Environmental Protection Agency

• Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks - A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.
• EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading - The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming — from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change. Now it only mentions natural phenomena, even though sci
• Analysis-Trump fuel economy rollback may make cars cheaper, but higher gas bills will absorb savings - WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's proposal to roll back Biden-era vehicle fuel efficiency standards may save automakers in the U. tens of billions of dollars and potentially lower upfront purchase costs for American c
• Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy - The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”
• FEMA Won’t Reinstate Suspended Workers Who Signed Letter Criticizing Trump - Employees suspended in the summer after signing a letter critical of the president were told they could return to work. But the reinstatement was short-lived.
• Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War - Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.