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Illustration on Biden and the EPA by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Joe Biden’s purge at the EPA

By John D. Graham

‘Forever chemicals’ found in more wells than first reported

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, speaks at Guilford Technical Community College, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Jamestown, N.C., about the Biden administration's American Jobs Plan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators, coolants

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, fans and air conditioners are seen for sale at a hardware store in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

EPA to propose phasing out greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, appears before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Washington. (Oliver Contreras/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2021, to examine the reliability, resiliency, and affordability of electric service in the United States amid the changing energy mix and extreme weather events. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans urge EPA to streamline regulations on carbon capture technology

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

“I think one thing we can all agree to is the world needs to reduce its carbon emissions and I think we are on the same page,” Rep. David McKinley said Thursday. (Associated Press)

David McKinley urges EPA to streamline carbon capture technology rules

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., right, talks about legislation to re-impose critical regulations to reduce methane pollution from oil and gas wells, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate invokes Congressional Review Act to overturn Trump-era methane regulations

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo is a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. An internal investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine, according to the federal agency's inspector general.The findings describe a flawed review of two permits issued for the $1 billion mine that PolyMet Mining Corp. wants to build near lakes Babbitt and Hoyt. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

EPA review faults permitting for proposed Minnesota mine

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FILE - In this May 6, 2014, file photo, a vehicle moves past a sign outside Fiat Chrysler Automobiles world headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Two Italian managers in Fiat Chrysler's diesel engine program have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit in a widening case alleging a scheme to cheat on U.S. emissions tests. The indictments unsealed Tuesday, April 20, 2021, detail allegations of a plot to dupe the Environmental Protection Agency by rigging more than 100,000 diesel Ram pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs to cheat on EPA tests and exceed pollution limits on real roads. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

2 Italian managers indicted in Fiat Chrysler emissions probe

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Jackson won’t release email about 2020 water system problems

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Axing the EPA science advisers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s EPA science adviser massacre sets stage for nefarious regulatory activity

By Steve Milloy

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

West Virginia attorney general urges EPA to explain ‘purge’ of Trump-appointed science advisers

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

House Oversight Republicans demand docs on EPA’s seemingly ‘politicized’ firing of Trump appointees

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

This undated photo by Edmunds shows five electric vehicles at a test track in the Mojave Desert, in California, undergoing testing for maximum range. (Scott Jacobs/Edmunds via AP)

Edmunds puts Tesla’s range to the test

By RONALD MONTOYA - Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, watches EPA administrator Michael Regan gives his wife Melvina Thomas Regan and son Matthew Silas, 7 a hug, during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP Interview: EPA head removes Trump-era science advisers

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Tank full of anhydrous ammonia pulled from Missouri River

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EPA urged to reconsider listing Missouri lakes as ‘impaired’

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

NY suit against EPA over GE’s Hudson River cleanup dismissed

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FILE - This Jan. 13, 2021 file photo shows the Flint Water Plant tower in Flint, Mich. Lawyers who negotiated a $641 million settlement for victims of Flint lead-contaminated water are asking a judge to set aside up to 32% for fees and expenses. If granted, the request would total $202 million in fees and $7 million in expenses for dozens of attorneys suing the state of Michigan, Flint, a hospital and an engineering firm. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Biden EPA to reconsider Trump rule on lead in drinking water

By JOHN FLESHER - Associated Press