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Before EPA regulations, air and water pollution shaped life across the US. See what American cities looked like then.

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A photograph from 1972 shows how "industry has changed the face of the San Francisco Bay Area," according to the EPA.

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Trump’s EPA Plans to Raise Threshold for ‘Safe’ Formaldehyde Exposure

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Scientists Completed a Damning Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

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The Biden administration is giving entrepreneurs a shot at loans up to $2 million for climate-focused projects

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The Small Business Administration is expanding loan programs for climate-friendly businesses.

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The Supreme Court is poised to unleash a weapon against Biden's climate policies

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The US Supreme Court is issuing its most highly anticipated decisions before the term ends in July.

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Is the climate your top issue? Here's a guide to each candidate's stance.

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President Joe Biden, left, and former President Donald Trump.

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Your drinking water could contain fewer hazardous 'forever chemicals' under new federal rules

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The EPA finalized the first-ever limits on PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in drinking water.

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Biden slows his timeline for the shift to EVs in a compromise with unions concerned about jobs

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The Kia Niro EV charges at an EVgo charging station.

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Wait, people are still using asbestos? The EPA has finally ordered them to stop.

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An asbestos warning sign on a construction site.

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Tyson processing plants accounted for nearly 60% of ammonia-related injuries reported to the EPA between 2012 and 2021, investigation finds

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A CNN investigation found that injuries related to ammonia exposure happened at Tyson plants more often than its competitors in an nine-year time period.

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