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Environmental Protection Agency

NYC DEP commissioner submits resignation

  • Jan 22

EPA puts employees who spoke out against Trump on leave

  • Jul 4, 2025

86-year-old Queens homeowner fighting $22k water bill

  • Mar 28, 2025
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Trump begins mass layoffs across agencies, sources say

  • Feb 13, 2025

Has a 'cabinet in waiting' lived up to its name?

  • Jan 18, 2025

Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

  • Oct 29, 2024

Federal officials investigate lead material found on Keyport beach

  • Jul 26, 2024

Facing the Facts: Environmental Justice | Watch full special

  • Apr 22, 2024

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Trump selects Lee Zeldin to serve as EPA administrator

  • Nov 11, 2024
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EPA investigating why lead-contaminated rocks are washing up along coast in Keyport, NJ

  • Jul 26, 2024
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Brush fire burning in Elizabeth, New Jersey

  • Apr 9, 2024
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New NYC DEP rules could cost pizzerias a lot of dough

  • Jun 26, 2023
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Scott Pruitt: Controversies surrounding the EPA administrator

  • Apr 6, 2018
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Environmental victories since the first Earth Day

  • May 9, 2017

Latest Stories

Crews battle large brush fires near NJ Turnpike and Newark Airport in Elizabeth

NewsCopter 7 was over the scene in Elizabeth, New Jersey where a large plume of smoke could be seen across the city.

  • Apr 10, 2024
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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and other cancers, and it is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

  • Mar 18, 2024

New York City DEP sets record straight on pizzeria regulations to help curb pollution

The DEP commissioner said there's a lot of misinformation about the law and that it's not about climate change or changing the way pizza is made.

  • Jul 26, 2023

New NYC DEP rules could cost pizzerias a lot of dough

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection drafted new rules that would order pizzerias using coal/wood-fired ovens to cut carbon emissions by up to 75%.

  • Jun 26, 2023

EPA proposal means EVs could make up two-thirds of US new car sales by 2032

The tailpipe standards would also help cut planet-warming pollution from cars in half. Transportation accounts for nearly 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the US, according to the EPA.

  • Apr 13, 2023