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US supreme court puts hold on EPA attempt to reduce pollution that drifts across states
Court grants temporary halt to program designed to stop ‘upwind’ states from causing pollution that flows to ‘downwind’ neighbors
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EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollbackMichael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution
A supreme court case about fishermen could throw government into chaos
For decades, the Chevron deference doctrine has given broad powers to federal agencies. Now it could be overturned – with major consequences
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In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solarIn Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels
EPA to ban most uses of chemical linked to dozens of deaths
EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals
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New Mexico’s rivers are most threatened waterways in US, report findsEPA has limited six ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water – but there are 15,000
US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water
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New rule mandates 200 US plants to reduce toxic emissions linked to cancer
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A Florida neighborhood says an old factory made them sick. Now developers want to kick up toxic soilResidents already hit with disease are fighting the multibillion-dollar corporation DR Horton, America’s largest homebuilder
US supreme court seems skeptical about letting EPA enforce pollution rule
Conservative majority appears unsympathetic to environmental agency’s ‘good neighbor’ rule for areas downwind of smog sources
EPA again OKs use of toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease
Agency’s draft report backs paraquat’s safety but lawsuit’s plaintiffs say EPA ignored evidence of Parkinson’s risk
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‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPAOur unequal earth
US court bans three weedkillers and finds EPA broke law in approval processAmerica's dirty divide
‘Life-saving’: EPA tightens US pollution controls on soot
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‘The EPA needs to humble itself’: why some US non-profits are turning down agency fundsCommunity organizations say grants coming from the government have too many requirements to be truly accessible
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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
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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
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