DC Circuit grills EPA over reclassification of toxic chemical emission standard
In January 2020, the agency enacted new standards allowing industrial facilities to emit up to 25 tons of chemicals like mercury and arsenic.
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Court to hear argument in dispute over Air Force’s detonation operations in Guam
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a battle over the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to continue disposing of munitions by detonating them on a beach in northern Guam. The legal questions in Department of the Air Force v.
SCOTUSblog•Amy Howe5 Oct
21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants
More than 20 states, including North Carolina, New York, California and Pennsylvania, as well as several cities, are suing the U.S.
Inside Climate News•By Lisa Sorg2 Oct- critical toward EPA · 80%
‘Third country’ deportation can resume, US supreme court rules | First Thing
Trump administration can deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland. Plus, 550lb bear returns to LA neighborhood Good morning.
The Guardian•Martin Belam30 Sept
EPA to ‘reconsider’ air quality rules as Texas faces diesel price ‘disaster’
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.” The letter sent by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to Texas Gov.
The Hill•Mira Bhakta29 Sept- neutral toward EPA · 96%
Daimler: concerned about using cash to avoid new NoX rules
Noncompliance penalties in the proposed amendments to the EPA NoX rule are being objected to by Daimler.
FreightWaves•John Kingston29 Sept
Texas declares disaster as diesel prices soar, seeks EPA waiver
Abbott's measures may stabilize fuel prices but are unlikely to significantly shift voter sentiment or alter the political landscape in Texas.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez28 Sept- neutral toward EPA · 99%
EPA Power Plant Rollback To Add 123 Million More Tons of CO2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in September that it will relinquish its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act, a tool previously used to tackle climate change.
Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules
Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warn Datacenter developers are manipulating the EPA’s air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their…
The Guardian•Tom Perkins27 SeptRevealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US
Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling for a ban on the weedkilling chemical paraquat in 2004.
The Guardian•Carey Gillam25 SeptUS environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule The EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive…
The Guardian•Tom Perkins20 SeptCourt reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by Trump
A federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities.
The Hill•Rachel Frazin18 Sept- critical toward Donald Trump · 98%
Conservationists sue EPA for records on lobbyists’ role in pesticide approval
The Center for Biological Diversity says the agency has delayed by more than a year production of communications between former soybean and chemical industry lobbyists turned politically appointed policymakers who jump-started the approval of the…
Environmentalists ask Ninth Circuit to revive lawsuit over pesticide-coated seeds
A judge previously ruled the EPA reasonably interpreted its regulations when it denied a petition from advocacy groups asking that treated seeds be registered under federal law.
US Revokes Limits on Power Plants’ Climate Pollution
Click to expand Image Pollution and steam are seen rising from the stacks of the Miami Fort Power Station along the Ohio River, in North Bend, Ohio, on July 23, 2026.
EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants
Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.
Ars Technica•Ashley Belanger17 SeptCourt tosses EPA restrictions on highly toxic paint stripper chemical
A federal appeals court this week threw out an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that banned most uses of a highly toxic chemical used as a paint stripper.
The Hill•Rachel Frazin16 SeptTrump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’
Claims that dismantling pollution rules will lower energy bills and have little climate impact are far from convincing In allowing US power plants to emit any amount of planet-heating pollution they wish to, the Trump administration made two striking…
The Guardian•Oliver Milman and Sara Sneath16 Sept
WATCH: What to know as EPA announces repeal of power plant emissions limits
The agency's own data shows the power industry is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
ABC News15 SeptTrump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants
EPA says power plant emissions have no material impact on climate change.
Ars Technica•Liza Gross, Inside Climate News15 Sept