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Trump Poised to Repeal Biden Curb on Power-Plant Pollution

Jun 11 2025 // he Trump administration will propose scrapping Biden-era climate mandates requiring the nation’s power plants to curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions as soon as Wednesday, according to people familiar with...

EPA Reaches $1.1M Settlement With Illinois Chemical Solutions Company

Jun 9 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with chemicals solutions company Stepan Co. of Northbrook, Illinois, for allegedly distributing or selling a misbranded pesticide in violation of the Federal...

Army Corps Finds Great Lakes Pipeline Tunnel Would Have Major Environmental Impacts

Jun 2 2025 // Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that stretches across a Great Lakes channel could destroy wetlands and harm bat habitats but would eliminate the chances of a boat anchor rupturing the line...

Thames Water Tops List of Firms Facing Criminal Probes Over Pollution

May 22 2025 // Thames Water tops a list of water companies under criminal investigation for pollution by the UK government, a move that could complicate efforts to turn around the beleaguered British utility. The firm, which serves about...

Budget Cuts at EPA Become Flashpoint at a Heated Hearing

May 22 2025 // The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an “aspiring fiction writer” and saying another does not “care about wasting money.”...

Louisiana Plant at Center of Environmental Justice Fight Halts Operations

May 16 2025 // A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community indefinitely suspended operations largely due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution. Japanese firm Denka announced...

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