The Trump EPA’s decision to proceed with aspects of the Biden-era PFAS rule builds on the president’s work during his first term to address PFAS contamination, which included the convening of ...

In 2024, the Biden-era EPA issued a rule with new limits for six types of PFAS (or “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances”), which have been linked to cancer and developmental problems. Under ...

Under Trump, Zeldin has made it the EPA’s mission to “ unleash American energy,” a contrast to the agency’s long-standing mission to protect the health and environment, says Gina McCarthy ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is just weeks away, and many of the staff at the Environmental Protection Agency are eyeing the exits rather than trying to hunker down to withstand ...

As first reported by the The New York Times on June 16, 2025, it is true that the EPA plans to "reconsider" a ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States, which was adopted by ...

During Trump’s first term, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, and three other groups petitioned the EPA to reconsider the endangerment finding.

What Trump's EPA is doing The Trump administration wants to redirect the federal government away from former President Joe Biden's climate agenda and toward an even deeper embrace of fossil fuels.

During Trump’s first term, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, and three other groups petitioned the EPA to reconsider the endangerment finding.

The EPA estimated that over the next three decades this rule alone would prevent 7.9 billion tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 8,700 tons of particulate matter and 36,000 tons of nitrogen oxides.

The EPA estimated that over the next three decades this rule alone would prevent 7.9 billion tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 8,700 tons of particulate matter and 36,000 tons of nitrogen oxides.