E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show

Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.

EPA eliminates ‘start-stop’ incentives in vehicles, raising environmental concerns

Last Thursday, President Trump and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the elimination of the 2009 Greenhouse ...
The Hill

EPA to steer environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies. The EPA can pursue civil or criminal cases ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Inbox from hell’: Environmental groups outraged after EPA says polluters can email for exemptions

The EPA has set up an electronic mailbox to take companies’ requests for presidential exemptions from provisions of the Clean Air Act. Environmental groups said the plan amounts to a “get out of ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Protecting CT’s environment is now up to us

Banner for the CT Environmental Rights Amendment on the steps of the Old State House Credit: Jan Ellen Sipegel / CT Mirror The Supreme Court has been undermining environmental regulations at the ...
CBS News

Lee Zeldin's appointment as EPA head brings a mixed reaction from Long Island environmental leaders

LONG ISLAND-- Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties say they're hopeful that former Congressman Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will ...
Times Observer

Department of Environmental Protection progresses in Chapman Dam well-plugging project

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is overseeing a large oil and gas well-plugging project near Chapman ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Environmental protection and other issues affecting CT affordable housing

Newtown's Nettleton Preserve is near a property under consideration for a large housing development. Credit: Davis Dunavin / WSHU News This is the third of a five-part series exploring issues ...