… Advocates for communities overburdened by industrial pollution and the impacts of climate change say years of progress toward cleaner air, water and corporate accountability are at stake. … While it took down environmental justice maps and datasets, the EPA published a new webpage inviting fossil fuel and chemical companies to apply for presidential exemptions to pollution limits. … The EPA recently set up a new webpage with step-by-step instructions to apply for two-year waivers from nine major EPA pollution protections. … The rules include tougher limits on dangerous pollution from smokestacks and chemical plants, new emission standards for cars and trucks for reducing asthma and lung disease, and a historic rule designed to update water systems and protect children from lead in drinking water. 

Other EPA news:

• E&E News by Politico: EPA withholds layoff, restructuring plan
• CBS News: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin says Trump deregulatory actions won’t have adverse effects on people and the environment
• PBS: Podcast: How the closure of EPA offices puts poor and minority communities at risk
• Native American Rights Fund: Blog: Waters under threat: Efforts to narrow the reach of the CWA