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Visitors picked up trash, including plastic bottles, styrofoam and plastic wrap, brought in from the bay.

Agriculture, Environment

After chemical industry lobbying, EPA considers dropping clean air protections for plastic waste recycling

by James Bruggers • Inside Climate News April 4, 2026, 1:00 a.m.

The agency is moving toward resurrecting a proposal from the first Trump administration to ditch Clean Air Act regulations.

Three individuals at a podium outdoors, with a sign reading, "Trump's GOP is Making America Smoggy Again." The speaker appears focused and emphatic.

Trump rollback of federal emissions rules may have inadvertently invited a wave of climate action from blue states

by Shifra Dayak • NOTUS March 5, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

A busy highway with vehicles and green overhead road signs.

Opinion: EPA rescinds landmark climate change ruling, clearing way for Trump to shred more environmental rules

by Gary W. Yohe • The Conversation Feb. 16, 2026, 11:35 a.m.Feb. 16, 2026, 11:35 a.m.