All EPA articles
-
NewsDispute over formaldehyde toxicity assessment escalates
US scientific academy finds EPA’s review linking formaldehyde to cancer is supported by evidence, chemical industry pushes back with lawsuit
-
BusinessEnvironmental groups claim US herbicide reapprovals were illegal
Lawsuit says Environmental Protection Agency ignored serious risks with 2,4-D-containing Enlist products
-
NewsEPA proposes ban on most uses of dichloromethane
New rules would prohibit all consumer uses and most industrial uses of the chemical, and to regulate its use in the lab
-
OpinionReflections on rainwater
Water in the world’s pristine wildernesses is already unsafe to drink by new PFAS pollution standards
-
NewsLong-anticipated plan to regulate PFAS chemicals unveiled in US
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances face enforceable drinking water limits and require toxicity tests by industry
-
NewsEPA accused again of compromising chemical safety assessments
Four scientists at EPA’s chemical safety office step up allegations against the agency, saying they’re prohibited from seeking expert colleague input
-
NewsScientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews
Environment body’s inspector general asked to probe claims that safety assessments of chemicals, including PFASs, have been ‘improperly altered’ for years
-
NewsEnvironment agency overturns contentious Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule
Directive finalised at the end of Trump’s presidency would have hindered use of non-public data in policymaking
-
NewsPhysical chemist tapped to head chemical safety at US environment agency
Biden nominates Michal Freedhoff who has spent decades on Capitol Hill on chemical regulation
-
NewsBiden’s science budget for 2022 pleases US research community
White House requests big funding increases for research agencies
-
NewsEnvironmental Protection Agency haemorrhaged scientific expertise under Trump
More than 670 scientific posts were lost at the EPA over Donald Trump’s tenure including chemists, chemical engineers and microbiologists
-
NewsContentious Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule struck down
US court scraps Environmental Protection Agency regulation, finalised in the waning days of Trump’s presidency, that hindered agency’s use of non-public data in policymaking
-
-
NewsPFAS incineration study cancelled by US environment agency
Head of the Environmental Protection Agency blames move on former employee
-
NewsEPA rescinds methane emissions reduction rule
Obama-era regulations have been rolled back at the EPA, to the chagrin of some big oil firms and environmental groups
-
NewsEPA settles Gold King mine disaster five years later
Utah state will receive $220 million as part of settlement over 2015 accident that spilled toxic waste into waterways
-
NewsUS environmental body ditches ban on grantees on advisory panels
After several legal defeats, the EPA has backed down on controversial policy
-
NewsSurvey of US government scientists reveals politicisation worries under Trump
Political appointees and business influence blamed for damaging agencies’ ability to make science-based decisions
-
NewsEnvironment agency scraps limits on mercury from US coal power plants
Public health benefits of restricting emissions of the heavy metal will no longer be taken into account
-
NewsTrump proposes slashing basic and applied research by 9.1% in budget
White House requests big cuts to US science agencies but Congress is unlikely to back them