A three-judge panel had upheld changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) first proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) four years ago.
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EPA Exemption for Oil, Gas Wastes to Remain in Hazardous Waste Law
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will continue to exempt wastes from oil and natural gas operations from the law governing hazardous wastes after concluding that state programs to manage them were sufficient and spills were rare.
April 25, 2019
People — New EPA Chief
The U.S. Senate voted 52-47 Thursday along mostly party lines to confirm Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was the only Republican to oppose the nomination. Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the coal industry, previously served as EPA’s deputy, then interim, administrator.
February 28, 2019
Trump Plans to Nominate Wheeler as EPA Administrator
President Trump said he wants Andrew Wheeler, who currently serves as acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to become the agency’s official leader, and will send Wheeler’s name to the Senate for confirmation.
November 16, 2018
EPA’s Wheeler Says All 10 Regional Offices to Remain
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to keep all 10 of its regional offices open, as it looks to realign along similar lines to its headquarters in Washington, DC.
September 7, 2018
Interim EPA Chief Wheeler Strikes Conciliatory Tone With Staff
Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), struck a conciliatory tone with employees on Wednesday in his first public appearance since taking over, interlacing a few jokes along the way.
July 13, 2018
Embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns
In the wake of numerous allegations of abuses of power, Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resigned on Thursday.
July 5, 2018
Pruitt Resigns as EPA Administrator; Wheeler to Take Reins Monday
In the wake of numerous allegations of abuses of power, Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resigned on Thursday.
July 5, 2018
EPA Seeking Public Input on Improving Its Cost-Benefit Analysis
In a possible precursor to setting a nationwide policy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it wants public input into whether and how it should reconsider the cost-benefit analysis for its regulatory decisions.
June 8, 2018
Lawmaker Says EPA’s Pruitt Subject of 12 Probes, Grilled by Senate Panel
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt found himself in the hot seat before a Senate panel on Wednesday, with one lawmaker disclosing that the agency head is the subject of a dozen investigations into a variety of alleged abuses of power.
May 16, 2018
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