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The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says • Apr. 16, 2025, 2:42 PM ET (AP)
Burning coal leaves dangerous waste. Trump's EPA eyes looser rules for handling it • Apr. 16, 2025, 9:33 AM ET (AP)
Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution • Apr. 15, 2025, 7:59 PM ET (AP)
Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze • Apr. 11, 2025, 5:35 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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