The Latest Breaking News from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

21 states sue EPA over power plant emissions rule rollback

On Oct. 1, a coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its repeal of major greenhouse gas emissions requirements for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The coalition filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Ballotpedia · 7h ago

Contaminated island in Colombia River added to Superfund

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added Bradford Island on the Columbia River to its Superfund list of toxic waste sites

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

EPA names part of Hackensack River to Superfund list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named a 19-mile stretch of the Hackensack River in northern New Jersey to its list of Superfund sites

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

The Supreme Court could hamstring federal agencies' regulatory power in a high-profile air pollution case

On Feb. 28, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia v. EPA, a case that centers on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. How the court decides the case could have broad ramifications, not just for…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Gets EPA Range Rating

The all-new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid has received official range and efficiency ratings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

InsideEVs · Feb 16, 2022

In key vote, Democrats reject Wheeler Cabinet appointment

Democrats who narrowly control the Virginia Senate have voted unanimously against approving former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Ex-Wheeler colleagues urge his approval to Youngkin cabinet

A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Youngkin pick Wheeler defends EPA record, criticizes media

Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler is defending his record and taking questions from Virginia lawmakers who will eventually vote on whether to confirm his appointment to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022