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Week 13: Pruitt Doesn’t Trust His EPA Staff to Work Hard Against Clean Water Protections
Because why would they?
L.A.’s Concrete River Gets Real
The Los Angeles River—as faded and forgotten a Hollywood starlet as there ever was—could be poised for a comeback.
Climate Deniers Seize the Day!
With funding from the fossil-fuel industry, a denialist think tank is mailing its anti-science propaganda to 200,000 schoolteachers. Hmmm, what could be behind their newfound boldness?
Week 12: The EPA Turns into the PPA—the Pruitt Protection Agency
Now hiring: 24-hour bodyguards for the EPA administrator, as he seeks to fire thousands and risk the bodies of all Americans.
What Could Help Save the Endangered Crested Ibis?
Diversity, diversity, diversity.
He Speaks for the Trees—but First, He Listens to Them
Biologist and writer David George Haskell discusses his new book, The Songs of Trees, and the importance of tuning in.