/tags/environmental-protection-agency Environmental Protection Agency en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-02-19/austin-area-has-dangerously-high-levels-of-air-pollution-according-to-new-epa-standards Once a region is determined to be in violation of air quantity standards, the federal government can withhold funding for transportation and other projects or refuse to issue permits for initiatives that would exacerbate the pollution. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-02-19/austin-area-has-dangerously-high-levels-of-air-pollution-according-to-new-epa-standards Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-06-30/supreme-court-restricts-the-epas-authority-to-mandate-carbon-emissions-reductions The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:40:01 GMT /energy-environment/2022-06-30/supreme-court-restricts-the-epas-authority-to-mandate-carbon-emissions-reductions Nina Totenberg /2020-01-23/trump-administration-cuts-back-federal-protections-for-streams-and-wetlands The controversial rule change dramatically reduces pollution protections for many waterways. Farmers and builders approve, but environmental groups plan to challenge it. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:37:47 GMT /2020-01-23/trump-administration-cuts-back-federal-protections-for-streams-and-wetlands Scott Neuman, Colin Dwyer /texas/2019-11-25/trump-administration-rolls-back-regulations-enacted-after-west-explosion From Texas Standard:In 2013, a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in the small city of West, Texas, killed 15 people and injured hundreds more. The� Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:40:15 GMT /texas/2019-11-25/trump-administration-rolls-back-regulations-enacted-after-west-explosion Rhonda Fanning /energy-environment/2019-11-21/trump-epa-eases-safety-requirements-enacted-after-west-explosion Days before President Barack Obama left office in 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule aimed at preventing tragedies like the� Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:22:25 GMT /energy-environment/2019-11-21/trump-epa-eases-safety-requirements-enacted-after-west-explosion Kiah Collier /energy-environment/2018-07-05/scott-pruitt-out-at-epa Scott Pruitt will no longer lead the Environmental Protection Agency, President Trump announced Thursday afternoon via Twitter.Pruitt was among the most� Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:48:15 GMT /energy-environment/2018-07-05/scott-pruitt-out-at-epa Rebecca Hersher, Brett Neely /energy-environment/2017-04-06/austin-congressman-lamar-smith-leads-the-charge-against-environmental-regulations Since Republicans took full control of Washington, Central Texas Congressman Lamar Smith has become a leading voice in setting the party's agenda when it� Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:31:04 GMT /energy-environment/2017-04-06/austin-congressman-lamar-smith-leads-the-charge-against-environmental-regulations Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2017-01-27/possible-research-cutbacks-fuel-concern-on-both-sides-of-climate-change-debate-in-texas This week has been a dizzying one for people working to understand and combat global warming.Tweets on climate change from the account of the Badlands� Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:31:29 GMT /energy-environment/2017-01-27/possible-research-cutbacks-fuel-concern-on-both-sides-of-climate-change-debate-in-texas Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2016-11-15/epa-removes-texas-from-requirements-of-cross-state-air-pollution-rule After years of legal battles, the Environmental Protection Agency has started the process of removing Texas from a list of states that need to comply with� Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:13:30 GMT /energy-environment/2016-11-15/epa-removes-texas-from-requirements-of-cross-state-air-pollution-rule Mose Buchele /texas/2013-04-22/texas-joins-suit-against-epa Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was among the state AG's with an Earth Day gift for the Environmental Protection Agency: A lawsuit.Abbott is one of 12� Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:34:16 GMT /texas/2013-04-22/texas-joins-suit-against-epa Andrew Weber