How the EPA’s new deregulation plans undermine decades of health and economic benefits
The EPA estimated that for every $1 spent on meeting air-quality regulations, the United States received $9 in benefits.
Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is closing offices across the country as part of a wider rollback of pollution ...
3 ways the EPA's rollback of environmental regulations could affect Americans' health if air pollution worsens
This week the EPA announced the rollback of a wide swath of regulations, many of which could worsen air quality. Experts say that could have implications for health.
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EPA to end environmental justice programs, monitoring tools
As part of the Trump administration’s end to environmental justice programs, it has cut off access to EJScreen, a monitoring ...
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EPA Plans to Close Environmental Justice Offices, Leaving Communities to Face Pollution Alone
Environmental justice initiatives meant to ease pollution burdens on low-income and minority communities have lost support ...
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
The positions will be eliminated "immediately," according to a memo by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
EPA could roll back decades of regulations as state, environmental groups fear loss of funding
There could be monumental changes coming to the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation's environment. The ABC7 I-Team has been tracking the potential changes from the "biggest deregulatory ...
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Food Waste in Tanzania: A growing threat to climate, public health
Dar es Salaam. "Food waste sent to final disposal sites decomposes, releasing methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases (GHGs)," according to a climate change resilience expert with the Dar es ...
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EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target
The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will ...
Scientists Identify Key Environmental Factors Linked to Dementia
A meta-analysis by the College of Public Health highlights the influence of traffic, walkability, and natural spaces on ...
E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run ...