Environmental Protection Agency

12 years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency put a plan in place to clean up the water supply in Hopewell Junction. Now, that plan has been significantly scaled back. The EPA says it's because existing cleanup has been effective. But, residents of the Dutchess County hamlet feel left behind.

In early February, the Trump administration formally rejected the scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and wellbeing. Known as the endangerment finding, the 2009 ruling empowered the Environmental Protection Agency to impose regulations that limit carbon dioxide, methane, and other pollution from oil and gas wells, tailpipes, smokestacks and other sources that burn fossil fuels.

The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration has proposed a new rule that would dramatically weaken safety reviews for some of the most toxic chemicals that are already on the market.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to roll back a series of landmark environmental and clean air regulations. The agency is targeting more than two dozen policies.

The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts and the Environmental Protection Agency held a community meeting Wednesday about a controversial river cleanup plan.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week its strongest step toward the regulation of toxic compounds of national concern.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced millions of dollars in grants to address contaminated brownfields. As WAMC’s Southern Adirondack…

The town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts has received a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up dry-cleaning chemicals from…

Environmental advocacy groups are seeking to join a lawsuit several states have filed against the Environmental Protection Agency.The Environmental…

The Environmental Protection Agency says that New England has met air quality standards for sulfur dioxide after improvements were seen in parts of New…