In an about-face, the EPA defends stricter smog rule against legal attacks August 3, 2018 Trump Watch That's good news—because a new report shows the rule is working.
EPA guts clean car rules—and prepares for legal brawl with California August 2, 2018 Trump Watch The rollback is bad news for everyone but Big Oil.
Trump finally picks a science adviser—and climate scientists actually approve of the choice! July 31, 2018 Trump Watch We sure hope he's ready to put up a fight for our environment.
State Department tries to gloss over impacts of environmentally disastrous KXL pipeline July 30, 2018 Trump Watch Spoiler: The pipeline’s latest route is still a terrible idea.
The former Dow Chemicals lawyer who helped derail a dioxin cleanup may soon run the EPA's Superfund program July 28, 2018 Trump Watch New reporting shows how far Peter Wright was willing to go to cover for the company.
Wheeler said he’d steer clear of past lobbying clients while running the EPA—and yet they've already met. July 26, 2018 Trump Watch Is Wheeler heading down Pruitt's same scandal-plagued path?
Zinke hands industry blank check to damage public lands July 24, 2018 Trump Watch Cleaning up your own mess is now voluntary.
USDA shuns WHO recommendations to curb antibiotic overuse and protect public from superbugs July 23, 2018 Trump Watch The agency's watered-down alternative is good news for both Big Ag and Big Pharma.
Washington Post reports that the Interior intentionally skewed its national monuments review to favor industrial interests July 23, 2018 Trump Watch Now officials are trying to hide it.
Trump really has it out for endangered species July 19, 2018 Trump Watch But these proposed rollbacks could be the worst yet.
In boon to mining industry, Trump administration moves to limit uranium imports July 18, 2018 Trump Watch The decision could spell bad news for our public lands.
Wheeler lives up to his Big Coal reputation by rolling back the EPA's coal ash rules July 18, 2018 Trump Watch The decision is a win for the dying coal industry—and a big loss for everyone else.
White House nominates chemical industry insider to lead USDA research July 16, 2018 Trump Watch The appointment could spell trouble for future agricultural policy.
BLM endorses massive expansion of a coal mine—right next to Bryce Canyon National Park July 13, 2018 Trump Watch The decision could thwart the area's booming outdoor recreation industry.
EPA stonewalls study exposing formaldehyde risks July 6, 2018 Trump Watch That's great news for chemical companies—and bad news for the rest of us.
Scott Pruitt, destroyer of the environment and master of scandals, resigns from the EPA July 5, 2018 Trump Watch Pruitt had a way of bringing people together—by being disliked on both sides of the aisle. But what about Andrew Wheeler?
Scott Pruitt keeps multiple secret calendars. (But sure, nothing fishy going on there!) July 3, 2018 Trump Watch But it appears Pruitt's efforts to avert controversy have backfired.
There are only 35 red wolves left—why does Zinke want to let people shoot them? June 27, 2018 Trump Watch Outside the refuge, the wolves would be considered a "nonessential experimental population."
Pruitt seeks to limit the EPA’s veto power over projects that would pollute waterways—good news for the likes of Alaska's Pebble Mine June 27, 2018 Trump Watch The EPA veto is an important check-and-balance against haphazard greenlights.
Trump administration clamps down on government scientists talking to reporters June 22, 2018 Trump Watch The new rule could lead to a political stifling of independent science.
