Legal experts say it's a marked departure from the agency’s historic purpose to protect human health and the environment. “It ...

First of three parts CURRENTLY, there are many environmental challenges for human beings to consider: population, food ...

The projects, which include oil pipelines, natural gas power plants and mining projects, were already under review. But the possibility of accelerated permitting raised concerns that without effective ...

The staffing reversal comes one month after the agency dismissed employees of the Office of Environmental Justice and ...

IN recent years, wetlands have been acknowledged to be among the world's most valuable ecosystems providing so many benefits ...

PANGOLIN in Palawan is also among the popular target for illegal wildlife trade. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have recently signed ...

Also present were Justice Undersecretary Jesse Andres, DENR Undersecretary Ernesto Adobo Jr. and environmental lawyer Antonio Oposa Jr. According to the DOJ, the agreement “essentially amplifies ...

The Trump administration is swiftly moving to reform environmental reviews required by federal law in an effort to expedite permitting and approvals for energy ...

Over the weekend, the Trump administration began the process of defanging the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act — a mandate that allows communities to protect themselves from polluters. Donald ...

The White House is moving quickly to undo the rules that clarify how environmental permits are issued for federal projects such as pipelines, highways, and transmission lines. An interim final rule ...

Administration officials just filed a rule to defang the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act — the statute that lets communities protect themselves from polluters. Over the weekend, the Trump ...

Michelle Roos, executive director of the Environmental Protection Network, a coalition of former EPA employees that is also working with Lawyers for Good Government, said many grantees are not ...