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  • Bristol Bay, Alaska, in July 2007.

    EPA Proposes to Remove Protections for Alaskan Watershed That Is Home to 30 Native Villages

    The agency wants to re-open the discussion on the Pebble Mine Project, which could jeopardize the region’s wild salmon population.

    Yessenia Funes Jul 12, 2017 1:22PM EDT
    Drinking water sources will be in greater jeopardy under President Donald Trump's repeal of the Clean Water Rule, argue environmentalists. Here, Lake Powell in Utah, which is fed by the Colorado River Basin.

    Trump Administration Moves Forward to Remove Protections on Drinking Water

    The Clean Water Rule may be killed before it was able to take effect.

    Yessenia Funes Jun 28, 2017 11:15AM EDT
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    WATCH: In East Chicago, Residents Can't Drink Their Water or Play Outside

    Soil and water contain dangerous levels of lead and arsenic.

    Yessenia Funes Jun 27, 2017 12:23PM EDT
    Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas, on March 26, 2015.

    EPA Wants to Extend a Methane Rule Pause From 90 Days to 2 Years

    Environmental groups argue it will protect the oil and gas industries while harming residential communities.  

    Yessenia Funes Jun 14, 2017 1:02PM EDT
    Stacks of President Donald Trump's FY2018 budget proposal are seen during a photo availability May 23, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. President Trump has sent his FY2018 budget proposal request to the Congress.

    3 Environmental Targets of Trump's Proposed Budget

    A lead prevention program could end depending on how Congress alters the proposal.

    Yessenia Funes May 24, 2017 3:13PM EDT
    Bristol Bay in Naknek, Alaska, on July 6, 2007.

    EPA Clears Path for Alaskan Mining Project

    The Obama administration blocked the Pebble Mine Project in 2014 out of concern for its impact on waterways and dependent communities.

    Yessenia Funes May 12, 2017 12:09PM EDT
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