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Oil companies to attempt salt water contamination cleanup

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Cleanup continues at Missouri mining waste site

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EPA chief denounces water rule in visit to Kentucky

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In this July 26, 2013, file photo, a motorist fills up with gasoline containing ethanol in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Ethanol industry claims victory as EPA hikes Renewable Fuel Standard volumes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

United Mine Workers of America environmental attorney Eugene Trisko speaks to a gathering of of miners in front of a statue of a coal miner, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at the state Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia. The union members held a news conference during a break in a public hearing on the Trump administration's planned repeal of an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. (AP Photo/John Raby)

EPA hears worries about climate in heart of coal country

By JOHN RABY and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2015 photo, a miner works underground in the Sewell &quot;R&quot; coal mine in Yukon, W.Va. For the long-suffering communities that depend on coal, a recent Supreme Court ruling temporarily blocking greenhouse gas reductions was seen as a rare victory. But coal country residents say the reprieve may only be temporary as utilities turn away from coal generation and production continues to slide. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

EPA officials to visit Charleston, West Virginia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Kansas: Feds say all its counties meet air quality standards

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US appeals court orders halt on natural gas pipeline in Ohio

By MARK GILLISPIE - Associated Press

"Whatever science comes out of EPA shouldn't be political science," said Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt late last month. (Associated Press)

Scott Pruitt kicks out professors, researchers under federal grant money rule

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chesapeake Bay defenders hold breath, wait on Senate

By J.F. MEILS and ALEX MANN and JULIE DEPENBROCK - Associated Press

EPA: No asbestos in neighborhood after huge St. Louis fire

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EPA invests $12 million in loans for Iowa water projects

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In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. Burr and Sen. Thom Tillis issued statements Nov. 15, saying they will vote against Michael Dourson to serve as head of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump EPA nominee opposed by GOP senators from NC

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. Burr and Sen. Thom Tillis issued statements Nov. 15, saying they will vote against Michael Dourson to serve as head of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

GOP senators from NC come out against Trump EPA nominee

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., walks into the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Bill Wehrum narrowly confirmed by Senate to lead key EPA air office

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt is set to speak privately to chemical industry executives next week during a conference at a luxury oceanfront golf resort. Pruitt is listed as the featured speaker at board meeting of the American Chemistry Council, a group that has lobbied against stricter regulations for chemical manufacturers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

EPA chief set to meet privately with chemical industry execs

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Pruitt names more industry insiders to EPA science boards

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

EPA to hold hearing on climate plan repeal in West Virginia

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 2, 2017 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt says he will replace the panels that advise him on science and public health issues with new members holding more diverse views. He announced the changes on Oct. 31, saying many previously appointed to the boards were potentially biased because they had received federal grants. The panels advise EPA on a wide range of issues, including drinking water standards and clean air regulations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members

By MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2017, photo, a sign on a door of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. The EPA says it has recovered 517 containers of “unidentified, potentially hazardous material” from highly contaminated toxic waste sites in Texas that flooded last month during Hurricane Harvey. But the agency has not provided details about which Superfund sites the material came from, why the contaminants at issue have not been identified and whether there’s a threat to human health. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate panel narrowly approves two controversial EPA nominees

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times