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April 10, 2018
Emily Atkin
Is Scott Pruitt a Liar?
Engulfed in several ethics scandals, the EPA chief has been caught in one contradiction after another.
April 10, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why Trump Has Scott Pruitt’s Back
The embattled EPA chief and the president have a lot in common.
April 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
Week two of Pruitt’s scandalpalooza is off to a blazing start.
April 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
The lobbyist who rented a room to Scott Pruitt may have broken condo bylaws—and D.C. law.
April 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
How “Effective” Is Scott Pruitt, Really?
The EPA chief's defenders say he's been very successful in implementing Trump's agenda. That's not true—yet.
April 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
The War on Science Is Over. The Republicans Won.
How the Trump administration made Texas Congressman Lamar Smith's dreams come true
April 3, 2018
Emily Atkin
There’s No Scott Pruitt Scandal to See Here
Conservative media outlets have ignored the EPA administrator's mounting ethics controversy.
April 3, 2018
Emily Atkin
If Scott Pruitt gets fired, he might be replaced by a former coal lobbyist.
April 2, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump (probably) won’t fire Scott Pruitt over ethics concerns.
March 30, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA chief says undoing car pollution regulations will help the environment.
March 29, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Conservative Coddling of Scott Pruitt
By allowing the EPA chief to spread false claims about his frivolous spending, right-wing journalists are failing the taxpayers they purport to protect.
March 21, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s Scott Pruitt spends $2,261 per week on travel.
March 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
There’s coal waste in Puerto Rico’s groundwater.
March 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Scott Pruitt start the rumor that Scott Pruitt might become attorney general?
March 14, 2018
Emily Atkin
“Organic” Doesn’t Mean “Humane,” and Trump Likes It That Way
Obama issued a rule to help confused consumers. His successor killed it.
March 12, 2018
Emily Atkin
Is Coal Waste Leaching Into America’s Drinking Water?
Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.
March 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA is openly promoting a climate denial think tank.
March 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s New Environmental Justice Adviser Has a Plutonium Problem
More than 40 people inhaled radioactive dust while working for a company whose vice president is now advising Scott Pruitt.
March 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Parkland Blueprint for Climate Activism
The high schoolers' success in changing corporate behavior on guns is a lesson for how to win the fight against global warming.
February 27, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt vs. The Pope
The EPA administrator has become the de facto spokesperson for a fringe version of Christian environmentalism.

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