Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agencyβs climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
President Trumpβs wave of executive orders yesterday sent an undeniable signal to the world about the United Statesβ role in fighting climate change.
Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.
Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faced questions from the Senate Thursday.
State regulators said the measures would probably have been rejected by the Trump administration and that they would focus on homegrown legal strategies instead.
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds βby several orders of magnitude,β the agency said.
Forty-four years ago, Ronald Reagan took aim at Jimmy Carterβs environmental legacy. President Bidenβs climate initiatives could face a similar fate.
Mandarin trees in Bakersfield, Calif. The E.P.A. proposal would restrict use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, with exceptions for 11 crops, including fruits commonly consumed by children.
Presidents have extraordinary control over climate policy, in part, because itβs been decades since Congress has passed a comprehensive environmental bill.
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