The move to cut more workers will further cement the administration’s deregulatory agenda for a smaller agency.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said endangerment findings were part of an “ideological crusade” that harmed the auto industry.

President Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “scam” and a “hoax.” In announcing the proposed repeal last July, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said: “We are driving a dagger through the heart ...

On Thursday, the EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which identified six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — as public health threats and provided the foundation for ...

“We’re here today because me and a bunch of my friends signed a letter to our boss,” said Harper Stanfield, vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3911. “He ...

EPA is working on repealing major air‑pollution rules for fossil‑fuel power plants, including weakening protections against mercury and other toxic emissions.

The EPA doesn’t always take entities to court when they violate environmental laws. At times, the agency can resolve these issues through less-formal administrative cases, which actually increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C. By Courtney ...

Environmental and public health groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its reversal of a landmark climate finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Protection plan to study a 40-acre section on the grounds of the Altoona Water Authority’s Westerly Sewer Treatment Plant ...