U.S. Environmental Protection Agency News

Pregnant woman and children should not eat Bluegill. Adults should limit their consumption to two 8-ounce servings per month.

WASHINGTON - Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

New power-efficiency specifications being implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday could help consumers purchase energy-efficient electronics while cutting energy costs.

An environmental group is suing Xcel Energy, saying the utility isn't doing all it can to cut mercury emissions from a new coal-fired unit at a Pueblo power plant.

Charlotte's water supply is at risk from coal ash basins at Duke Energy's Riverbend power plant on Mountain Island Lake, the Catawba riverkeeper charged Tuesday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to settle a lawsuit filed against it by an environmental group over the use of dozens of pesticides.

Where are all the "green" media pundits who used to scream bloody murder about the George W. Bush administration censoring expert opinion on climate change, now that the Barack Obama administration has been accused of doing it? Most appear to be ignoring the controversy, or assuring the public: "Nothing to see here, folks, just move along," in the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending the comment period by 60 days on its proposed rule revising the national Renewable Fuel Standard program, commonly referred to as RFS2.

In this Feb. 12, 2009 photo provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority, coal ash cleanup is seen under way in a cove known as "Church Slough" in Harriman, Tenn.

More than half of the Republic's sewage treatment plants fail to meet European standards on waste water, a damning report revealed.

Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer.

A federal official is telling Kansas to start over in considering a proposal for a new coal-fired power plant in the southwestern part of the state.

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is set to meet with a group of children who have had brain tumors and their families in a small Palm Beach County community that has had a cluster of cancer cases.

Thoughtful politicians sometimes change their minds for good reason. But when an elected official pulls the switcheroo on a controversial project after his crooked wife gets $10,000 from a beneficiary of that project, the issue goes beyond flip-flopping. Now, it's about potential misconduct and payoffs.

State and federal officials have scheduled a meeting to discuss their investigation of the use of chromium-tainted sludge as farm fertilizer in northwest Missouri.

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas is praising a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to allow California to impose stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.

Mecklenburg County is receiving a $1.1 million federal stimulus infusion that it hopes will help mitigate poor air quality in the region.

Opponents of the Obama administration's so-called Buy American provisions are working furiously this summer under a Canadian deadline, trying to convince legislators to do something about the protectionist measure before a full-fledged trade war erupts.

A top Republican senator has ordered an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's alleged suppression of a report that questioned the science behind global warming.

Federal and state environmental agents are executing a search warrant at an Albany-area silicone plant.