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EPA chief jets to Morocco to help promote fossil fuel use

WASHINGTON – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency flew to Morocco this week to help encourage the North African kingdom to import liquefied natural gas from the United States, pro...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump reverses ban on importing elephants killed as trophies

Two adult sons are avid trophy hunters

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members

WASHINGTON – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FEMA chief says agency didn’t approve Whitefish contract

WASHINGTON – Federal Emergency Management Agency officials had nothing to do with approving a pricey no-bid contract to restore the power grid in Puerto Rico, the head of the agency told Con...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GAO: Climate change already costing U.S. billions in losses

WASHINGTON – A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, flo...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA: Tests show contaminants exposed at Texas Superfund site

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston-area Superfund sit...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA buys Pruitt a special booth for secret talks

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is spending nearly $25,000 to provide Administrator Scott Pruitt something none of his predecessors have had – a custom soundproof booth for ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA chief reverses decision to delay rules on emissions

WASHINGTON – One day after getting sued by 15 states, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Wednesday reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

15 states appeal EPA delay of stricter air-quality standards

They say delay violates Clean Air Act

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

States sue over EPA’s decision to keep pesticide on market

WASHINGTON – Several states are seeking to join a legal challenge to a Trump administration decision to keep a widely used pesticide on the market despite studies showing it can harm childre...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

DC appeals court orders EPA to move ahead with methane rule

Administrator Pruitt overstepped authority, court rules

DATE: Jul 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban

In a story June 27, The Associated Press, relying on schedules provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, reported erroneously that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with Dow Chemical...

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World