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New York demands that EPA not allow Hudson River cleanup

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press

Acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Lebanon, Tenn. Wheeler and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue met with farmers about a new Trump administration proposal to redefine &quot;waters of the United States.&quot; (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Correction: EPA Water-Tennessee story

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

In this May 10, 2018, photo, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke arrives for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the FY19 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. An internal watchdog has cleared IZinke of wrongdoing following a complaint that he redrew the boundaries of a national monument in Utah to benefit a former state lawmaker and political ally. The Interior Department’s office of inspector general says it found no evidence that Zinke gave former state Rep. Mike Noel preferential treatment in shrinking the boundaries of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Ryan Zinke resigns, cites ‘meritless and false claims’

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Brown and Jonathan Lemire - Associated Press

In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke speaks after an order withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetland was signed, at EPA headquarters in Washington. Trump says on Saturday, Dec. 15, Zinke leaving the administration at end of the year, successor to be announced next week. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Zinke resigns as interior secretary amid numerous probes

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW BROWN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2009, file photo, ice fog envelops downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. Three Alaska groups on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, sued the Environmental Protection Agency for a fourth time, claiming the agency has not enforced federal clean air law around Fairbanks, Alaska's second largest city. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP, File)

Alaska groups sue EPA to enforce clean air laws in Fairbanks

By DAN JOLING - Associated Press

Acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks after signing an order withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands at EPA headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

EPA seeks to douse Obama-era Waters of the United States rule

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back another coal regulation, this one for new coal plants. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Trump EPA acts to roll back control on climate-changing coal

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back another coal regulation, this one for new coal plants. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

EPA seeks to fire up coal industry by rolling back Obama-era standards

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Ex-EPA head reports single, $50,000 gift to defense fund

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EPA waits on courts to clean up 2 Baltimore warehouses

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FILE - In this May 16, 2018 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reacts while testifying before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. EPA’s internal watchdog says it has closed two probes into the conduct of former Administrator Scott Pruitt as inconclusive because investigators were unable to interview him before he resigned. Acting Inspector General Charles Sheehan says in a report sent to Congress that Pruitt’s departure left his investigators unable to complete reviews into Pruitt’s bargain-rate rental of Capitol Hill condo from the wife of an industry lobbyist and efforts to pursue business opportunities for his wife. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

EPA IG: Pruitt’s resignation left ethics probes inconclusive

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2018 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fox News Channel says it is disciplining employees who worked with the Trump administration to craft a &quot;Fox &amp; Friends&quot; interview last year with former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. An email exchange showed Pruitt's aides suggesting the interview, passing along &quot;talking points&quot; and given script approval by a Fox producer. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Fox disciplines employees who set up Trump aide appearance

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 17, 2018, file photo, "Fox & Friends" co-hosts, from left, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade appear on their set in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Fox News disciplines employees involved in Scott Pruitt ‘Fox & Friends’ interview

By David Bauder - Associated Press

EPA puts Michigan Superfund site on immediate action list

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Former EPA official faces multiple ethics charges in Alabama

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This booking image provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Birmingham, Ala, shows Trey Glenn. Glenn, the Trump administration’s top environmental official for the Southeast has been arrested on multiple state ethics violations in Alabama related to an illegal scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a costly toxic waste cleanup. Glenn was booked into a county jail in Birmingham on Thursday, Nov. 15, before being released on a $30,000 bond. (Jefferson County Sheriff via AP)

Top EPA official in Southeast resigns following indictment

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EPA acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, smiles as he is recognized by President Donald Trump during a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Also pictured is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, second from right. Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the EPA since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this year, got Trump's nod for the permanent job. Trump made the announcement in passing at a White House ceremony for Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: EPA’s acting chief will be named to post permanently

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens to a question during a signing ceremony of the &quot;Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act,&quot; in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says will name EPA’s acting chief to post permanently

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

In this July 11, 2018, photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to EPA staff at EPA Headquarters in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Andrew Wheeler will be Trump’s nominee as permanent head of EPA

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

EPA to test for lead, arsenic at Pueblo baseball fields

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