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Chemical giant, climate skeptics vie for seats on EPA science panel
The Science Advisory Board could influence the Trump administration's plans to revisit a host of regulations.
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Feds flustered by shutdown compromise
The deal was “a total capitulation and slap in the face to federal workers,” said one EPA employee.
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How Trump officials have transformed the EPA to weaken enforcement
An analysis of environmental enforcement cases, together with targeted furloughs during the federal shutdown, shows the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's shift towards deregulation.
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Firefighters wear wristbands to track harmful exposures
As wildfires increasingly burn through urban areas, researchers are equipping firefighters with silicone wristbands to measure their exposure to hazardous chemicals released from burning buildings and vehicles.
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
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Ethanol plant spills harmful wastewater into Philippine marine reserve
A collapsed wastewater pond at a Philippine ethanol distillery released millions of gallons of chemical-laden water into Bais Bay, endangering marine life in the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape and disrupting livelihoods across nearby fishing communities.
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Federal courts divided, so far, on Trump’s environmental retreat
Judges curbed rollbacks during Trump’s first term. But the courts and the law have changed thanks to Trump’s own appointments. Those votes will be critical as his team seeks to erase the legal basis for climate action in his second term.
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