"President Trump is expected to follow through soon on a big promise to Corn Belt states, leaving his EPA chief to broker a politically risky deal with the oil industry."
"The Trump administration was hoping for a warm welcome just outside Motor City today as it held a public hearing on its rollback of Obama-era climate rules for cars. No such luck."
"The Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology."
"While a maelstrom of controversy surrounds President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, the sitting justices are preparing for a new term."
"A federal appeals court has ordered EPA to begin enforcing an Obama-era chemical plant safety standard that was stalled by the Trump administration.
"Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett this week signaled his opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era clean car rules."
"With floodwaters continuing to rise in the wake of Hurricane Florence, state officials and environmentalists are closely monitoring the breach of a dam that has flooded a hazardous stockpile of coal ash, some of which has spilled into the Cape Fear River."
"A new White House strategy to combat biological threats issues a stark warning about infectious disease. But it fails to mention the many ways they can be influenced by climate change."
"The administration’s push to relax Obama-era regulations threatens to reverse years of federal efforts to reduce property damage, contamination and human suffering."
"Ten months after taking over as EPA air chief, Bill Wehrum yesterday signed off on a recusal letter in which he formally pledged to avoid participation in 'any particular matter' involving several dozen companies and trade groups that he previously represented as an attorney in private practice."
