Trump picks former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead U.S. EPA
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration…
EPA can force coal plants to slash emissions, Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for a climate-change rule adopted by the Biden administration that would force coal-fired power plants…
High court appears to support EPA despite concerns over undermining Clean Water Act
The San Francisco case started about a decade ago when the Environmental Protection Agency included generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards in discharge permits.…
US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges
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EPA to California: You’re also ‘failing’ to meet water pollution standards
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration warned California officials Thursday that the state is “failing” to meet federal water quality standards, the latest move in the president’s…
Biden pushes priorities on environment and more as election nears
WASHINGTON — As he seeks to secure his legacy, President Biden has unleashed a flurry of rules this election year on the environment and other topics,…
Months after second Maugean skate extinction alarm issued, concerns raised that fish farms aren’t changing practices fast enough
In short: Scientists and conservationists last year raised the alarm — twice — over the fate of Tasmania's endangered Maugean skate, as salmon farms continue to operate…
EPA finalizes new rules to reduce pollution from coal, gas plants
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan (pictured in May during a House energy hearing) announced new pollution rules on Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI…
California moves to ban use of the weedkiller paraquat
New California legislation seeks to permanently ban paraquat, a powerful and widely used weedkiller that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and other serious health…
EPA slaps Hobsons Bay council with notices over asbestos mulch fears
Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has slapped a local council with two remedial notices following concerns over asbestos-contaminated mulch in parks.On Sunday, the EPA ordered Hobsons…
Council, EPA investigations continue into asbestos contamination at four Melbourne parks
In short: There are now four parks in Melbourne containing asbestos-contaminated mulch.A fifth location, Shore Reserve in Pascoe Vale South, has been given the all-clear by…
Column: Trump, California would clash on EVs, offshore drilling
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he isn’t worried about climate change. Before he was a presidential candidate, he said global warming was “a hoax” invented by…
U.S. EPA issues tough emission standards for heavy-duty trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued tough new emissions standards Friday for heavy-duty trucks and buses, with the aim of cutting air pollution, addressing climate…
Two more Sydney schools test positive to asbestos, one closes for week to clean up ’30 cubic metres’ of mulch
A school in Sydney's north west will remain closed for a week while authorities remove an estimated 30 cubic metres of asbestos-contaminated mulch.St Luke's Catholic…
Republicans call EPA regulations ‘burdensome,’ despite their public benefits
Proponents and opponents of Environmental Protection Agency regulations presented their views at a hearing by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Businesses on…
EPA proposes fines on oil, gas producers to reduce methane emissions
The Marathon refinery is seen late evening in Carson, Calif. Such refineries produce methane, which the EPA calls a “super pollutant” responsible for about a…
Court fines Albury business Carbon MF almost $600,000 for illegally stockpiling 28,000 old tyres
An Albury business has been fined almost $600,000 for illegally stockpiling 28,000 waste tyres.Key points:An Albury business was paid to receive about 22,000 4WD tyres, 45,000…
Centennial Coal’s plan to release more water into Sydney’s drinking catchment will make pollution worse, expert says
A water scientist is warning a Lithgow coal mine's plan to release five Olympic-sized swimming pools of partially-treated water a day into Sydney's drinking catchment…
NSW EPA take legal action against Vales Point Power Station owner Delta Electricity over 2022 fish kill
The New South Wales environment watchdog has lodged a case in the state's Land and Environment Court against the owner of Vales Point Power Station over…
Fairy tern colony to lose nesting site as Bunbury harbour development heads to next phase
Bird experts are concerned a multi-million-dollar redevelopment of a harbour in Western Australia's South West will disrupt the nesting of a vulnerable bird species.Key points:Construction…