EPA administrator announces huge rollback of environmental regulations
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday outlined plans for an aggressive rollback of environmental regulations.
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Former EPA official reacts to cuts, regulation rollbacks
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Trump administration to roll back Biden-era environmental protections
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EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
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EPA signals it will slash climate and pollution rules, including for cars and power plants
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A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
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Trump officials to reconsider whether greenhouse gases cause harm amid climate rollbacks
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Trump Administration Claws Back $20 Billion in Climate Project Funds
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EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs
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EPA signals it could narrow Clean Water Act protections
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled it could narrow which set of waters receive protections under the Clean Water Act. The law requires the EPA to protect so-called “waters of ...The Hill - 11h -
Zeldin: $20B in green bank grants from climate law terminated
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday night he has terminated $20 billion in green bank grants that were funded by the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care ...The Hill - 12h -
EPA to review landmark finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health
Environmental Protection Agency to review a key 2009 finding by the agency that greenhouse gases pose a risk to Americans.CBS News - 7h -
Trump considers easing safety screenings for chemicals
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Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
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Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
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Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
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EPA workers silenced as agency cancels hundreds of grants
EPA staffers have been told they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to monitor, according to multiple sources inside the agency.ABC News - 6h -
EPA takes aim at toxic protections, begins massive deregulation campaign
EPA takes aim at water, air and toxics protections as part of massive deregulation campaign.ABC News - 3h -
Could Starmer's regulation shake-up mean a 'bonfire of the quangos'?
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The UK fears environmental damage as ships burn after North Sea collision
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Starmer axes UK payments watchdog as part of anti-regulation drive
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U.K. braces for environmental impact as ships burn in North Sea after collision
British officials were bracing for environmental damage and seeking answers Tuesday after a cargo ship carrying a toxic chemical hit a tanker transporting jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern ...NBC News - 1d -
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men. Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the ...The Guardian - 22h -
FCC unveils sweeping deregulation effort
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning a new effort to roll back regulations on the tech, media and telecommunications industries, the department announced Wednesday. The FCC said ...The Hill - 10h -
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.The New York Times - 10h -
Administration cancels meteorologist disaster training
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Pappas considering Senate run after Shaheen announces retirement
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced her retirement on Wednesday.Politico - 15h -
Social Security's plan to get overpayments back
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced its plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser reports.CBS News - 2d -
Kentucky Bourbon Makers Fear Becoming ‘Collateral Damage’ in Trump’s Trade War
Smaller distillers say the uncertainty created by the administration’s erratic tariff announcements is crippling their ability to expand into Canadian and EU markets.Inc. - 1d -
NFL announces 35 compensatory picks for the 2025 draft
The NFL awarded a total of 35 compensatory selections to 15 teams in the 2025 draft, the league announced Tuesday.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Marco Rubio announces 83% of USAID programs terminated
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday announced the cancellation of 83% of USAID programs. Rubio said the remaining programs will be run under the State Department and thanked Elon Musk's ...CBS News - 2d -
US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency
Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’. The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 ...The Guardian - 1d -
UK to impose new targets on regulators to spur innovation
Goals designed to hasten rollout of advances such as drones and autonomous vehicles, says Patrick VallanceFinancial Times - 3d -
EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Climate Grants
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Starmer to target ‘cottage industry of blockers’ in overhaul of regulators
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Trump announces more tariffs on Canada's steel, aluminum as stocks continue stumbling
President Trump announced more tariffs on Canada's steel and aluminum after Ontario announced a tax on electricity for the U.S. CBS Moneywatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports and CBS News' Fin ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts
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Olivia Culpo announces she's expecting a baby with husband Christian McCaffrey
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Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
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Noem announces new ICE acting chief after predecessor reassigned
Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, just weeks after the agency's previous director was reassigned. ...The Hill - 2d
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