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President Donald Trump shakes hands with coal miner Jeff Crowe during an event on energy production in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source
By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-9:25AM , 755 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.
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A sign on the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency is photographed Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees
By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Tue,03/18/25-12:49PM , 141 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding hum
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Vice President JD Vance, right, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, listen as Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks in East Palestine Fire Station on Feb 3, 2025, in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Wed,03/12/25-1:36PM , 183 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from co
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025. (Rebecca Droke/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE
By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Fri,03/07/25-11:48AM , 175 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing that spending items greater than $50,000 now require approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
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