Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA — adding second NYer to Cabinet
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, The Post exclusively reported. Zeldin, 44, lost the 2022 New York gubernatorial race to Kathy Hochul by a surprisingly narrow margin after serving four terms as a Republican representing Long Island. “I am honored that President Trump has […]
Who might run EPA, DOE under Trump?
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EPA grants preliminary approval to use radioactive material in Florida road pilot project
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given preliminary approval for the use of materials containing radioactive radium in a Florida road project called “experimental.” The EPA announced Wednesday that it will give Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC permission to use a material called phosphogypsum on several sections of roadway on the company's property. Phosphorgypsum contains radium, which […]
EPA Employees Seeking Refuge In Other Agencies As Possible Trump Return Looms
Employees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are being transferred to other government agencies in anticipation of former President Donald Trump's possible re-election, E&E News reports. EPA workers looking for jobs at 'safer' government agencies like Department of Energy and Department of Commerce, E&E News reported. Many federal employees are “very concerned” they could […]
Federal judge orders EPA to further regulate fluoride in drinking water due to concerns over lowered IQ in kid
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Judge orders EPA to address potential IQ impacts of fluoride in drinking water
A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the potential effects of fluoride in drinking water on IQ levels. In a new ruling this week, Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, ordered the EPA to take regulatory action on the issue. Chen wrote that the “predominance of evidence” shows there are […]
EPA announces environmental justice program within Climate Corps
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it is partnering with AmeriCorps to form the Environmental Justice Climate Corps, an offshoot of the previously announced American Climate Corps aimed at recruiting in low-income areas. Applications for the program will open early next year, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. The new program, which […]
House votes to repeal Biden admin EPA tailpipe emissions rules
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's new rules on auto emissions that Republicans say will force Americans to buy electric vehicles they don't want and can't afford. The rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency in March would impose the most ambitious standards in U.S. history […]
‘Bullying, Harassing, Name-Calling’: EPA ‘Retaliated Against’ Three Dissenting Scientists, Inspector General Finds
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced Thursday that agency officials have taken retaliatory action against three scientists who spoke out against scientific opinion. Five EPA scientists alleged to the OIG that they were retaliated against for expressing differing scientific opinions on chemical evaluations while former President Donald Trump was in […]
EPA officials retaliated against 3 scientists, watchdog says
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) internal audit agency found that senior agency officials retaliated against three employees who expressed differing scientific opinions. Employees who were victims of this retaliation believed the chemicals were more toxic, but executives believed the chemicals were safer, the report said.Report from the EPA Inspector General. In one such case, EPA […]