An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly electronics and save money on bills, consumer and environmental groups said.
Sen. Jon Ossoff and members of Georgia’s congressional delegation are raising concerns about recent EPA staff dismissals they say could threaten public health protections.
The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back dozens of rules, programs and grants — a handful of which will alter regulations for Georgia’s coal-fired power plants.
Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.
The BioLab facility in Conyers is offering voluntary severance packages to employees seeking other job opportunities as the plant remains partially closed.
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."
Members of Georgia’s congressional delegation are calling on KIK Consumer Products, the parent company of BioLab, to release updates on its investigation into the chemical fire at its Conyers facility last September.
Long-running lawsuits brought against Georgia Power by residents of the Monroe County town of Juliette have been resolved "to the satisfaction of both parties."
Justice Clarence Thomas dissented while two other conservatives wrote that they may be sympathetic to the case were it to be brought after a lower court ruling.
The justices, in a break from the way they have handled most such cases in the recent past, told the challengers to first litigate their claims in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
A massive project headed by Elon Musk in Memphis, Tenn., to power AI has moved at breakneck speed. But it's stirring controversy around pollution emissions. The EPA says it’s looking into it.
