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Summer Gasoline Regulations: Balancing Environmental Protection and Economic Costs
The EPA's mandate to switch to lower-volatility summer gasoline blends from May 1 to September 15, to reduce smog-causing emissions, results in a 10-15 cents per gallon price increase due to higher refining costs and logistical challenges.
Summer Gasoline Regulations: Balancing Environmental Protection and Economic Costs
The EPA's mandate to switch to lower-volatility summer gasoline blends from May 1 to September 15, to reduce smog-causing emissions, results in a 10-15 cents per gallon price increase due to higher refining costs and logistical challenges.
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44% Bias Score
EPA's Rapid Wildfire Debris Cleanup Sparks Environmental Concerns in Los Angeles
Following the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, the EPA plans to clean up 4,250,000 tons of debris, including hazardous materials, within one month, sparking protests due to concerns about toxic contamination of beaches and waterways and the lack of soil testing after debris re...
EPA's Rapid Wildfire Debris Cleanup Sparks Environmental Concerns in Los Angeles
Following the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, the EPA plans to clean up 4,250,000 tons of debris, including hazardous materials, within one month, sparking protests due to concerns about toxic contamination of beaches and waterways and the lack of soil testing after debris re...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Zeldin Announces Discovery of \$20 Billion in Misspent EPA Funds
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the discovery of \$20 billion in misspent taxpayer funds, allegedly wasted by the Biden administration before Inauguration Day, citing a video of a Biden EPA appointee describing the action as 'tossing gold bars off the Titanic'. He plans to recover the funds a...
Zeldin Announces Discovery of \$20 Billion in Misspent EPA Funds
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the discovery of \$20 billion in misspent taxpayer funds, allegedly wasted by the Biden administration before Inauguration Day, citing a video of a Biden EPA appointee describing the action as 'tossing gold bars off the Titanic'. He plans to recover the funds a...
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68% Bias Score
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
Trump Administration's EPA and USAID Staffing Actions Spark Concerns
The Trump administration placed at least 50 EPA environmental justice staff on paid administrative leave and issued probation notices to about 1,000 more, while simultaneously attempting to drastically reduce USAID's workforce, prompting lawsuits and concerns about data access for cancer research.
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48% Bias Score
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Potential Staff Layoffs
Over 100 EPA employees in the Office of Environmental Justice and Civil Rights face potential administrative leave due to a Trump-era executive order classifying environmental justice programs as DEI initiatives, halting their operation and potentially delaying the Biden administration's Justice40 i...
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Potential Staff Layoffs
Over 100 EPA employees in the Office of Environmental Justice and Civil Rights face potential administrative leave due to a Trump-era executive order classifying environmental justice programs as DEI initiatives, halting their operation and potentially delaying the Biden administration's Justice40 i...
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36% Bias Score
EPA to Place Over 100 Environmental Justice Employees on Leave
The EPA is placing employees of its environmental justice and civil rights office on paid administrative leave, potentially impacting over 100 workers, following President Trump's executive order targeting DEI initiatives.
EPA to Place Over 100 Environmental Justice Employees on Leave
The EPA is placing employees of its environmental justice and civil rights office on paid administrative leave, potentially impacting over 100 workers, following President Trump's executive order targeting DEI initiatives.
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36% Bias Score
EPA Hazardous Waste Site in Topanga Canyon Sparks Local Outrage
After the Palisades fire, the EPA established a temporary hazardous waste sorting site in Topanga Canyon, despite local opposition due to the area's environmental sensitivity and Native American heritage; the EPA cited limited suitable land and the urgency of post-fire cleanup as reasons for the dec...
EPA Hazardous Waste Site in Topanga Canyon Sparks Local Outrage
After the Palisades fire, the EPA established a temporary hazardous waste sorting site in Topanga Canyon, despite local opposition due to the area's environmental sensitivity and Native American heritage; the EPA cited limited suitable land and the urgency of post-fire cleanup as reasons for the dec...
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40% Bias Score
EPA to Rescind \$20 Billion in Climate Grants
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke \$20 billion in grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, impacting eight nonprofits and numerous partners, due to concerns about waste and abuse, sparking legal challenges.
EPA to Rescind \$20 Billion in Climate Grants
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke \$20 billion in grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, impacting eight nonprofits and numerous partners, due to concerns about waste and abuse, sparking legal challenges.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Administration Dismisses 1100+ EPA Employees, Removes Climate Change Information
The Trump administration dismissed over 1100 EPA employees, many scientists, removed climate change information from government websites, and replaced dismissed staff with political appointees, weakening the agency's scientific basis for environmental regulations.
Trump Administration Dismisses 1100+ EPA Employees, Removes Climate Change Information
The Trump administration dismissed over 1100 EPA employees, many scientists, removed climate change information from government websites, and replaced dismissed staff with political appointees, weakening the agency's scientific basis for environmental regulations.
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48% Bias Score
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Closure Under Trump Executive Order
President Trump's executive order to end DEI programs at the EPA is expected to result in the closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, impacting approximately 250 employees who may face termination or administrative leave; this will likely lead to increased environme...
EPA's Environmental Justice Office Faces Closure Under Trump Executive Order
President Trump's executive order to end DEI programs at the EPA is expected to result in the closure of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, impacting approximately 250 employees who may face termination or administrative leave; this will likely lead to increased environme...
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32% Bias Score
EPA Environmental Justice Office Closure Impacts 100-200 Employees
The Trump administration is enforcing an executive order eliminating the EPA's environmental justice office, placing approximately 100-200 employees on paid administrative leave, thereby hindering efforts to equitably address environmental injustices affecting underserved communities.
EPA Environmental Justice Office Closure Impacts 100-200 Employees
The Trump administration is enforcing an executive order eliminating the EPA's environmental justice office, placing approximately 100-200 employees on paid administrative leave, thereby hindering efforts to equitably address environmental injustices affecting underserved communities.
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48% Bias Score
Trump's EPA Picks: Industry Lobbyists and Weakened Environmental Protections
Donald Trump's proposed EPA leadership consists largely of former industry lobbyists and executives who have previously worked to weaken environmental regulations, raising concerns about potential negative impacts on public health and the environment.
Trump's EPA Picks: Industry Lobbyists and Weakened Environmental Protections
Donald Trump's proposed EPA leadership consists largely of former industry lobbyists and executives who have previously worked to weaken environmental regulations, raising concerns about potential negative impacts on public health and the environment.
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52% Bias Score
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