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The Environmental Protection Agency has sent the White House a proposal widely expected to scale back future fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks.
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Read More »Illinois attorney general to sue over Wisconsin’s Foxconn
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue the federal government over the massive Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing factory that's being built just north of the state's border in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »EPA trims Wisconsin areas facing tougher smog regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday limited areas of Wisconsin that will face tougher smog regulations.
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Read More »EPA finds nothing toxic at Wisconsin refinery explosion site
The Environmental Protection Agency says it has finished monitoring the air at the site of a recent oil refinery explosion in northwestern Wisconsin and has found no elevated levels of anything toxic.
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Read More »State officials want a break on tougher ozone rules (UPDATE)
State officials are asking the Trump administration to set aside a recent federal finding and conclude that Wisconsin is in compliance with newer and tougher ozone-emission standards.
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Read More »Advocacy groups: EPA not doing enough to protect Lake Erie
Advocacy groups suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over toxic algae in Lake Erie say the agency's response in court documents bolsters their argument that not enough is being done to protect the lake.
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Read More »Senators press Pruitt for concessions on biofuels mandate
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to make peace on biofuels standards with a group of senators from corn-growing states who could upend President Donald Trump's nominees for key regulatory posts.
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Read More »15 states appeal EPA delay of stricter air-quality standards
Attorneys general from 15 states filed a legal challenge on Tuesday over the Trump administration's delay of Obama-administration rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants.
Tagged with: ozone Scott Pruitt U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Read More »Federal agencies begin process to rescind water rule
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have started a process aimed at ending a federal regulation — opposed by some small-business groups — that sought to expand government jurisdiction over bodies of water.
Tagged with: Clean Water Act U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Read More »Superweeds pose environmental threat
David Mercer AP Writer Champaign, IL — When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to give up ...
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