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Hawaii department fined nearly $222K for operating cesspools

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Phosphate mine company will clean up waste to settle lawsuit

By REBECCA BOONE - Associated Press

In this Oct. 14, 2020, photo, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) **FILE**

Amy Coney Barrett’s debut opinion blocks environmentalists’ access to EPA documents

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Tesla shows the 2021 Tesla Model S, a premium electric sedan with an estimated range of 412 miles. (Courtesy of Tesla via AP)

Edmunds compares the 2021 Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan

By REESE COUNTS - Associated Press

National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republicans use Biden climate czar Gina McCarthy as ammo against other enviro nominees

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

This Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 photo shows Latoya Gipson's house on Perry County Road 1 in Uniontown, Ala. Disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution from industry or waste disposal, but their complaints have few outlets and often reach a dead end. Hundreds of discrimination claims sent to the Environmental Protection Agency’s civil rights office since the mid-90s have only once resulted in a formal finding of discrimination. And some cases languished for years — or decades.(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press

Air Force provides bottled water after chemicals detected

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FILE - This April 4, 2007 file photo, shows a gas pump in that delivers Ethanol fuel. The federal government announced Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, that it will support the ethanol industry in a lawsuit over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries under President Donald Trump's administration. The Environmental Protection Agency said it is reversing course and will support a January 2020 decision by the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit filed by the Renewable Fuels Association and farm groups. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green File)

EPA changes stand, sides with ethanol industry in court case

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

Everything is poison Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Subway science derails Biden’s war against fossil fuels

By Steve Milloy

Amazon ordered to stop selling illegal pesticides online

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FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for EPA Administrator Michael Regan speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Biden EPA nominee vows to preserve resources, boost economy

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building is shown in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

Judge blocks Trump rule to limit health studies in EPA regs

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Barge carrying toxic sediment sinks at NYC Superfund site

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Environmental Protection Agency Administration Andrew R. Wheeler speaks during a press conference Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, organized by the Environmental Protection Agency at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District facility in Vicksburg, Miss. (Tim Reeves/The Vicksburg Post via AP) **FILE**

EPA chief orders last-minute pardon to agency’s research rabbits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker speak during a press conference Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, organized by the Environmental Protection Agency at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District facility in Vicksburg, Miss. (Tim Reeves/The Vicksburg Post via AP)

Mississippi pump project gets go-ahead, but needs funding

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

EPA finds toxic chemicals leached into common pesticide

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In this Sept. 14, 2020, photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) ** FILE **

Andrew Wheeler, EPA chief, rips ‘activists masquerading as environmental reporters’ for ‘agenda’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's signing of the so-called secret science rule drew fierce backlash from Democrats and environmentalists who say it would limit the agency's access to research, compromise privacy and threaten current regulations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Andrew Wheeler, EPA secret science rule ripped for attempting to ding Biden

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building is shown in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

A final EPA rollback under Trump curbs use of health studies

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

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