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A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate • Mar. 12, 2025, 9:02 PM ET (AP)
EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change • Mar. 12, 2025, 6:03 PM ET (AP)
EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands • Mar. 12, 2025, 2:29 PM ET (AP)
EPA terminates Biden-era climate grants worth $20 billion • Mar. 12, 2025, 12:58 PM ET (AP)
EPA froze 'green bank' funds worth billions, climate group suit says • Mar. 12, 2025, 12:50 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As EPA
Date 1970 - present
Areas Of Involvement conservation • public health • air pollution • water pollution • emission control system • National Ambient Air Quality Standards • pollution control • catalytic converter • motor vehicle • waste product
Related People Richard Nixon • Christine Todd Whitman • Valdas Adamkus

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