The Senate is poised to vote in the coming days on President Donald Trump’s nominee to be EPA’s top attorney. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) took steps Monday to wind down debate on Sean Donahue’s bid for EPA general counsel. Democrats have accused Donahue — who served at EPA during Trump’s first term and also worked at a solar company and a New York law firm — of not having enough qualifications or experience for the position. Donahue has practiced law for less than three years and has supervised only a handful of attorneys — far fewer than the 200 who work at EPA’s Office of General Counsel.

Other EPA news:

• Bloomberg Law: EPA seeks third pause in lawsuit over PFAS drinking water limits
• The Washington Post: The most promising ways to destroy ‘forever chemicals’
• E&E News by Politico: EPA exodus swells to over 3,000 staffers
• Wired: The EPA will likely gut team that studies health risks from chemicals