EPA proposes Bristol Bay protections in blow to Pebble Mine
She may not be singing just yet but the fat lady is definitely warming up. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed protections for some Bristol …
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EPA nixes Montana’s new water quality standards
The Environmental Protection Agency thwarted Montana lawmakers’ attempt to loosen water quality standards yesterday, telling the state that it acted out of turn by adopting …
This Supreme Court Case Could Destroy Clean Water Protections
The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear a case brought by two Idaho residents who have fought the Environmental Protection Agency for years over …
EPA Announces Next Steps in Process to Protect Bristol Bay
The EPA just announced a May 31, 2022 deadline for considering whether to permanently protect Bristol Bay and stop the Pebble Mine. Today, EPA announced …
EPA Limits States’ Power to Review Projects That Affect Water Quality
The beat goes on. For almost 50 years, states and tribal governments have played an outsized role in deciding whether projects that can harm water …
California and EPA Tussle Over Water Quality Protections
Attorneys for 18 states and 2 major cities were in federal court asking a judge to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent the Environmental …
EPA opts not to delay advance work on proposed Pebble mine
Your administration at work. A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency informed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska late Thursday that the …
States to Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Restoration Failures
A group of states and environmentalists said Monday they will sue the Environmental Protection Agency based on claims that a long-running plan to tackle pollution …
The EPA Just Upped The Risks Of Consuming Seafood
The Trump administration has withdrawn the legal justification for an Obama-era rule that forced coal-fired power plants to cut their mercury emissions, saying the cost …
Coronavirus Won’t Stop Trump Administration From Destroying the Environment
One of the most consistent and dangerous hallmarks of Donald Trump’s presidency thus far has been the Trump administration’s continued efforts to roll back environmental …