The Trump administration's sudden U-turn on the historic rule preserves the long-fraught environmental and public health ...

The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to ban two chemicals commonly used in everyday products, such as dry-cleaning ...

Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will ...

Mechanic David Stoliaruk works the internal combustion engine of a car at IC Auto in Philadelphia, May 2, 2023. The EPA this week announced bans on two chemicals used in home and workplace settings.

Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents ...

The ban involves trichloroethylene, or TCE, a cancer-causing chemical that is common in manufacturing and can be found in water sources and properties around the world, as well as all consumer ...

Several dozen EPA employees had the courage to stand up for the agency’s core mission. Though they deserved to be rewarded, ...

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She said it was unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used in consumer products. Still, Freedhoff called the TCE ban the most significant of her career at the agency.

Michal Freedhoff, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the bans will protect workers, consumers and residents from the chemical’s harms. She ...