The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), representing 7,500 of the EPA’s 14,300 employees, "signaling its dissatisfaction with the White House’s level of action on climate," will ask the Biden administration to declare a climate emergency, reports Bloomberg Law.

The EPA has been underfunded for years, and this year is no different. Although the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress provided money for the EPA to fund wastewater and clean water programs and conduct hazardous waste cleanups, Congress missed the mark in its 2022 omnibus appropriations bill to fund the EPA’s infrastructure.

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced his office is launching an investigation to hold the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries accountable for their alleged role in creating and continuing a global plastic pollution crisis.

On April 28, the EPA announced three actions to increase public protection against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our nation's waters.

On April 21, 2022, EPA Administrator Michael Regan signed a final action denying four petitions filed between 2017 and 2019.