Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing
Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin appeared at his confirmation hearing Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, where he was heavily criticized by Democrats for his views on climate change. Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, asked Zeldin about the effects of carbon dioxide and pollutants on the […]
EPA details health risks from PFAS at farms
Click here to see what's new on The Hill {beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text New Jersey Republican says he will work with President Trump on new executive order banning offshore wind power Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R.N.J.) on Tuesday said he is working with President-elect Trump on an executive order […]
Lame-duck Biden Gives California Special EPA Waivers on the Way Out
The Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the waiver gives California the power under the Clean Air Act to set stricter emissions limits than the federal government, and the state's state-driven rules are a sign that Mr. Trump and his allies will be further protected from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) promised Friday that the Republican-led […]
Route Sixty-Sick: EPA approves roads made from radioactive waste
Introducing America's newest radioactive waste disposal site: your local highway. At least that seems to be the thinking behind the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to approve a “pilot” program to use phosphogypsum in road construction in Florida. Phosphogypsum contains radium, which decays to form radon gas, which is also radioactive and carcinogenic. It is […]
Biden EPA approves project to build road in Florida out of phosphate industry’s radioactive waste
After years of talking big about improving the environment and public health, the Biden administration has apparently decided to end things on the radioactivity issue. On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved A request was received from Mosaic Fertilizer LLC, a leading manufacturer of phosphate fertilizers based in Tampa, to use phosphogypsum on a […]
EPA Administrator Michael Regan to depart at year’s end
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year, about a month before the presidential transition. Mr. Regan may remain on the job until President Trump's inauguration, but on Friday he informed his staff that he would be leaving several weeks early. “I am writing today […]
EPA approves pilot project to make road out of radioactive material in Florida
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a pilot project that will allow companies to build small roads made from radioactive fertilizer byproducts, angering environmentalists. Biden administration's approval Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC was permitted to construct a phosphogypsum road on its property in New Wales, Florida. Phosphorgypsum contains radium, which decays to form radon gas. Both […]
Gas car ban by 2035? EPA sets stage for electric-only future
Is this the end of gasoline cars? California wants to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, and the EPA announced Wednesday it would approve two exemptions under the Clean Air Act that would allow the state to do so. Approving the exemption would cripple the auto industry as companies would concentrate their […]
Sen. Joni Ernst demands EPA halt spending spree as Biden’s term ends
'Top DOGE' Sen. Joni Ernst is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to halt new subsidies until President-elect Donald Trump's administration establishes new leadership. Ernst (R-Iowa) accused the EPA of “scraping through piles of taxpayer money as quickly as possible” ahead of President Biden's departure from the White House. She is also demanding that the […]
Biden EPA makes first-ever climate change arrest
The Biden administration has made precedent-setting arrests related to anti-climate change activity this year, highlighted in a new report showing increased enforcement against environmental crimes. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday released its final report on enforcement efforts under President Biden, detailing the progress of climate-related fine enforcement this fiscal year. The EPA worked […]