U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court this week voted to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate on climate. The 6 to 3 decision ruled the EPA overstepped its authority as it sought to limit carbon emissions from power plants.

To learn more about the proposed thresholds and how they could affect policy in New York, WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard spoke with Rob Hayes, Director of Clean Water at Environmental Advocates NY.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is beginning its third five-year review of General Electric’s Hudson River cleanup.

Two members of Congress from Michigan re-introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to set national drinking water standards for two PFAS chemicals. WAMC’s…

Ownership of an access road to the Hudson River PCB cleanup site in Fort Edward is being transferred to a local development agency.On Thursday the U.S.…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $3 million in grants for communities to address contaminated sites across New York.Awards were…

The Natural Resources Defense Council and other groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s temporary guidance policy that…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the next step toward setting drinking water limits for two PFAS chemicals — PFOA and PFOS.…

The Dutchess and Ulster County executives say they will take legal action in support of New York state’s lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back a 2015 rule governing which water bodies are subject to federal regulation.The EPA has announced…