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Scott Pruitt Steps Down as EPA Administrator

06.07.2018 - Scott Pruitt, controversial administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resigned on Jul. 5 after controversy surrounding his tenure threatened to engulf the...

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EPA Delays Some of TSCA’s Restrictions

21.12.2017 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its new administrator Scott Pruitt has made another surprise announcement overturning a consensus found before he took office. In...

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US Appeals Court Upholds Methane Emissions Rule

02.08.2017 - A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, at the end of July handed Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), another setback in his...

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US Pediatricians Urge Chlorpyrifos Ban

03.07.2017 - The American Academy of Pediatrics, a body that represents more than 66,000 pediatricians and pediatric surgeons, has written to Scott Pruitt, new administrator of the US...

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EPA Delays Methane Emissions Legislation

20.06.2017 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a two-year delay on implementing an Obama era rule, due to have taken effect on Jun. 3, that would require oil and gas...

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Industry Could Play Bigger Role at EPA

11.05.2017 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fired at least five of the 18 scientists on its Board of Scientific Counselors in a move the agency’s new leadership said was aimed...

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New US Budget Cuts EPA Funding, Laws Delayed

17.03.2017 - The administration of new US president Donald Trump is quickly moving to put its election campaign promises into practice. Much of its activity focuses on overturning President...

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Senate Hearing Grills Designated EPA Head

19.01.2017 - Just as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been battening down the hatches and tying up regulatory loose ends before the administration of President-Elect Donald...