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Hurricane Harvey
September 8, 2017
Emily Atkin
America Has a Toxic Waste Hurricane Problem
Harvey flooded many Superfund sites. Irma likely will, too. And yet, EPA chief Scott Pruitt has cut climate change preparedness for such sites.
September 8, 2017
Graham Vyse
Conservatives: Hurricane Heroism Disproves Racism
Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and other right-wing pundits say heartwarming stories prove there's no such thing as systemic injustice in America.
September 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
“We should be naming hurricanes after Exxon and Chevron, not Harvey and Irma.”
September 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
This Weather Is Not Normal. And It Will Only Get Worse.
How many more lives must be destroyed by historic hurricanes, floods, and wildfires before the government admits that climate change is a problem?
September 6, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Won’t Play Fair Unless Democrats Make Them
The GOP's inconsistency on disaster relief is just the latest evidence of the party's procedural hypocrisy.
September 6, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump is a hurricane narcissist.
August 31, 2017
Emily Atkin
As the Arkema crisis is unfolding, an EPA chemical plant safety rule is on hold.
August 31, 2017
Emily Atkin
Harvey Has Morphed into a Multi-Pronged Environmental Disaster
Air pollution, chemical and gas spills, dirty floodwater: Harvey is posing a unique threat to public health and an incredible challenge for the regional EPA.
August 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
Republicans think now might be a good time to divert $1 billion from disaster funding to help build The Wall.
August 30, 2017
Brian Beutler
Are Republicans Actually Too Incompetent to Cut Taxes?
They long to be swashbuckling tax-slashers, but they're amazingly ill suited to the task.
August 30, 2017
Emily Atkin
Harvey’s Hidden Side Effect
74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the hurricane hit, totaling more than one million pounds of emissions. More is on the way.
August 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Yes, politicize Hurricane Harvey—just not like this.
August 29, 2017
David Dayen
This Is What Flood Denialism Looks Like
After Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers could keep shoveling money into stopgap programs—or they could admit that warming seas won't fix themselves.
August 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
“Unbearable” petrochemical smells are reportedly drifting into Houston.
August 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump says “good luck”—but here’s how his policies could hurt hurricane readiness.
August 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Hurricane Harvey Could Also Be a Major Pollution Disaster
The powerful storm is headed straight toward the heart of the American petrochemical industry, while a key EPA response position remains unfilled.
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