Hours later, the White House walked back the president’s comments, saying that EPA intends to cut 65 percent of its spending, not 65 percent of the agency’s staff — pulling back a statement ...

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) The Office of Research and Development — EPA’s main science arm — currently has 1,540 positions, excluding special government employees and public health ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday requested an inspector general probe of the management of a $20 billion climate fund held by Citibank that has become embroiled ...

Shortly after President Trump said Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65 percent of the agency’s staff, the White House clarified and said Trump was ...

President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that big cuts are coming at the Environmental Protection Agency, saying EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is contemplating a significant workforce reduction.

Three people granted anonymity to discuss the action said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has recommended to the White House that the agency overhaul the finding, which underpins all Clean Air Act ...

One of eight groups that received a total of $20 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to finance clean-energy and pollution-reduction projects sent a letter to the EPA Tuesday asking ...

Trump’s EPA Plots Single Strike Against US Climate Change Rules Environmental chief urges rewrite of 2009 climate finding Measure provides legal foundation for array of climate rules ...

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices found that the EPA cannot impose generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards. The ruling could affect businesses and other cities that sit on ...

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules for the city of San Francisco under the Clean Water Act on raw sewage discharge are overly vague ...

"And we're going to speed up the process too at the same time." The EPA did not specify the details of the potential workforce reduction figure that Trump mentioned, but said the agency is focused ...

Before President Nixon created the EPA in 1970, water and air pollution weren't federally regulated. The Trump administration is aiming to roll back environmental regulations and lay off EPA staff.