Judge temporarily blocks EPA’s order to cut $20 billion in Biden-era ‘gold bar scheme’
Lee Zeldin argued that the grants approved during the Biden years were a “$20 billion gold bar scheme” characterized by “self ...
Judge blocks EPA effort to cancel billions in climate grants
A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the EPA from canceling Biden administration climate grants issued from a $20 billion ...
Judge temporarily blocks EPA's effort to cancel $20 billion in climate grants
Many grant recipients were scrambling to cover basic operating costs without the grant money — and were on the verge of ...
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Getting paid not to work: Federal probationary workers are being reinstated but put on paid leave
I’m ready and raring to go. I don’t like to get paid not to do my work,” the USDA probationary worker told CNN. “The whole fraud, waste and abuse thing, ...
Letters to the Editor: New EPA chief's directives 'will accelerate the rush toward climate catastrophe'
No, Administrator Lee Zeldin, the point of the Environmental Protection Agency is not to make cars cheaper or businesses more ...
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Reality check: Hurdles await EPA’s deregulatory spree
The Trump administration won’t have an easy time legally defending its massive regulatory rollback. It could still cause ...
Judge slams EPA’s climate grant cancellations: ‘You have to have some kind of evidence’
Judge Tanya Chutkan offered significant criticism of EPA’s action but stopped short of saying she will side with the Climate United Fund.
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EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann called the EPA’s action “just the latest form of Republican climate ...
EPA terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden ...
EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says
A nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly ...
Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments ...
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Trump's EPA to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters
In a letter sent to the agency's administrator ... driving innovation and maintaining our global competitiveness," the groups said. "It is imperative that EPA take immediate action to fix critical ...