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EPA Proposes Major New Revisions to Burdensome, Unworkable Biden-era Oil and Natural Gas Regulations

Today, in Lubbock, Texas, President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced EPA’s latest proposal to revise the Biden EPA’s oil and natural gas regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA), ...
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PFAS TECH

The PFAS TECH effort will help catapult technology innovation on PFAS while supporting practical tools, funding, and technical assistance to benefit communities addressing local PFAS challenges. Read ...
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Trump EPA Celebrates Children’s Health Month with 100 Actions to Protect the Nation’s Most Precious Resource

WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration has been racking up huge wins when it comes to protecting children’s health. In honor of Children's Health Month, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
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EPA Spotlights Historic Environmental Wins Delivered at Record Pace

EPA today unveiled an updated environmental accomplishments webpage and a new video, together capturing hundreds of wins delivered for American communities since January 20, 2025.
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EPA Details Record $1.6 Trillion in Savings Finalized in Past Year Through Historic Deregulatory Agenda

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that in this past fiscal year, October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, the agency finalized deregulatory actions that generated over $1.6 ...
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Trump EPA Celebrates One Year of the Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions with 100 Gold Standard Science Wins

This week, EPA marks the one-year anniversary of the Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, celebrating the agency's historic structural modernization to better integrate science into ...
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Navajo Nation Becomes First Tribe Eligible to Administer Clean Water Act Permitting Programs

NAVAJO NATION (Oct. 21, 2026) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the approval of Navajo Nation's application for "treatment in a similar manner as a state" (TAS) under the ...
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List of Superfund Sites in Florida

View a community guide to EPA's Superfund program (PDF)(2 pp, 454KB) Learn more about ...
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EPA Releases Updated Air Model to Advance Gold Standard Science and Cooperative Federalism

Researchers and atmospheric scientists worldwide can leverage the updated framework to drive further innovations in air quality science. To download CMAQ version 6.0 or access the updated technical ...
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EPA in Texas

EPA's work in Texas is managed by our Region 6 Office in Dallas. Learn more about EPA Region 6. From the latest drinking water safety study to sole source designations, learn more about the latest ...
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What’s the difference between products that disinfect, sanitize, and clean surfaces?

At EPA, products used to kill viruses and bacteria on surfaces are registered as antimicrobial pesticides. Sanitizers and disinfectants are two types of antimicrobial pesticides. Disinfecting kills ...
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Lead and Copper Rule Improvements: Supporting Materials

Lead and Copper Rule Improvements: Technical Materials Technical Fact Sheets Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements. Technical Fact Sheet: Calculating Service Line Replacements (pdf) (477.39 KB) ...