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June 4, 2020 at 1:40 pm

Trump seeks to scale back environmental reviews for projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was prepared to issue an executive order Thursday directing agencies to look for ways to speed up building of... Updated 3:13 pm

May 24, 2020 at 7:10 am

Coronavirus slams couple struggling to feed young daughter VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The back door clicked shut behind him and he faced the brick walls of the alley. Roberto, one of tens of millions...

May 14, 2020 at 1:39 pm

EPA: Still deciding on contaminant that lowers kids’ IQs

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to drop any federal regulation of a water contaminant shown to damage infant brains would translate to...

May 4, 2020 at 11:43 am

‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — When all this started — when the coronavirus began stalking humanity like an animal hunting prey, when she and her husband lost...

May 3, 2020 at 9:03 pm

‘We don’t know how it will end’: Hunger stalks amid virus VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — When all this started — when the coronavirus began stalking humanity like an animal hunting prey, when she and her husband lost...

April 23, 2020 at 10:21 am

Trump panel: Boost US uranium mines as strategic interest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace,...

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April 19, 2020 at 9:21 am

‘They’re killing us,’ Texas residents say of Trump rollbacks VIEW

HOUSTON (AP) — Danielle Nelson’s best monitor for the emissions billowing out of the oil refineries and chemical plants surrounding her home: The heaving chest...

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April 19, 2020 at 9:12 am

‘They’re killing us,’ Texas residents say of Trump rollbacks VIEW

HOUSTON (AP) — Danielle Nelson’s best monitor for the emissions billowing out of the oil refineries and chemical plants surrounding her home: The heaving chest...

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FILE – In this June 17, 2019, file photo in Washington, a label states that these pans do not contain PFAS, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration. Documents released Friday, April 17, 2020, show the White House stepped in to limit the scope of a pending rule that would target imports of products tainted with PFAS, used in nonstick and stain-resistant frying pans, rugs, and countless other consumer products. (AP Photo/Ellen Knickmeyer, File) WX102 WX102

April 17, 2020 at 12:45 pm

White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule...

April 16, 2020 at 11:12 am

EPA guts rule credited with cleaning up coal-plant toxic air

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an Obama-era rule that compelled the country's coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and...

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