EPA signals it will slash climate and pollution rules, including for cars and power plants

3 ways the EPA's rollback of environmental regulations could affect Americans' health if air pollution worsens

This week the EPA announced the rollback of a wide swath of regulations, many of which could worsen air quality. Experts say that could have implications for health.

Senate bill pushes back against emission regulations

The latest push to roll back burdensome emission regulations comes out of the Senate. On Thursday, March 13, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., introduced the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. S996 would amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. Mullin said the bill would limit the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing Clean Air Act waivers for state policies …

EPA moves to further limit protections for wetlands

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to scale back protections for wetlands, aligning with a 2023 Supreme Court decision that limited federal authority over U.S. waterways.Michael Phillis reports for The Associated Press.In short:EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency will implement new, more predictable rules on which waterways the Clean Water Act covers, responding to concerns from farmers and industry groups.The Supreme Court’…

Chesapeake Bay in the crosshairs as EPA strips federal water protections

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Thursday condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most recent sweeping deregulatory actions, calling them an existential threat to the Chesapeake Bay’s restoration and a blatant abandonment of environmental protections. The EPA’s latest moves, critics say,…

What federal environmental rollbacks could mean for Maine’s air

Proposed federal rollbacks of dozens of environmental regulations could remove or relax restrictions on coal ash and particulates, rules that have helped improve air quality in Maine, which has some of highest asthma rates and oldest residents in the nation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that the country stands to save trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and “hidden taxes” by reviewing rules su…

Although much of the protection of natural resources will remain in limbo, the state government advocates for the reduction of permits in the energy sector.