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FILE - In this July 20, 2018, file photo a copper water supply line, left, is shown connected to a water main after being installed for lead pipe, right, in Flint, Mich. The Trump administration overhauled the country's widely criticized, 29-year-old framework to eliminate toxic lead from drinking water on Tuesday, but critics charge that the new rule gives utilities far more time than before to finally replace old, lead-contaminated pipes. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Critics say EPA allowing more time to fix lead-tainted water

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 3, 2017 file photo, Michael Regan listens as North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announces that Regan will lead the Department of Environmental Quality in North Carolina, at the Executive Manson in Raleigh, N.C. President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency. (Chuck Liddy/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., Native American Caucus co-chair, speaks to reporters about the 2020 Census on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Haaland as interior secretary. The historic pick would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation's tribes for generations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden announces former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Michael Regan expected to be Joe Biden’s pick to head EPA

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 3, 2017 file photo, Michael Regan listens as North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announces that Regan will lead the Department of Environmental Quality in North Carolina, at the Executive Manson in Raleigh, N.C. President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency. (Chuck Liddy/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Michael Regan tapped to lead EPA, Deb Haaland for interior secretary

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 28, 2016, file photo, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and Granholm as energy secretary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy

By MICHAEL BALSAMO, JONATHAN LEMIRE and THOMAS BEAUMONT and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

EPA: Oregon wildfire hazardous waste cleanup complete

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2019, file photo, University of New Hampshire scientists monitor the health of seagrass in the Great Bay in Durham, N.H. Federal officials have finalized a plan in November 2020 to reduce pollution in one of the largest estuaries in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Michael Casey, File)

EPA finalizes water permit to help clean up the Great Bay

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press

Zug Island, a heavily industrialized island at the southern city limits of Detroit is seen, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Detroit. The area in Southwest Detroit has been the subject of numerous air pollution and public health studies. The area has a refinery, a coal-fired power plant, steel mills and other industrial sites. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Minority communities question election-year push by EPA

By JOHN FLESHER - Associated Press

EPA letting some hazardous coal ash ponds stay open longer

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

This photo provided by Porsche shows its first all-electric production car, the 2020 Taycan, charging up at a public charging station. Its official range according to the EPA is 203 miles on a single charge, but in Edmunds' testing the Taycan showed it's capable of going over 100 additional miles. (Courtesy of Porsche Cars North America via AP)

Edmunds: Why electric vehicle ranges vary from EPA estimate

By JONATHAN ELFALAN of Edmunds - Associated Press

Washington dairies challenge EPA groundwater pollution study

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 23, 2015 file photo a van is pictured in a light tunnel at the Mercedes-Benz automobile plant in Ludwigsfelde, near Berlin. Daimler did present figures on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

Daimler AG to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2019 file photo, watermen dredge for oysters on the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland near Ridge, Md. A lawsuit filed Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, by the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Foundation and others, is claiming that the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. Attorneys general from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia say they’ve filed a similar lawsuit. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

Lawsuit: EPA fails to enforce Chesapeake Bay pollution caps

By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press

Andrew Wheeler, administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, front, speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in San Diego. The U.S. government announced work has begun to stop a decades-old problem of millions of gallons of sewage from Tijuana, Mexico, flowing into the United States and polluting the waves where Southern California meets the border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Work starts to stop sewage flows into California from Mexico

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

This photo provided by FCA shows the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid minivan that has both a gasoline engine and hybrid system. It can drive for around 30 miles on electricity alone. (Courtesy of Fiat Chrysler via AP)

Edmunds: Is it time for a plug-in hybrid vehicle?

By REESE COUNTS of Edmunds - Associated Press

In this Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, photo New Hampshire Rep. Nancy Murphy, D-Merrimack, poses for a photo outside the Saint-Gobain plastics factory in Merrimack, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, CATHY BUSSEWITZ, JOHN FLESHER and MATTHEW BROWN and MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press

The Cost of Regulations Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Cost-benefit analysis rule critical to EPA’s future environmental regulations

By Anthony T. Caso

This photo provided by Tesla shows the Tesla Model S, which offers the longest range of any EV on the market. With an EPA-estimated range of 402 miles in its Long Range Plus trim level, the Model S should be able to take you far from home without any range anxiety. (Courtesy of Tesla via AP)

Edmunds: Top picks for road trip vehicles with maximum range

By TRAVIS LANGNESS of Edmunds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building is shown in Washington. Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs are calling for an agency reset after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term. The group is presenting a detailed action plan drafted by former EPA staffers for whoever wins the Nov. 3 presidential election. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press