Mining industry celebrates after the EPA withdraws proposed safeguards on uranium October 19, 2018 Trump Watch Already scarce groundwater in the western United States will continue to be at risk.
The Trump administration makes last-ditch effort to stop youth-led climate change case October 19, 2018 Trump Watch If it goes to trial, Juliana v United States could change climate history.
Trump's wildlife agency stems release of documents about endangered species October 18, 2018 Trump Watch Meanwhile, threats to gut the Endangered Species Act still loom large.
Bucking state findings, Army Corps revives environmental review of Washington coal port October 17, 2018 Trump Watch State officials already found it posed too great a risk to air and water quality.
Interior Department hires a fighter against public lands to manage public lands October 15, 2018 Trump Watch Karen Budd-Fallen has long been on the fringe, fighting against federal protection of public lands.
Zinke wants to ship fossil fuels from military sites on the West Coast to sidestep state opposition October 15, 2018 Trump Watch It's not the first time the administration has suggested intervening on coal's behalf.
The guy now in charge of enforcing environmental laws defended BP after Deepwater Horizon October 12, 2018 Trump Watch The Trump administration sure loves putting people in charge of the things they hate.
Trump’s offensive border wall is apparently above environmental laws, too October 10, 2018 Trump Watch Imperiled species will pay the price.
The EPA gives its clean air advisory committee a pro-industry makeover October 10, 2018 Trump Watch The change means fewer independent scientists working to protect public health.
The Interior Department jumps on the EPA's "secret science" bandwagon October 4, 2018 Trump Watch Turns out the move has little to do with so-called "transparency."
The EPA deletes mentions of how its weakened greenhouse gas rule will impact children's health (and, ahem, overall future) October 3, 2018 Trump Watch But hiding the language doesn't make the risk go away.
Trump's EPA wants to weaken radiation exposure limits October 2, 2018 Trump Watch The administration is looking to scientific outliers to potentially rewrite health standards.
The Trump administration is now pretending it’s powerless against climate change September 28, 2018 Trump Watch It's a confusing aboutface for the usual climate change deniers.
Interior finalizes rollback of Deepwater Horizon oil rig safety measures September 27, 2018 Trump Watch The rollback puts workers and the environment at higher risk of another disaster.
EPA does away with lead science advisor position September 27, 2018 Trump Watch It's just the latest in an administration-wide attack on science-based policy.
BLM paves the way for a proposed (and dirty) oil shale project in Utah September 27, 2018 Trump Watch When will the Trump administration let go of its pro-oil agenda?
The EPA has placed its top children’s health official on leave September 26, 2018 Trump Watch The department appears at odds with the agency's rollback agenda.
EPA does away with grants for foreign researchers September 26, 2018 Trump Watch But these global partnerships are critical for solving our biggest environmental problems.
Trump administration doubles down on its support of KXL September 21, 2018 Trump Watch The State Department is still claiming the new Nebraska route is environmentally safe.
EPA moves to loosen emissions rules on planet-warming HFCs September 19, 2018 Trump Watch But some states are fighting back by putting their own in place.