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January 16, 2019
Emily Atkin
A Coal Baron’s Takeover of the EPA Is Nearly Complete
Andrew Wheeler used to lobby for Murray Energy. Now he's making its CEO's deregulatory dreams a reality.
December 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
Lobbyists Are Feasting in Trump’s Swamp
The administration has become an ethics nightmare, as former industry shills now lead the EPA and the Interior Department.
November 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
Coal Ash Kills Workers. Trump Kills Coal Ash Regulations.
While hundreds of sick laborers celebrate a verdict in Tennessee, the EPA is weakening rules to protect them.
October 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
How Brett Kavanaugh Could Help Trump Weaken Mercury Pollution Regulations
The president wants to let coal plants emit more of the neurotoxin. The Supreme Court nominee's views on the subject are already clear.
September 13, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA is now monitoring 40 toxic sites in Hurricane Florence’s path.
August 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Climate Plan Could Do More Damage Than No Plan At All
His proposed rule wouldn't just weaken Obama's emissions regulations. It may encourage coal plants to remain in business longer.
August 21, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA admits the dire human impact of its own climate rule.
August 20, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Staggering Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The president's climate policies could cause the equivalent of adding 340 million cars to the road.
August 2, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Plan to Scare Americans Into Supporting Car Pollution
The administration says thousands more people will die in traffic accidents if vehicles are forced to become more fuel-efficient.
July 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The White House P.R. ‘Nightmare’ That Never Came
A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.
July 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
The new EPA chief has his first controversy.
July 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Scott Pruitt’s secret calendars break the law?
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.
June 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Military Drinking-Water Crisis the White House Tried to Hide
A new, previously suppressed report has grave implications for service members, veterans, and their families.
June 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s Passive-Aggressive War on Reporters
The EPA chief is making journalists wait longer than a year for even the simplest document requests.
June 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
More and more Republicans are calling on Scott Pruitt to resign.
June 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump is preparing an actual bailout of the coal industry.
May 16, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Senate gave Scott Pruitt third-degree burns.
May 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Used a Military Helicopter to Visit a Coal Mine
Newly uncovered documents reveal what the EPA chief wanted to hide during his "State Action Tour" last summer.
May 7, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt is becoming more paranoid and even less transparent.
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