EPA
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
Communities across Maine secure $24.2 million to address contaminated sites
The funding is part of the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021 that identifies money to address infrastructure needs across the United States.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic PFAS
The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
White House proposes reversing Trump rule, restoring key parts of landmark environmental law
The move to change how the government reviews pipelines, highways and other projects under the National Environmental Policy Act would reverse a significant rollback by the Trump administration.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
EPA revokes Trump-era policy that weakened clean-air rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners
The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers appointed by Trump
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the move will help restore the role of science at the agency and reduce the influence of industry over environmental regulations.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Commentary: Maine senators must reject Trump consumer safety nominee
Confirming Nancy Beck would leave us all – especially firefighters and children – in danger of exposure to dangerous chemicals in our products.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Trump officials reject stricter air quality standards despite link between pollution, respiratory risks
A growing body of scientific evidence links air pollution to lethal outcomes from respiratory diseases such as COVID-19.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Trump’s EPA prepares rollback of pollution rules for power plants
Opponents, including some within the energy industry, say the changes would reverse gains and damage public health.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Trump dialing back plan to gut Obama’s auto mileage rules
The plan originally proposed capping mileage and tailpipe gas emission requirements after the 2020 model year.