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Today: June 23, 2025
Today: June 23, 2025

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US EPA proposes to increase biofuel blending requirements for 2026, 2027

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK -The Trump administration on Friday proposed to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation's fuel mix over the next two years, and

US EPA proposes to increase biofuel blending requirements for 2026, 2027
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ADM sets off 'frenzy' in US soybean market ahead of new biofuel blend rule

Archer-Daniels-Midland, a major U.S. soybean crusher and biofuel producer, slashed its bids to buy the oilseed this week ahead of an expected Trump

ADM sets off 'frenzy' in US soybean market ahead of new biofuel blend rule
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Trump administration moves to repeal Biden power plant pollution rules

President Donald Trump's administration has proposed repealing rules passed under former President Joe Biden to curb emissions of carbon dioxide, mercury and

Trump administration moves to repeal Biden power plant pollution rules
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Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants
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Trump EPA proposes repealing major air pollution and emissions limits for power plants

Trump EPA proposes repealing major air pollution and emissions limits for power plants

Trump EPA proposes repealing major air pollution and emissions limits for power plants
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How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science

The first Trump administration also used words like ‘transparency,’ ‘reproducibility’ and ‘uncertainty’ − to try to block regulators from using important health studies when writing pollution rules.

How Trump’s ‘gold standard’ politicizes federal science
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy

Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives
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How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by Canada's wildfires

Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe, presenting risks for those breathing it

How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by Canada's wildfires
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How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacks

When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed rolling back more than two dozen rules aimed at protecting clean air and water, he called it the biggest day for deregulation in American history

How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacks
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Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy

Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change
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US EPA wants to erase greenhouse gas limits on power plants, NYT reports

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US EPA wants to erase greenhouse gas limits on power plants, NYT reports
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Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated hearing — and, Democrats say, may kill people

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed angrily with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an “aspiring fiction writer” and saying another does not “care about wasting money

Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated hearing — and, Democrats say, may kill people
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What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water

What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means
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EPA chief Zeldin faces bipartisan anger in Senate over funding freeze, grant cancellations

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has come under bipartisan criticism over his agency’s actions to cancel billions of dollars in congressionally approved spending to address chronic pollution in minority communities and jump-start clean energy programs

EPA chief Zeldin faces bipartisan anger in Senate over funding freeze, grant cancellations
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Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations

A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community has indefinitely suspended its operations in part due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution

Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations
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EPA to rollback 'forever chemical' rule, extend timelines

The EPA will rescind much of the Biden administration's first nationwide drinking water standard aimed at protecting people from toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS found in

EPA to rollback 'forever chemical' rule, extend timelines
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EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
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Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions

Congress has voted to kill a rule requiring U.S. rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes

Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions
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Trump plans to end Energy Star home appliance program amid EPA reorganization

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Trump plans to end Energy Star home appliance program amid EPA reorganization
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US EPA research in limbo as scientists brace for massive job cuts

As forecasters predict another devastating year of wildfires, a tool developed by Environmental Protection Agency scientists to study the

US EPA research in limbo as scientists brace for massive job cuts
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The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer

The Environmental Protection Agency says consumers across the U.S. will still be able to buy cheaper E15 gasoline this summer

The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer
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Trump administration allows temporary sales of summertime higher-ethanol fuel

The Trump administration on Monday issued an emergency waiver to allow the sale of a higher-ethanol gasoline blend to be sold this summer nationwide, saying it

Trump administration allows temporary sales of summertime higher-ethanol fuel
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US Supreme Court poised to revive challenge to California emissions standards

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US Supreme Court poised to revive challenge to California emissions standards
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Supreme Court signals it will let fuel producers sue over California emission standards

Supreme Court signals it will let fuel producers sue over California emission standards

Supreme Court signals it will let fuel producers sue over California emission standards