Disqualifying: EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt Misled Senators
President Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. I presented the following...
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Scott Pruitt’s Extremism Makes Him Unfit to Lead EPA
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt’s...
Does Trump Know Scott Pruitt Fought Against Beautiful Air?
President-elect Donald Trump says he supports “clean, beautiful and healthy air.” This raises the question whether he knows that his nominee for EPA...
It Still Makes Sense to Cut Toxic Air Pollution From Its Worst Industrial Source
The EPA finalized a determination that coal- and oil-burning power plants should be regulated with the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard—and it’s cost-effecti...
President Obama Should Do Better Than EPA Standard That Fails to Protect Americans From Harmful Smog Levels
By this Thursday, President Obama has to decide whether to set safe health standards for smog pollution that will safeguard all Americans--or whether he will...
Polluters Spend Millions Lobbying the Government to Lie to You About Whether the Air is Safe to Breathe
In my last two blog posts , I've explained falsehoods at the heart of an industry campaign opposing updated national health standards to limit smog air...