Environmental Protection Agency
Obama’s Steep New Emissions Rules Praised as ‘Great Advance,’ Scorned as ‘Power Grab’
The president unveiled the White House's strongest ever plan to combat climate change on Monday.
Flooded Corpses Are Leaking Formaldehyde into Northern Ireland's Groundwater
Zombies aren't the only way the dead can fuck with the living.
Prosecutors Consider Criminal Charges in Santa Barbara Pipeline Break
More than 100,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the pipeline, which is the only one in the county not equipped with automatic shut-off valves.
Sweet, Tasty Antifreeze Could Soon Be Safe for Children to Drink
A grant from the Environmental Protection Agency has allowed researchers to buckle down and figure out how to make delicious antifreeze drinkable, dammit.
Wisconsin Tribes and Environmentalists Put a Halt to a $1.5 Billion Iron Ore Mine Project
The company spearheading the project has closed its offices but the big-money behind it remains entrenched in Wisconsin — and beyond.
The Environmental Protection Agency Funded Diesel Experiments on Children
A fuel industry-linked group has slammed the EPA for its tight regulations on diesel exhaust while simultaneously funding studies exposing children to small amounts of it.
The EPA Tightened Rules on Coal Waste, But Not Enough, Say Environmentalists
Coming six years after the biggest coal ash accident in US history, the new regulations treat waste from coal-fired power plants as non-hazardous, despite containing mercury, arsenic, and cadmium.
2014 VICE News Awards: Climate Change Denier of the Year — James Inhofe
The man who said climate change was the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people will likely chair the Senate's environment committee.
Koch-Funded Group Compares Proposed EPA Regulations to CIA Torture
The American Energy Alliance posted a cartoon on its website that shows Uncle Sam being crushed by a thick tome titled 'EPA Torture Report Volume IV."
Cruise Ships Legally Dump Massive Amounts of Shit Into the Oceans
Despite record profits, the industry is also releasing eight billion gallons of "grey water" from sinks and showers in the ocean each year, says the environmental group Friends of the Earth.
The Environmental Protection Agency Just Proposed Smog Rules That Could Save Thousands of Lives
Industry groups and Republicans say EPA efforts to cut down on smog will cost billions of dollars, with one organization calling the proposed rule the most expensive regulation in history.
A Giant Hole Is Swallowing a Town in Peru
Cerro de Pasco is an environmental and urban catastrophe thanks to the massive polymetal mine that sits in the middle of town.