World news | The Guardian5d ago
Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/27/trump-epa-cancer-rules-formaldehyde #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics
Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show

Papers reveal how chemical lobby influenced policy, reversing Biden-era limits on a common carcinogen

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 24
US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/fire-epa-zeldin-public-health #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsNews #Environment #TrumpAdministration
US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency

Advocates say Lee Zeldin’s EPA has rolled back protections and cut staff and funding, putting health at risk

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 19
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding #ClimateCrisis #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsNews #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Environment
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding

Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 15
Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/15/quapaw-nation-oklahoma-superfund-cleanup #NativeAmericans #Oklahoma #Environment #UsNews #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #IndigenousPeoples #Agriculture
Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life

The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country’s worst sites of environmental contamination

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US news | The GuardianMar 12
Republican farm bill criticized as agribusiness giveaway: ‘pesticide industry wishlist’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/republican-farm-bill-pesticide-environment #UsNews #Environment #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Pesticides #Farming #Health #EndangeredSpecies #ChemicalIndustry
Republican farm bill criticized as agribusiness giveaway: ‘pesticide industry wishlist’

Advocates say the bill weakens safety reviews, boosts industry influence and shields pesticide makers from legal liability

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Environment | The Guardian USMar 8
How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/08/trump-epa-rollbacks-vermont-new-york-climate-suits #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #DonaldTrump #ClimateCrisis #Environment #WorldNews #Vermont #NewYork #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Pollution #GreenhouseGasEmissions #AirPollution
How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits

Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJ

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US news | The GuardianFeb 27
Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/27/trump-fire-chemical-safety-system-epa #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #UsPolitics #UsNews #Environment #WorldNews
Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement

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US news | The GuardianFeb 27
Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/trump-coal-plant-air-pollution-rules #TrumpAdministration #Coal #Pollution #Energy #Environment #FossilFuels #UsNews #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #ClimateCrisis
Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway

EPA found only 27 of 219 plants needed upgrades; 71 later got exemptions as Donald Trump scrapped mercury limits

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Climate crisis | The GuardianFeb 24
How Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/24/trump-climate-endangerment-repeal-oil-lawsuits #ClimateCrisis #TrumpAdministration #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #Environment #UsNews #DonaldTrump #LawUs #UsPolitics #FossilFuels #OilAndGasCompanies #Energy
How Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil

Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits

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US news | The GuardianFeb 15
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/trump-climate-ruling #UsNews #Environment #ClimateCrisis #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency #FossilFuels #WorldNews
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices

Critics accuse administration of ‘cooking the books’ by claiming US would save $1.3tn from climate finding reversal

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