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Smog settles over Salt Lake City, Utah, in November 2016.

EPA Proposal Could Restrict The Science That Informs Public Health Laws

Nate Hegyi

A new draft proposal by the Trump administration may throw both current and future clean air and water laws into question.

The Colstrip coal-fired power plant in Montana has a complex of coal-ash ponds that covers more than 800 acres.

EPA To Weaken Rules Governing Coal Ash

Maggie Mullen

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back Obama-era rules governing how coal-fired power plants store and release toxic waste.

Congressional Committee Presses EPA Over Clean Water Rollback

Cooper McKim

A congressional subcommittee questioned the Trump administration on Wednesday over its rollback of Obama-era Clean Water Act protections.

Smog is common not only in Los Angeles but also in cities across the country. New research finds that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may be as harmful to the lungs as smoking.

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Air Pollution May Be As Harmful To Your Lungs As Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds

Allison Aubrey

Smog can spike during hot days. A new study finds that the effects of breathing air pollution may be cumulative. Long-term exposure may lead to lung disease, even among people who've never smoked.

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Mining Company Rejects EPA Order For Superfund Cleanup

Associated Press

A mining company says it won't carry out cleanup work ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a Superfund project in southwest鈥�

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EPA Taking First Big Steps To Clean Up Leaking Colorado Mines

Associated Press

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take the first major steps this summer to clean up wastewater flowing from dozens of old mines at a鈥�

Farmers like Tommy Riley of Missouri's bootheel have relied upon dicamba resistant soybeans and cotton to improve yield.

Bayer Looking To Expand Dicamba Use To Corn Despite Lawsuit, Drift Damage

Jonathan Ahl

A company that makes dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton wants to expand use of the controversial weed killer to corn. But critics and experts...

Smog fills Utah's Salt Lake Valley in January 2017. Winter weather in the area often traps air pollution that is bad for public health.

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EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

Rebecca Hersher

Some panel members said they don't agree that breathing sooty air can cause premature death. The panel's draft recommendations to the EPA would change how it assesses the dangers of air pollution.

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Public Data Shows Elevated Levels Of Pollutants In Coal Ash Dumps

Rae Ellen Bichell

A report out Monday from environmental groups looked at groundwater contamination from coal-fired power plants. Three of the worst sites are located in鈥�

Andrew Joyce's shuttered produce stand near Malden, Missouri, won't open this summer due to last year's severely damaged crop.

With Conventional Farmers Embracing Dicamba, Specialty Crops Likely Next In Line For Damage

Jonathan Ahl

Andrew Joyce won鈥檛 be growing any tomatoes this summer. His three-acre produce farm in Malden, Missouri, will lie fallow. The cause: damage from the...