EPA designates areas non-compliant with 2015 ozone standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday identified 51 areas in 22 states that do not currently meet federal ozone requirements, a step toward carrying out national air quality standards for ozone that were issued in 2…
17 U.S. states to challenge Trump administration over vehicle emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California and a group of 16 other states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in federal appeals court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to declare U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules through 2025 “not appropria…
Tick, mosquito-borne infections surge in United States: CDC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from 2004 through 2016, with infection rates spiking sharply in 2016 as a result of a Zika outbreak, U.S. health officials said on…
17 states to challenge Trump administration over vehicle emissions: sources
(Reuters) – California and a group of 16 other states plan to file a lawsuit on Tuesday in federal appeals court challenging the Trump administration’s decision to declare vehicle emissions rules through 2025 “not appropriate,” sources briefed on the m…
Two top U.S. EPA staffers resign amid ethics probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two high-level Environmental Protection Agency employees whose names have come up in investigations of Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ethics and travel have resigned from the agency, the EPA confirmed on Tuesday.
Arizona teachers walkout for fourth day to break ‘legislative inaction’
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A walkout by Arizona teachers demanding higher pay and school funding stretched to a fourth day on Tuesday as state lawmakers hashed out a budget package to end the latest in a string of statewide protests by U.S. educators.
U.S. clamps down on kid-friendly packaging for e-cigarette liquids
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Tuesday issued warnings to 13 companies selling e-cigarette liquids for using child-friendly images in their packaging, in the latest crackdown aimed at preventing tobacco sales to minors.
Two top U.S. EPA staffers resign amid ongoing ethics probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two high-level Environmental Protection Agency employees whose names have come up in ongoing probes into Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ethics and travel have resigned from the agency, the EPA confirmed on Tuesday.
Accused Florida airport shooter to avoid death penalty in plea deal
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A U.S. Iraq war veteran agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to killing five people at a Florida airport last year in exchange for prosecutors not pursuing the death penalty, a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors said.
U.S. clamps down on child-friendly packaging for e-cigarette liquids
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators issued warning letters to more than a dozen companies selling e-cigarette liquids for using child-friendly images in their packaging.
