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 administration leaves soot standards unchanged, ignoring evidence and risking public health December 7, 2020 Trump Watch The science demands tighter limits on soot, but the fossil fuel industry does not.
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 moves to block California’s transition to electric vehicles September 29, 2020 Trump Watch Trump loves nothing more than to troll the Golden State.
Trump’s airline emissions standards are meaningless July 22, 2020 Trump Watch The first-ever rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft wouldn’t actually accomplish anything new.
Trump’s lax soot standards could kill more than 140,000 people July 17, 2020 Trump Watch New study shows what Trump pretends not to understand: Breathing soot is bad for you.
Trump does coal barons a favor at the expense of our lungs April 16, 2020 Trump Watch Get ready for more air pollution, courtesy of Donald Trump’s EPA.
Trump’s EPA claims the science on air pollution is unsettled April 14, 2020 Trump Watch Data must get hard to interpret after you fire all your science advisors.
Trump’s car emissions rollback is a disaster March 30, 2020 Trump Watch It’s bad for the environment, the economy, and public health.
EPA wants cleaner trucks? Yeah, we’re suspicious. January 6, 2020 Trump Watch Here's why the move may still be a gift to industry.
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 administration gets creative with math to make air pollution appear less deadly May 20, 2019 Trump Watch The tactic is just another way to boost support for dangerous, pro-industry rollbacks.
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 guy leading the EPA's review of air pollution standards is a little too cozy with the oil and gas industry December 10, 2018 Trump Watch Meanwhile, the health of millions of Americans relies on independent (not industry-backed) science.
The Trump administration just helped limit truck emissions and fossil fuel drilling. Wait—what? November 14, 2018 Trump Watch While we applaud the pro-environment moves, we remain skeptical.
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.