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    Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tells Fossil Fuel Execs He Wants to ‘Play a Role in Reversing’ Biden Climate Policies

    Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tells Fossil Fuel Execs He Wants to ‘Play a Role in Reversing’ Biden Climate Policies

    United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday delivered a blunt critique of the energy and climate policies of the Biden administration to a group of oil and gas executives, promising a “180 degree pivot.” The former fracking executive is fully behind President Donald Trump’s plan to expand fossil fuel production in the U.S. while […]

    Top U.S. Prosecutor Resigns After Trump-Appointed Official Orders Investigation Into Biden Climate Funding

    Top U.S. Prosecutor Resigns After Trump-Appointed Official Orders Investigation Into Biden Climate Funding

    Denise Cheung, the top criminal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, resigned on Tuesday after she declined to follow an order from a Trump-appointed superior at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start a grand jury investigation, people with knowledge of the matter said, as CNN reported. Acting U.S. Attorney […]

    EPA Bans Two Chemicals Common in Dry Cleaning and Industrial Use

    EPA Bans Two Chemicals Common in Dry Cleaning and Industrial Use

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned two chemicals commonly used in dry cleaning because of their toxicity and cancer risks.  The EPA announced on Dec. 9 that it finalized the risk management regulations for trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). PCE is commonly used for dry cleaning […]

    EPA Strengthens Standards for Exposure to Lead-Based Paint Dust to Protect Children

    EPA Strengthens Standards for Exposure to Lead-Based Paint Dust to Protect Children

    To mark National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week — October 20 to 26 — the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized stricter requirements for the identification and cleaning up of lead-based paint dust in homes and childcare facilities constructed before 1978. The new standards are the most recent action in the Biden-Harris administration’s strategy […]