The Clean Air Act was established in 1963 under Lyndon Johnson, and has been strengthened multiple times since. Richard Nixon ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have a typical origin story. Congress did not create it by enacting a statute; President Richard Nixon created it by presidential edict ...

Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to shrink the workforce as he tries to free the agency from the statutory obligation to regulate climate pollution.

Before President Nixon created the EPA in 1970, water and air pollution weren't federally regulated. The Trump administration is aiming to roll back environmental regulations and lay off EPA staff ...

President Richard Nixon founded the EPA in 1970 after yielding to public pressure to address unchecked pollution across the U.S. Now, the Trump administration is making deep cuts to the department.

The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legislation that dates back to the Nixon era, including key protections for clean air and water.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is canceling a year-old museum dedicated to the EPA's history — citing its $315-per-visitor cost to operate.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have a typical origin story. Congress did not create it by enacting a statute; President Richard Nixon created it by presidential edict ...

Cutting EPA’s staff to around 5,000 employees would put the agency close to the numbers it had when it was created by President Richard Nixon. EPA started with about 4,000 employees in 1970.