Trump’s nominee to manage federal lands instead wants to sell them June 26, 2020 Trump Watch William Perry Pendley: yet another Trump nominee who rejects the basic duties of his job.
Meet the new press secretary—who’s somehow even worse than the old press secretary April 8, 2020 Trump Watch Trump must love how Kayleigh McEnany combines climate change denial, birtherism, and terrible judgment.
The guy who likes to sell off public lands now gets to manage them July 30, 2019 Trump Watch William Perry Pendley now has a say over the fate of one in ten acres in the United States.
Industry-friendly David Bernhardt is (unfortunately) here to stay April 11, 2019 Trump Watch Expect more attacks on our environment and public health from our new Interior Secretary.
Meet your new fossil fuel–loving EPA chief, Andrew Wheeler February 28, 2019 Trump Watch The former coal lobbyist is picking up exactly where his predecessor, Scott Pruitt, left off.
If this EPA official is following ethics rules, we need new rules February 20, 2019 Trump Watch Bill Wehrum used to fight air pollution safeguards—and now he helps write them.
Industry pal Andrew Wheeler slated for promotion at the EPA January 9, 2019 Trump Watch Buckle up: That means we're in for even more pro-polluter rollbacks.
Pro-polluter Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke hits the road December 15, 2018 Trump Watch The announcement ends nearly two years of attacks against public lands, endangered species, and independent science.
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.
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.
Zinke hires longtime critic of the Endangered Species Act to senior post at the Interior Department September 5, 2018 Trump Watch Meaning Zinke has another ally on the side of rollbacks.
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.
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?
Woman who likens endangered species listings to "scud missiles" now leads (you guessed it!) wildlife policy April 5, 2018 Trump Watch Combs will likely help ramp up Zinke's previous efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act.
New wildlife "conservation" council, full of trophy hunters, convenes for first time March 16, 2018 Trump Watch Absent from the group are scientists or wildlife experts.
New deputy director of national parks service is no friend of flora January 24, 2018 Trump Watch In fact, he allowed his friend, the owner of the Washington Redskins, to cut down more than 130 native trees on federally owned land.
Trump renominates climate denier for top environmental policy post January 10, 2018 Trump Watch And we repeat: Kathleen Hartnett White is dangerously unfit for the position.
Pruitt tries to use the Bible to defend his purge of the EPA’s scientific advisory committees October 31, 2017 Trump Watch So winning an EPA grant makes a scientist biased, but serving the fossil fuel industry makes one more qualified?
Scott Pruitt: Scientific advisers to the EPA shouldn’t have ties to…the EPA October 17, 2017 Trump Watch Make way for the corporate takeover of EPA's Science Advisory Board.
Zinke pardons Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument from Trump’s Ax August 7, 2017 Trump Watch It's still a long way until the end of the month, when Zinke will deliver his verdicts for the other monuments at stake.