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Epa

Chicago group files lawsuit over Trump admin. greenhouse gas rollback

  • Feb 19
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Trump admin. repeals EPA greenhouse gases 'endangerment finding'

  • Feb 13

Chicago EPA workers receive furlough notices, union says

  • Oct 21, 2025

EPA workers rally after put on leave after criticizing Trump

  • Jul 7, 2025

EPA union speaks out, workers put on leave after criticizing Trump

  • Jul 5, 2025

EPA puts employees who spoke out against Trump on leave

  • Jul 4, 2025

EPA scientists begin testing water samples in Lake Michigan

  • Jun 20, 2025

Trump Tower to pay $4.8M for EPA violations on Chicago River

  • May 24, 2025

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Trump admin. repeals EPA greenhouse gases 'endangerment finding'

  • Feb 12
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EPA scientists begin testing water samples in Lake Michigan

  • Jun 20, 2025
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City must replace over 400K lead pipes

  • Dec 7, 2023
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Don't dump expired alcohol-based hand sanitizer down the drain, EPA warns

  • Mar 16, 2023
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EPA says Cook County 'worst neighbor' in US for air pollution

  • Mar 6, 2023
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Ohio toxic train derailment: EPA vows support as rail company cleans up

  • Feb 22, 2023
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What we know about toxic train crash fallout in Ohio

  • Feb 16, 2023
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General Iron's owner sues Chicago over operating permit

  • May 19, 2021

Latest Stories

EPA could roll back decades of regulations as state, environmental groups fear loss of funding

There could be monumental changes coming to the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation's environment. The ABC7 I-Team has been tracking the potential changes from the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history."

  • Mar 13, 2025
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AFPI-aligned officials fill upper echelon of Trump administration

Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump's "Cabinet in waiting."

  • Jan 18, 2025
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Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned the use of two ubiquitous cancer-causing solvents that activists have been targeting for decades.

  • Dec 10, 2024
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Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

The EPA says food waste in the U.S. is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of more than 50 million passenger cars and is responsible for 58% of methane emissions from municipal landfills.

  • Oct 29, 2024

Legionella found in drinking water at EPA offices in Loop

The Environmental Protection Agency is dealing with a dangerous problem at its Chicago offices. The bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in the drinking water there.

  • Aug 29, 2024