As of 2025, there were no Environmental Protection Agency–approved analytical methods for detecting the abortion drug mifepristone and its active metabolites in wastewater.
October 10, 2025
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technical
Regulatory approval is required for standardized environmental monitoring methods used by or referenced by the EPA.
A 2025 Gallup nationwide poll found that Americans' approval ratings for six major federal agencies—FEMA, the CIA, the CDC, the FDA, the EPA and the IRS—declined compared to 2024 and were at or near their lowest levels in Gallup records dating back to 2003.
September 16, 2025
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temporal
Comparison of 2025 agency approval ratings to 2024 and to Gallup's historical record since 2003.
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) was created by a congressional appropriation during the Obama administration and funds an EPA rule requiring large energy producers and other high-emission industries to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
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regulatory
Program origin and purpose within federal environmental regulation.
Under the EPA's greenhouse gas reporting rule, facilities emitting more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year are required to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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regulatory
Reporting threshold that determines which facilities must submit greenhouse gas data to the EPA.
The EPA's greenhouse gas reporting requirements cover multiple greenhouse gases, including methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, and sulphur hexafluoride.
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definition
List of pollutant categories that are reportable under federal greenhouse gas reporting rules.