The benefits of environmental protection, measured in terms of advancing public health and the economy, outweigh the costs associated with implementing and enforcing environmental regulations, ...

The Memorandum is stated to reinforce: … a “compliance first” orientation as the guiding principle for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ...

CLAY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the issuance of nine environmental permits that help support the start of construction for Micron in the town of Clay ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida has cut more environmental protection jobs than any other state in the past 15 years, despite the challenges posed by increasingly intense hurricanes and sea level rise, ...

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Fewer inspections, weaker enforcement and less oversight: Deep cuts to state budgets and at the Environmental Protection Agency are preventing regulators from fully protecting the public from ...

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Australia passed a landmark bill to overhaul the nation’s environmental laws after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government struck a deal with the left-wing minority Greens party. Both houses of ...

The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from Washington The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s ...

Thursday was a calm November day in North Wildwood, New Jersey, but Rob Fischer was still concerned about the beach near his home that was slowly being washed away. "If we have another storm, ...

Changes in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), run under the direct control of the president since it was established by Richard Nixon in 1970, will transform the mission of the agency from ...