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Cracking down on soot pollution could save thousands of lives—but the EPA won’t do it
Meet the former government officials who quit or retired to protest ‘blatant disregard’ of science
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Starre Vartan & Jenny Morber/Undark
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Prosecutions under the Clean Air and Water acts dropped in half after Trump took office
Fossil fuel companies don’t have to clean up their methane emissions anymore
Toxic waste sites aren’t prepared for hurricane season
Local opposition to Alaska’s Pebble Mine grows as the project reaches the next milestone
Here’s how many pollution-related deaths your state is exporting or importing
Decades of U.S. air quality improvements may be slowing, and these areas have it the worst
U.S. government ‘retires’ (read removes) detailed pollution map from internet
The EPA’s proposal would take good science out of public health regulations
The EPA’s roll back of the Clean Water Act could impact drinking water for millions of Americans
America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this
Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it’s too late
Andrew Wheeler is officially the head of the EPA
Ethanol is renewable, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for us
Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks
Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean
How worried should we be that glyphosate was found in our Cheerios?
Federal judges finally just order the EPA to ban a dangerous pesticide
The EPA’s latest news on asbestos has a lot of people nervous
‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations
Here’s where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lands on big science issues
Pruitt’s replacement won’t be any better for the EPA
Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator
Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water
The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit
Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’
The EPA has a new plan that’s good for business and bad for bodies
The EPA is keeping a troubling new study on drinking water under wraps. Here’s what you need to know.
The EPA is jeopardizing scientific research and privacy in the name of ‘transparency’
I’m a scientist who’s suing the EPA. Here’s why.
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Joe Arvai/The Conversation
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We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too
Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from
How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit
There’s no such thing as clean coal
California says a popular herbicide causes cancer
The President’s decision to leave the Paris Agreement will likely hurt America even more than the environment
Global warming is not ‘leveling off,’ so stop saying it is
Exclusive: House Science Committee members just sent a letter to President Trump insisting he stop relying on fake news
One in four Americans drink water that fails safety standards
What is EPA Open Data, and why would it shut down?
Our rivers and lakes contain a scary number of pesticides and pharmaceuticals
If the EPA doesn’t believe in science, what is it good for?
From Kumbaya to Battleground: How’d the EPA get so political?
Life before the EPA, a rocket in the Aurora Borealis, and more amazing images of the week
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
What would America be like without the EPA?
The EPA has a new leader, and the outlook for science is not good
Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA
What we actually lose when the USDA and EPA can’t talk to the public
Fiat Chrysler may have lied about toxic car emissions
Trump’s pick to lead the EPA is a climate change denier (who’s suing the EPA)
Study Finds Fireworks Contaminated Groundwater Near Mount Rushmore
Does Earth Day still matter?
This Earth Day, cut down your food waste
This Is What Climate Change Means For You
How Much Lead In The Water Is Too Much?
The Volkswagen Scandal Is A Roundhouse Kick In the Head to Innovation
Volkswagen Used Onboard Software To Purposefully Mislead EPA About Car Emissions
The Truth Behind The EPA’s Animas River Spill Is Messier Than You Think
Mercury Scrubbers On Power Plants Clean Up Other Pollutants, Too
How Filthy Is Your Neighborhood? This Map Can Tell You
Satellite Images Show Massive Reduction In US Air Pollution
President Obama Announces A Climate Change Action Plan