Staff placed on leave, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA
EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups. About 1,100 employees were told they could be terminated, and then 168 staffers were put on leave.
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Chemical Companies Want Trump’s EPA to Keep Their Secrets
Every year, dozens of accidents occur at high-risk chemical facilities. The chemical industry is pushing Donald Trump’s EPA ...
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New EPA Region 2 Administrator is Mike Martucci
As a businessman, state senator, and community leader, Mike Martucci has proven he is committed to service,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. “In the New York State Senate, he championed legislation ...
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Phase 1 EPA wildfire cleanup on track to be complete by end of February, mayor says
The first phase of the wildfires debris removal process, which involves the removal of toxic items from destroyed properties, ...
Trump, Musk move to oust EPA staff in the Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water for 30 million in US and Canada
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials from Chicago have been aiding a poor, predominantly white Ohio village upended when a train derailed and spilled more than 100,000 gallons of hazardous ...
EPA chief, former Vice President Harris tour wildfire footprints
On Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris toured the Palisades fire zone with Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, while EPA ...
As wildfire cleanup crews surge to 1,300, concerns about safety grow
One subcontractor has been fined repeatedly by the EPA and the state in recent years for improper handling of hazardous ...
SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filings shows power line surges, malfunctions during high winds, including at a transmission tower near where ...
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Lawmakers Demand Accountability From EPA Leaders Amid Funding Freeze, Staffing Disruptions
At a gathering at EPA headquarters, members of Congress and environmental advocates accused agency management of defying ...
EPA administrator, Trump special envoy join Los Angeles mayor to evaluate fire recovery
Administrator Lee Zeldin, President Trump’s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell and other federal and state officials ...
More of Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
More Senate hearings are coming up for President Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet. Next in line is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, ...
New EPA administrator on California wildfire aid: ‘Nothing is holding us back’
While Gov. Gavin Newsom met with President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in an effort to secure disaster relief funds, the new EPA Administrator had boots on the ground in Altadena on ...