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Indiana congressmen write Trump letter about East Chicago

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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, water flows through a series of sediment retention ponds built to reduce heavy metal and chemical contaminants from the Gold King Mine wastewater accident, in the spillway downstream from the mine, outside Silverton, Colo. The massive mine waste spill in southwestern Colorado contributed to water quality problems for up to nine months, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Contamination from the August 2015 spill at the Gold King Mine may also have caused pollution problems last year when annual spring snowmelt swelled rivers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

Environmentalists should pay for Gold King Mine

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama left behind unfinished business on the environment, and Republicans emboldened by President Trump are gearing up to reverse many of the former administration's signature initiatives. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump to set environmental agenda, not Cabinet or lawmakers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a reporter during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Spicer answered questions about the Dakota Pipeline, infrastructure, jobs and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JOHN FLESHER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shows off his signature on an executive order about the Dakota Access pipeline, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump shut the EPA down — thank goodness

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Trump picks Ericksen, Benton to work with EPA

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2 Louisville-area power plants cut toxic air pollution

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Hawaii attorney general joins states opposing Trump nominees

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Blueberry processor reaches $103,613 settlement with EPA

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo. after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine by a crew led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 that it wont pay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from the spill, saying the law prohibits it. (Jerry McBride /The Durango Herald via AP, File)

Obama’s EPA refuses to pay claims from Gold King Mine spill

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

King to vote against Trump’s pick for EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Protesters, Democrats open fire on EPA nominee Pruitt at Senate hearings

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Prospects for the EPA Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Scott Pruitt is right for the EPA

By Mike Nasi

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In break with Trump, EPA pick says climate change isn’t hoax

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Data show huge drop in chemical releases in New Hampshire

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Deadline set for Libby, Troy residents to get asbestos help

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FILE - In this June 30, 2016, file photo, gas is pumped into vehicles at a BP gas station in Hoboken, N.J. The Obama administration has decided not to change government fuel economy requirements for cars and light trucks despite protests from automakers. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

EPA locks in fuel economy standards through 2025, calls for 36 miles per gallon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo. after the accidental release of an estimated 3 million gallons of waste from the Gold King Mine by a crew led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA said Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 that it won’t pay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from the spill, saying the law prohibits it. (Jerry McBride /The Durango Herald via AP, File)

EPA says it can’t pay economic damages from mine spill

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

Obama’s EPA moves to preserve gas mileage requirements

By TOM KRISHER and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

Environmental lobbyists plan to turn up the head against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt, a climate change denier, as his confirmation hearings loom. (Associated Press)

Confirm Scott Pruitt at EPA

By Jenny Beth Martin