Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Rule Changes

Ended its effort to develop farm air emissions methods

For two decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tried to build a way to measure air pollution from large livestock farms. On October 30, 2026, it said the data it collected between 2005 and 2007 cannot support reliable national methods, and it stopped trying.

Updated 6 days ago

Rule Changes

Finalized the rule in 2023, now proposing its rollback

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is 'terminating' a Biden-era rule that required oil and gas companies to find and fix methane leaks. The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft rule that would scrap most of the 2023 regulation, including satellite-based leak detection and limits on burning excess gas.

Updated Oct 28

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Final rule effective November 16; supplemental proposal in comment period

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule in September that wipes out most Biden-era limits on climate pollution from coal and gas plants. The rule takes effect November 16, and EPA projects $310 billion in savings without explaining how it derived that estimate.

Updated Oct 5

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Repealed limits on power plant carbon emissions

Coal-fired electricity generation fell 11% in the first half of 2026, per the Financial Times, even as the Trump administration issued more than 20 emergency orders to keep aging plants running. In September a federal appeals court struck down the order keeping Michigan's Campbell plant open, ruling the Department of Energy overstepped its authority; days later the agency ordered plants in Indiana and Washington state to stay running.

Updated Sep 29

Built World

As of September 2026: Oversees hazardous waste under RCRA; household waste is exempt

Tuesday is the last day Ingham County residents can drop off old paint, gasoline, batteries, and other household hazardous waste until next May. The Ingham County Health Department's seasonal site closes Sept. 29 and reopens in spring.

Updated Sep 28

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Defendant in two lawsuits; ordered to reinstate Solar for All in both

Two federal judges have ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully canceled the $7 billion Solar for All program. Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court in Washington ruled Sept. 22 that the termination was 'arbitrary and capricious, contrary to law, and in excess of statutory authority.'

Updated Sep 25