by Victoria Ryan | Mar 28, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – The federal government laid off more than 60 thousand workers in the first two months of 2025, while another 75,000 employees accepted a buyout and voluntarily resigned. Among those laid off was James Clark, an Environmental Protection Agency employee...
by Sonya Dymova | Oct 16, 2024 | Environment, Featured
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared receptive to upholding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s right to place generic limits on ocean sewage discharge as San Francisco took its contentious battle to the high court Wednesday, despite resistance from...
by Ruby Grisin | Feb 28, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan concern about microplastics in the Senate brought about a rich discussion on Tuesday regarding future research and policy. In a hearing focused on the presence of plastic particles in drinking water and wastewater, senators grappled with how...
by Simone Garber and Emma Sullivan | Feb 21, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether to freeze an EPA policy aimed at reducing air pollution that crosses from one state to another in a case that experts say could significantly limit the agency’s ability to regulate air pollution...
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 14, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Wednesday attacked environmental regulations as “burdensome” for small businesses, saying they stifle innovation, even as some testified that the rules align community and business interests. The Environmental Protection Agency’s...
