Environmental Protection Agency

Volkswagen Jetta models — like this TDI from 2011 labeled "clean diesel" — were found to have software that cheated official emissions tests, the EPA says. More than 480,000 cars are affected.

Volkswagen Used 'Defeat Device' To Skirt Emissions Rules, EPA Says

2:11pm September 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The agency says some 480,000 diesel-powered Volkswagens have sophisticated software that detects emissions testing — and "turns full emissions controls on only during the test."

Environment

High Point Looks For New Uses Of Former Industrial Sites

7:50pm August 26, 2015

by Keri Brown

The City of High Point wants to help cleanup former contaminated industrial sites and turn them into economic redevelopment opportunities, and will hold a public mee

After the Animas River spill, rancher Irving Shaggy is forced to travel a 70-mile round trip to get water for his livestock. "It's going to be a long struggle," he says.

Navajo Nation Farmers Feel The Weight Of Colorado Mine Spill

6:30am August 18, 2015

by Laurel Morales

The spill of heavy metals into the Animas River has contaminated water for hundreds of farmers in the Navajo Nation downstream, bringing up memories of past environmental disasters.

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As it monitored the wastewater blowout that began Wednesday, the EPA took this photo of a sampling point near the source outside Silverton, Colo., on Sunday.

Rivers Shut Down Over EPA's Spill Of 3 Million Gallons Of Toxic Water

2:14pm August 11, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Water samples taken after the spill showed lead concentrations that were 3,500 times the levels normally seen in Durango, Colo.

A coal scraper machine works on a pile of coal at American Electric Power's Mountaineer coal power plant in 2009 in New Haven, W.Va. The state, in which coal mining is a major industry, is one party planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency rega

New Power Plant Rules Likely To Start Slow-Burning Debate, Legal Action

11:56am August 04, 2015

by Jeff Brady

A huge legal battle is coming over the White House plan to address climate change with additional power plant regulations. The coal industry has the most to lose, and plans to take the EPA to court.

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President Obama delivers remarks at a Clean Power Plan event at the White House on Monday.

President Obama Unveils New Power Plant Rules In 'Clean Power Plan'

4:03pm August 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Key elements include a requirement that would cut the power industry's carbon pollution by 32 percent below 2005 levels in the next 15 years.

A close carbon-fired power plant outside Helper, Utah.

President Obama To Unveil Tough Proposal Targeting Greenhouse Gases

10:18am August 02, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In the final proposal, Obama will unveil measures that are tougher than those in the 2014 draft proposal. The rules seek to curb carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent by 2030.

Supreme Court Concludes Term With Death Penalty Ruling, Looks Ahead

1:52pm June 30, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The court wrapped up on Monday, supporting the use of a controversial drug for executions by lethal injection. The justices also set up cases to be heard next term on affirmative action and abortion.

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Supreme Court Rules In Industry's Favor. What's EPA's Next Move?

12:32am June 30, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Monday's decision from the high court technically only applies to the Clean Air Act's standards on mercury emissions from power plants. But it could affect future EPA regulations, legal experts say.

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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Administration Plan On Power Plant Emissions

3:36pm June 29, 2015

by Brian Naylor

In a 5-4 ruling, the court says the Environmental Protection Agency should have taken into account the costs of complying with regulation.