The Latest Breaking News from EPA

‘A pandemic-level shock to the system’: RFK Jr’s old environmental group weighs EPA cuts

Head of Riverkeeper, which helped clean up Hudson River, talks about challenges during the second Trump term

The Guardian - US · Mar 31, 2025

Coalition pledges $10m for western Queensland weather radar – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2025

Cadia goldmine operators fined $350,000 for breaches of NSW clean-air laws

Testing had previously revealed the mine was emitting more than 11 times the legal limit of dust containing heavy metals

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2025

2025 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Range Test: ‘Flabbergasted’

When Porsche launched the Taycan around the turn of the decade, it got rave reviews for its performance but didn’t really earn a reputation for efficiency. At least initially, road-tripping wasn’t its forte. But Porsche kept improving the Taycan over the years, with bigger batteries and a more efficient powertrain.

InsideEVs · Mar 28, 2025

Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests

EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025

EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicals

As part of a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations, the Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance to receive exemptions from rules requiring them to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals, including mercury, arsenic and benzene

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

Labor’s grassroots environmental group dismayed by rushed bill protecting salmon industry

The Labor Environment Action Network says it won’t ‘sugar coat’ its reaction after working ‘so hard’ on obtaining commitment for EPA

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025

US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025

Students pepper sprayed, arrested as protests flare in Turkish capital

Tensions flared anew in Turkey's capital, Ankara, as police clashed with student protesters early Thursday, deploying pepper spray, plastic pellets, and water cannons.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

2024 BMW iX Long-Term Test: Lessons From Charging Glitches

The snow is finally melting, and though it's been an uneven process, spring is starting to do its thing in upstate New York. As such, we're looking forward to another summer of road-tripping and exploring in the 2024 BMW iX that has been a part of our family for nearly…

InsideEVs · Mar 26, 2025