The Latest Breaking News from Environmental Protection Agency

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant — and that state officials have let air pollution remain high and downplayed its threat

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will nearly double — to almost $1 billion — the money available for states to acquire electric school buses

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is set to announce a new national program aimed at environmental justice and civil rights.

DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it reclassified Denver and Colorado’s northern Front Range as “severe” violators of air quality standards, meaning more stringent regulations are coming for businesses and consumers are likely to pay higher gas prices.

An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency says it is investigating the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital

During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency exempted a proposed oil export terminal off the Texas coast from air pollution requirements. This week it rejected the permit because of pollution concerns.

Years of neglect, racism and poor infrastructure have created a "constant state of emergency"

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to include two common ‘forever chemicals’ in Superfund law