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6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election

Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs are calling for an agency reset after President Donald Trump's regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting climate-friendly electric vehicles.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats roll out climate change plan

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats roll out climate change plan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) on Tuesday unveils Democrats' ambitious climate proposals, aiming for net zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.
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EPA used disavowed research to justify putting dirtier trucks on the road
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EPA used disavowed research to justify putting dirtier trucks on the road

California is warning the Trump administration to forget about its plan to unleash on the freeways a unique class of trucks spewing as much as 400 times the choking soot as conventional new big rigs.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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America’s scientific dominance is crumbling from within

An oil worker using equipment to stop a leak.

EPA gives drillers an 18-month reprieve on methane leak controls

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Rising summer heat waves drive unexpected surge in ER visits, study finds

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

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Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Groundwater overuse is drying the planet and raising the seas

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Trump reshapes public land policy to favor industry over conservation