Washington — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden ...

Enter Lee Zeldin, a former congressman representing eastern Long Island from 2015 to 2023, whom Trump nominated as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator on Monday. Zeldin has no ...

Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for EPA administrator, brings scant experience on environmental issues to the job but strong ties to Trump.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule Tuesday that implements a charge for oil and gas companies that release too much of the planet-warming gas methane. The fee was passed ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the University of Nevada, Reno, and Western Nevada College for a total of $1,050,000 in grants for technical ...

The EPA regulates emissions that pollute the air and cause climate change, giving it a huge role to play in how much the rise of energy-hungry AI leads to a jump in power plant pollution.

Zeldin’s nomination comes as Trump is reportedly discussing moving the EPA headquarters outside of Washington, D.C., which could lead to an exodus of staff and expertise from the agency. “I really don ...

So is his trolling Trump is likely to target the methane fee amid a flurry of expected actions he has promised to deregulate the oil and gas industry. As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced ...

Zeldin’s appointment marks a departure from current EPA Administrator Michael Regan, whose term will expire when Trump assumes office in January. Unlike Zeldin, Regan has a background in ...