Trump orders EPA to ignore benefits of limiting air pollution December 9, 2020 Trump Watch The president puts a big fat thumb on the scale of cost-benefit analysis at the expense of public health.
Trump repeals decades-old and very effective air pollution rule October 1, 2020 Trump Watch The “once in, always in” policy has prevented 1.7 million tons of hazardous emissions from entering the country’s air.
Trump’s car emissions rollback is a disaster March 30, 2020 Trump Watch It’s bad for the environment, the economy, and public health.
Trump yanks California’s authority to set higher standards for gas-guzzling cars September 19, 2019 Trump Watch The only real winner is Big Oil.
EPA offers industry a math trick that reduces air pollution (on paper) August 2, 2019 Trump Watch Meanwhile, our climate crisis in the real world heats up.
The DOT just gave automakers a pass on a long-overdue penalty hike July 16, 2019 Trump Watch Consumers can expect to pay with our health and gas money.
Trump lifts sales restrictions on smog-forming ethanol March 15, 2019 Trump Watch That's good news for corn farmers—and bad news for the rest of us.
Trump’s EPA just let Big Coal become even dirtier by rolling back mercury emissions rules December 28, 2018 Trump Watch Tens of thousands of lives are at stake.
The EPA is offering polluters a loophole to increase air pollution and avoid cleanup equipment November 7, 2018 Trump Watch Industry will save money, while public health suffers.
EPA lets big polluters send more harmful air pollution into neighboring states October 31, 2018 Trump Watch And it's not even bothering to look at the public health consequences.
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.
EPA plans to just ignore air, soil, and water pollution in its reviews of chemical safety June 7, 2018 Trump Watch That includes asbestos—which President Trump has called a mob-led conspiracy.
Trump administration officially puts brake on rule that measures tailpipe emissions May 30, 2018 Trump Watch Meanwhile, the transportation sector is one of the biggest contributors to global warming.
EPA issues latest blow to clean air protections in sweeping memo May 10, 2018 Trump Watch The memo asks the EPA to factor economy and energy into clean air decisions.
The EPA lets Wisconsin slide on smog pollution May 1, 2018 Trump Watch It's a political win for Wisconsin's governor, but the residents of southeastern Wisconsin will pay the price.
Trump orders the EPA to speed up air-quality reviews April 12, 2018 Trump Watch Parts of the memo may be in violation of the Clean Air Act.
EPA cited studies funded by Big Oil to discredit clean car rules April 11, 2018 Trump Watch The biased research suggests air pollution isn't all that bad for our health.
Trump’s EPA reverses clean car standards for passenger cars April 2, 2018 Trump Watch The decision will hurt climate change action, the economy, and our health.
Trump administration decides no corporate penalty hikes for gas-guzzling cars March 28, 2018 Trump Watch The move offers automakers a cheap way to skirt pollution-preventing measures that mitigate global warming.
Pruitt rolls back small but powerful clean air protection March 13, 2018 Trump Watch The move could allows polluters to bypass rules through a simple accounting loophole.