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November 16, 2018 at 11:05 pm

Trump: EPA’s acting chief will be named to post permanently

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this...

November 16, 2018 at 11:06 am

Trump says will name EPA’s acting chief to post permanently

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this...

November 15, 2018 at 1:03 pm

Lawyer in stalled coal bailout argues for energy appointment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are questioning whether President Donald Trump's choice for a seat on a national energy board can be objective given his...

November 14, 2018 at 9:47 pm

Experts seek ways to boost extreme wildfire survival rates

BILLINGS, Montana (AP) — Creating fire buffers between housing and dry brush, burying spark-prone power lines and lighting more controlled burns to keep vegetation in...

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November 14, 2018 at 2:51 pm

Draft EPA study finds newer nonstick compound may be harmful

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term exposure to a chemical compound currently used for making nonstick coatings appears to be dangerous, even in minute amounts, according to...

FILE-In this March 10, 2015 file photo, firefighters burned about 30 acres of oak woodland Tuesday, March 10, 2015, during a prescribed burn along the eastern edge of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in Shasta County, Calif. Creating fire buffers between housing and dry grasslands and brush and burying spark-prone power lines underground would give people a better chance of surviving wildfires, experts say. So would controlled burns, a proven, historic practice that has been neglected in recent decades.(Andreas Fuhrmann/The Record Searchlight via AP) CARED301 CARED301

November 14, 2018 at 2:29 pm

As wildfires grow deadlier, officials search for solutions

As Western wildfires have grown ever more lethal, some experts say there's been an over-reliance on evacuation and too little attention paid to making communities...

November 9, 2018 at 9:18 am

Trump says he’s not firing Interior Secretary Zinke, for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his boss, President Donald Trump, moved Friday to tamp down talk that Zinke might be the next...

October 31, 2018 at 1:35 pm

Families take step toward suing EPA for toxic paint stripper

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mothers of two men killed by a toxic paint stripper took a step toward suing the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday...

Business

October 17, 2018 at 9:20 am

EPA puts off final say on science transparency rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is putting off for at least a year any final announcement on a controversial proposal...

October 2, 2018 at 9:15 pm

Proposed rule change worries some about radiation regulation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The EPA is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who...

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