Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

'Fox into the henhouse': WV Congress members backing air quality protection cuts

Members of West Virginia's congressional delegation have backed air quality protection rollbacks that loom especially large in the industrial pollution-prone Mountain State. The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has been making moves toward relaxed air pollution standards, with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. in lockstep.

EPA Administrator Zeldin vowed to protect human health and the environment. His proposed budget tells a different story

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin took a vow to protect human health and the environment when sworn into office — but his actions and proposed budget tell a starkly different story. Zeldin appeared before Congress four times in two weeks recently to field questions from both sides of the aisle about the agency’s proposed FY 2026 budget, which would cut the EPA’s funding by 55%. The proposal radically dismantles the State R…

Fascinating Documerica Photo Project Focused on US Pollution in the 1970s

In the early 1970s, the United States was facing growing public concern over pollution, environmental degradation, and the future of the natural landscape. In response, the newly formed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a wide-ranging photographic initiative known as Documerica, aimed at capturing the state of the American environment and the lives of people affected by it.

Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that

The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at dozens of rules aimed at protecting the environment, including one that requires big polluters to report greenhouse gas emissions.

Trump EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected to Save 30,000 Lives

The rules that Trump’s EPA wants to eliminate are projected to save more than 30,000 lives and $275 billion every year. Relaxing the rules would mean millions more tons of pollutants, especially tiny airborne particles that can lodge in lungs and cause myriad health problems. The post Trump EPA Rolling Back Rules Projected to Save 30,000 Lives and $275 Billion Annually appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

How Changes at the EPA Could Cost Billions

The AP estimates that the targeted regulations would have saved billions of dollars and thousands of lives each year.