New officials named as upheaval in EPA’s environmental justice office, federal workforce continues
The U.S. Senate confirmed leaders of multiple agencies this week, some of which have connections to waste. Meanwhile, ...
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Here's how EPA is disposing of lithium ion batteries from Palisades Fire
When lithium ion batteries catch fire, the resulting chemical reaction is toxic. Here's how the EPA is safely rendering these rechargeable batteries safe at the Palisades Fire debris staging area.
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Senate’s EPW Committee passes brownfields, recycling legislation
The Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025 would reauthorize the U.S. EPA's Brownfields Program, and the Strategies to ...
EPA chief, former Vice President Harris tour wildfire footprints
On Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris toured the Palisades fire zone with Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, while EPA ...
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As wildfire cleanup crews surge to nearly 1,200 workers, concerns about safety grow
One subcontractor has been fined repeatedly by the EPA and the state in recent years for improper handling of hazardous ...
Are Paper Straws Bad for You? What We Know as Trump Suggests Ban
A proposed executive order from President Donald Trump could ban paper straws amid health and environmental concerns.
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EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
The Environmental Protection Agency is facing a monumental challenge clearing up batteries after the California wildfires, a ...
Trump Guts EPA’s Environmental Justice Office, Putting Poorest Communities of Color at More Risk
The Trump administration is planning to shutter the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at the ...
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Kamala Harris tours Pacific Palisades, says she wants to be present for the community
Former Vice President Kamala Harris toured neighborhoods devastated by the Palisades Fire, an area not far from her own home ...
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: ...
Trump cuts Environmental Justice Office putting Black communities at greater risk of pollution
Advocates and former EPA officials say the imminent closure will likely have lasting harmful impacts on Black, brown and poor communities.
Making pollutants great again: Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would sign an executive order “ending the ridiculous Biden push for paper straws, ...