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October 24, 2024
Matt Ford
Polluters Found a New Way to Weaken the EPA at the Supreme Court
The high court will hear a trio of cases that might permit environmental scofflaws greater leave to go forum shopping for friendly lower court judges.
December 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump Is Undoing Much More Than Obama’s Legacy
The president isn't just erasing his predecessor's accomplishments. He's trying to destroy government regulation as we know it.
June 29, 2018
Emily Atkin
‘There’s No Happier Person in America Right Now Than Scott Pruitt’
How Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could help the EPA chief on his quest to weaken clean air and water regulations.
October 31, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Declares War on Air Pollution Science
In stacking EPA advisory boards with skeptics, he's laying the groundwork to gut regulations that protect Americans from polluted air.
October 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Toxic Air in California Is a Public Health Crisis
They may be far away from the flames, but millions of residents are inhaling deadly pollution from the devastating wildfires.
April 28, 2017
Karen Hao
The Golden Age of the EPA
When it comes to the environment, Richard Nixon was no Donald Trump.
January 16, 2017
Abby Rabinowitz
At Scott Pruitt’s Confirmation Hearing, Science Will Be on Trial
Trump’s EPA nominee is more than just a climate change denier. Democrats must frame his appointment as a corporate-backed attack on science itself.
April 15, 2015
Brian Beutler
Obama Mentor Laurence Tribe Is Pitting Obamacare Supporters Against Environmentalists
March 24, 2015
Rebecca Leber
This EPA Rule Will Save Thousands of Lives—if the Supreme Court Upholds It
June 26, 2014
Rebecca Leber
This Map Shows You What Environmental Progress Looks Like
April 30, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Supreme Court Just Saved Thousands of Lives by Standing Up To Coal
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