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Environmental Protection Agency
March 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
California officials are lurking at EPA headquarters, trying to poach its depressed employees.
March 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s budget is a middle finger to science.
March 14, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt is doing an excellent job—at luring scientists into politics.
March 9, 2017
Emily Atkin
Republicans’ War on Science Just Got Frighteningly Real
Two terrible bills that Obama would have vetoed are back in play, and they stand a very good chance of becoming law under Trump.
March 9, 2017
Emily Atkin
EPA chief Scott Pruitt just went full climate denier.
March 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s Science Office Removed “Science” From Its Mission Statement
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt wasted no time in granting his first favor to the oil and gas industry.
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt would like you to relax about the EPA cuts.
Scott Pruitt is trying to calm our nerves about the massive cuts coming to EPA. At
February 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
Donald Trump loves that dirty water.
The Trump administration has already started rolling back clean water protections.
February 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Trump administration says it will improve air and water quality by cutting billions from the EPA.
To improve clean air and water, Trump is cutting "tens of billions" from the EPA.
February 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Inside the Scientists’ Quiet Resistance to Trump
They're sacrificing work, leisure, and sleep to defend important government data. Is it making a difference? And how long can they keep it up?
February 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
Some bombshells might drop on Scott Pruitt next week. The Senate confirmed him anyway.
Republicans
February 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA is already revolting against Scott Pruitt.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Deserves as Much Outrage as Betsy DeVos
The incoming EPA chief is as unqualified as Trump's new education secretary, and as morally outrageous as Jeff Sessions.
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.
February 10, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The Supreme Court halted President Obama’s big climate initiative, and climate deniers are gloating.
February 2, 2016
PodcastIntersection
Intersection Episode 14: Fighting for Black Lives, in Flint and Beyond
January 22, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The EPA’s Silent, Guilty Role in the Flint Water Crisis
Michigan's governor has borne the brunt of the blame, but there's plenty to go around.
September 30, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
The EPA Is Finally Getting Serious About Protecting Poor Communities
August 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Last Defining Court Battle of Obama's Presidency
Will the business-friendly Supreme Court gut his climate legacy?

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