Office of Site Evaluation| epa.illinois.gov
By Bill Walker For decades, California has been on the cutting edge of US environmental policy. The state has enacted landmark measures to regulate air and water pollution, protect residents from exposure to toxic chemicals, and combat the climate crisis. Many of its groundbreaking policies have spread to other states.| The New Lede
By Brian Bienkowski Republicans are proposing deep cuts to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill, which additionally would provide new protections for pesticide makers and would limit federal help for farmers dealing with “forever chemical” contamination.| The New Lede
“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Learn about the EPA's action to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers -- as hazardous substances under the Superfund.| US EPA
