E.P.A. Moves to Loosen Limits on Pollution From Trucks NYT - Energy & Environment By: Maxine Joselow 9 July 2026 at 20:20 The Trump administration wants to roll back some Biden-era restrictions on smog-causing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. © Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTrucks at the Port of Oakland. The new proposal would rescind a 2022 rule designed to significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which cause smog.
E.P.A. to Repeal Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water NYT - Energy & Environment By: Lisa Friedman 26 May 2026 at 21:32 The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health problems. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesLee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, has argued that the agency made a procedural error when it established the drinking water standards in 2024.
Trump Eases Restrictions on Climate ‘Super Pollutants’ NYT - Energy & Environment By: Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow 21 May 2026 at 18:33 The administration is delaying a phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, potent planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. © Gene J. Puskar/Associated PressReplacing an air conditioning unit outside a home in western Pennsylvania during a heat wave last June.
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