All EPA articles – Page 2
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NewsUS environmental body ditches ban on grantees on advisory panels
After several legal defeats, the EPA has backed down on controversial policy
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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
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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
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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
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BusinessAustria becomes first EU country to fully outlaw glyphosate
A ban of the controversial herbicide from 2020 has been approved by the Austrian government
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NewsTrump repeals and replaces Obama’s clean power plan to curb coal emissions
Affordable Clean Energy Rule lets states determine how or whether to regulate pollution from coal-fired power plants
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NewsThird of US science and environment advisory committees to be slashed
President Trump’s latest order has science advocates worried
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BusinessIndustry criticises proposed US asbestos ban
Outright ban would compromise chlorine supply and public health, claims trade body
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NewsNew US asbestos rule criticised as outright ban on the carcinogen ditched
Environment agency issues policy that requires companies to seek approval for discontinued uses of the material
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NewsUpdated: Science would suffer under Trump’s 2020 budget
White House budget proposal would deliver significant blow to US research, but Congress is expected to intervene
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NewsUS science agencies fare well under tardy budget
Funding cuts proposed by the White House are reversed in budget that is over four months late
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BusinessUS government sued for delaying dichloromethane paint stripper ban
Environmental Protection Agency advances long-awaited ban on consumer products, but allows commercial use to continue
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NewsAs government shutdown drags on US researchers find themselves caught in the crossfire
As the shutdown enters its second month many scientists have been left struggling to pay the rent or childcare as research projects flounder
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NewsUS chemical safety office finally gets a new director
Senate approves new head for Environmental Protection Agency’s office of chemical safety and pollution prevention after year long wait
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BusinessUS court overturns plant safety rule delay
Appeal finds Trump’s postponement of the 2017 Chemical Disaster Rule was unlawful
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NewsJob satisfaction among US federal scientists decreases
Survey shows many researchers think staff cuts and politics interfere with their work
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BusinessUS government ordered to ban chlorpyrifos insecticide
Court gives EPA 60 days to finalise a ban, which was proposed under Obama but reversed by the Trump administration
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NewsEPA move could bring asbestos back in America
Health advocates fret at US environment agency’s proposal to make ‘new uses’ of asbestos-containing products legal, but EPA says not to worry
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NewsScience advisers celebrate US environment agency head’s exit
Few will shed any tears at Scott Pruitt’s resignation but many wonder what his successor will bring
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NewsHarvard and Google team up to take on harmful construction chemicals
New centre is working with Google and others to reduce the use of chemicals linked to health and environmental problems