EPA’s Bad Chemistry Is Killing Us

In America, all chemicals are considered harmless until proven otherwise. That has allowed toxins to rack up high body counts before they are restricted or outlawed. By contrast, Europe, Japan, and other developed countries ban many chemicals that still flow freely though the stream of American commerce

 E.P.A. Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules

The agency is creating an office of environmental justice to address the disproportionate harm that climate change has caused in low-income areas and communities of color.

 If the EPA doesn’t believe in science, what is it good for?

What's left when the Environmental Protection Agency throws facts out the window?

 What the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling means for air pollution — and your health

Most Americans breathe unhealthy air, and weakening the EPA won’t help.

 Wrong Way at EPA: Three Ways the Agency Is Failing Us

According to its own website, “the mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.” But the agency is failing us — miserably.

Could Scott Pruitt Have a Point?

The EPA is calling for more transparency in science. Yes, it’s hypocritical and ill-considered—but let’s be crystal clear about the potential benefits.

E.P.A. Ruling Is Milestone in Long Pushback to Regulation of Business

The decision created greater opportunities for business interests to challenge regulations, reflecting conservative legal theories developed to rein in administrative agencies.

EPA imposes stricter limits on four types of toxic ‘forever chemicals’

EPA administrator Michael Regan announces ‘aggressive action’ but new PFAS limits are advisory and critics call them ‘baby steps’

EPA on climate change: Gotta hear both sides

EPA chief Scott Pruitt will launch an initiative to challenge accepted climate science using “red team, blue team” exercises developed by the military to identify weak points in his agency’s field operations.

Here's Why the Environmental Protection Agency Was Created

In the summer of 1969, Nixon established the Environmental Quality Council, which TIME described as “a Cabinet-level advisory group designed to coordinate governmental action against environmental decay at all levels, create new proposals to control pollution, and foresee problems.”

How the U.S. Protects the Environment, From Nixon to Trump

A curious person’s guide to the laws that keep the air clean and the water pure

Research challenges the view that environmental regulators are anti-business

In addition to protecting public health and natural resources, environmental regulation can benefit businesses in tangible ways – for example, by stimulating innovation that leads to new products and markets.

What are PFAS, and why is the EPA warning about them in drinking water? An environmental health scientist explains

You’ve probably been hearing the term PFAS in the news lately as states and the U.S. government consider rules and guidelines for managing these “forever chemicals.” Even if the term is new to you, chances are good that you’re familiar with what PFAS do. That’s because they’re found in everything from nonstick cookware to carpets to ski wax.

What the hell is going on at the EPA right now?

The EPA is required, by law, to enforce and continually update air, water, and climate pollution regulations in accordance with the best available science. To that end, the agency employs a variety of scientists who sort through and synthesize the relevant research in order to inform this process.

Why EPA’s long-awaited proposal on two ‘forever chemicals’ is bound to be controversial

Ultimately, setting a standard for two of the thousands of PFAS compounds is a win for public health. But whatever rule the EPA proposes will be contentious — either too high to convince environmentalists that it sufficiently protects human health, or so low that water treatment plants, which will be on the hook for implementing the rule, will protest the expense of doing so.