The federal government’s policy on climate change, the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the Agency’s Clean Energy (ACE) proposal, its proposed CPP replacement; the EPA’s CO2 emissions and energy-efficiency standards for cars; the partial shutdown of the federal government; the EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS) and E-15; its newly proposed definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS); and enforcement—all these and more were discussed at the nomination hearing of Andrew Wheeler, the EPA’s current acting administrator, and President Trump’s choice to be the Agency’s next full-time administrator.

Since it was introduced in 1986, California's Proposition 65 (Prop 65, shorthand for the state's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) has regularly broken new ground on ways government can compel businesses to warn the public about the dangers of chemicals in products, structures, and the environment. This article is a summary of Prop 65 developments that have occurred over the past year.

Using data from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a liberal environmental group, reported that the EPA’s criminal enforcement division under President Donald Trump is reaching new lows in the number of referrals for prosecution it makes to the DOJ.

In a case centering on the EPA’s final rule for cooling water intake structures (CWIS), a panel of judges with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit found that two federal agencies with whom the EPA consulted were not entitled to deny the release of certain documents to the Sierra Club under an exemption from disclosure contained in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The deadlines to submit air emissions inventory reports vary by jurisdiction, ranging from early February through July. Do you know your state’s reporting deadline? Use this interactive map to see your state air emissions inventory reporting requirements, contact information, and important dates.