great-great-grandfather settled on a patch of land surrounded by water in the Okefenokee Swamp, Sheila...

Denmark suspends Baltic gas pipeline, in setback for Poland

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WARSAW, Poland — Denmark has withdrawn permission for a planned pipeline that was designed to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, citing the need to...

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

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WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...

EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways

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WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era policy, the Environmental Protection Agency is restoring a rule that grants states and Native American...

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Wednesday announced his resignation, citing “certain personal matters that are becoming public.” ...

Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision

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O'FALLON, Mo. — Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds...

3 Indiana communities get EPA grants to address brownfields

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Three Indiana communities are getting a share of $1.4 million in federal grants to help clean up or assess pollution at...

EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules

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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration...

Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks

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WASHINGTON — After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency is relaunching a website highlighting evidence of climate change in...