AIR POLLUTION
Lawsuits target Trump EPA's ozone, cost-benefit rules
Two of the last major Clean Air Act rules to be finalized by the Trump administration now face legal challenges from state officials around the country.
Sean Reilly
Reporter
Sean writes about air quality policy and regulations. His work has been honored by the National Press Club and Washington Press Club Foundation, among others; he also contributed a chapter to "Turning Carolina Red," an eBook published by E&E in 2014. He previously reported for the Federal Times and newspapers in Alabama. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Carleton College and a master's degree in the same subject from Duke University.
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Biden team puts Trump air pollution rules under a microscope
The Biden administration signaled plans today to scrutinize major air and climate regulatory endeavors undertaken by EPA under former President Trump.
AIR POLLUTION
Groups bid adieu to Trump with more lawsuits
Environmental and public health groups are marking the Trump administration's final days in the same way they've spent the last four years: launching legal challenges to EPA air rules.
AIR POLLUTION
EPA moves to regulate possible carcinogen
EPA, taking a step that critics say is superfluous, is advancing a formal rule to make a first-ever addition to its roster of hazardous air pollutants.
AIR POLLUTION
EPA rejects push to warn towns about carcinogen
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has given a final rebuff to an in-house watchdog's urgent recommendation on the steps needed to warn more than two dozen communities of the risks posed by an airborne carcinogen.