US Environmental Protection Agency
America's dirty divide
Former EPA official says agency fails to protect public from toxic pesticidesKaren McCormack says regulators at environmental agency are discouraged from speaking up about dangerous chemicals
Advocates demand US suspend weed-killing chemical that may cause cancer
Coalition alleges glyphosate, the most heavily applied herbicide in history, does not meet required safety standard set by federal law
Big oil uncovered
California children sue EPA over ‘intentional’ role in climate crisisGenesis B v EPA is the latest in a series of youth-led constitutional climate cases brought by non-profit law firm Our Children’s Trust
A greener clean: three ways to eco-proof your cleaning routine
US industry disposed of at least 60m pounds of PFAS waste in last five years
EPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking water
‘It’s an abomination’: battle brewing over proposed US laws to protect pesticide companies
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As US wildfires pollute the skies, a loophole is obscuring the impact. Can it be fixed?Experts agree it’s time to change the Clean Air Act’s exceptional events rule – but offer different solutions.
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In Detroit, a ‘magic wand’ makes dirty air look clean – and lets polluters off the hookAcross the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the price
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What you need to know about the loophole hiding the extent of US wildfire pollutionSmoke, screened
Revealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of AmericansUS agency refuses to examine toxicity of ‘inactive’ pesticide chemicals to crops
Government shutdown could hurt weather disaster responses, Fema says
EPA delays new air quality standards for ozone pollution until after 2024 election
New EPA rule weakens protections for wetlands after supreme court ruling
Rule requires wetlands to be more clearly connected to other waters, overturning half-century of federal regulation
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics argue ‘it is a lack of definition, and it makes no sense’
Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Green investment boom and electric car sales: six key things about Biden’s climate bill
EPA approved fuel ingredient with sky-high lifetime cancer risk, document reveals
US politics live
Supreme court ethics: Senate committee approves new rules as fresh Clarence Thomas claims emerge – as it happenedRules passed along party lines; conservative nonprofits reportedly orchestrated a $1.8m PR campaign to defend supreme court justice
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