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Image of the Cape Fear River on a sunny day. The are outcropping of brown rocks visible in the river. The river is bordered on both sides by leafy, deciduous trees.

Environmental Health

Proposed state rules on discharges defanged as EPA retreats

by Coastal Review Online May 16, 2025May 15, 2025

Lee Zeldin, EPA administrator, in a suit and tie speaking into a microphonem behind a sign reading, "Hon. Lee Zeldin, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency." The agency is reevaluating fluoride drinking water standards.

Environmental Health

EPA Administrator Zeldin says PFAS limits may get tougher, downplays layoffs

by Coastal Review Online May 16, 2025May 15, 2025

The aerial photo of Charlotte, N.C.'s Historic West End community, shows a busy highway corridor.

Environmental Health

Disrupted systems: How EPA cuts are shaking up community health and climate research

by Will Atwater April 17, 2025April 18, 2025

Industrial smokestacks directly emit particle pollution, but they also emit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which react in the atmosphere to form fine particle pollution. Photo courtesy U.S. EPA

Environmental Health

America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy — here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore

by The Conversation March 15, 2025March 15, 2025