Environmental protection agency
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PublishedOctober 9, 2018
Acting EPA chief linked to racist memes
Andrew Wheeler liked a meme on social media that showed Barack and Michelle Obama staring at a banana.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
Obama’s EPA chief rallies Portland audience
Gina McCarthy, the former EPA administrator, told a crowd of several hundred that President Trump cannot easily unravel regulations developed over the course of decades.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Our View: Pesticide policy should be set at local level
In the final farm bill, Congress should jettison a provision that would stop Mainers from making their own decisions on the use of insecticides.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2018
The View From Here: Judge’s environmental record no secret
In a dozen years on the federal bench, Brett Kavanaugh has ruled in favor of polluters nearly every chance he got.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
EPA’s internal watchdog finds no reason for $3.5 million in extra security for former chief
Scott Pruitt, who resigned his job as head of the EPA this summer, faced a barrage of criticism from both sides of the political aisle for millions in additional spending on security, travel and perks.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2018
Another View: Real mess left by Pruitt was lax regulation, not overspending
Under the ousted administrator, the EPA made life easy for polluters and tougher for the environment.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2018
BIW and Lincoln County company pay to settle EPA allegations
The federal agency says the companies failed to report their use and release of toxic chemicals.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2018
Our View: Next EPA chief must clean up Pruitt’s mess
He transformed the agency from one informed by science into one dominated by industry.