The Latest Breaking News from Environmental Protection Agency

Three weeks after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which forced evacuations and widespread chemical contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern Railroad to conduct the cleanup and pay for the damages. Since the accident was Norfolk Southern’s fault, and it was solely responsible for the…

The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.

When the nation’s largest public utility recently decided to replace an aging coal plant with a new gas power plant, the Environmental Protection Agency had a host of questions about how the Tennessee Valley Authority evaluated the alternatives

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is awarding $1 billion from the federal Superfund program to clean up 22 toxic waste sites across the country

There is one number that the Environmental Protection Agency relies on to decide which climate policies to pursue. So why does that number assume the lives of richer people are worth more?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to investigate allegations that the state is failing to enforce the Clean Water Act. Environmentalists say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s system of issuing permits has made it too easy for industries to contaminate rivers, lakes and estuaries.

Thanks to a new federal law, cities will get better forecasts about how climate change intensifies rainstorms. Still, it won't be in time for billions of dollars of federal infrastructure spending.

Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball (R) notified 11 banks that their ESG policies had harmed the state’s economy.

The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $100 million in competitive grants for projects that advance environmental justice in communities disproportionately affected by industrial pollution and other hazards