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’s lead contamination plan is a sham September 27, 2020 Trump Watch As long as lead service lines deliver our water, there will be more Flints.
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 EPA ok’s rocket fuel chemical in drinking water May 14, 2020 Trump Watch Perchlorate works great in rockets, but not so great in a child’s brain.
Trump’s EPA proposed a weak PFAS rule. It wasn’t weak enough for Trump. April 18, 2020 Trump Watch Trump proves he won’t accept even the most milquetoast of chemical regulations.
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.
EPA ignores the country's drinking water crises, weakens lead rules October 10, 2019 Trump Watch Meanwhile, six million high-risk lead service lines remain in the ground across the country.
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.
EPA proposes allowing dangerous amounts of rocket-fuel compound in our drinking water May 23, 2019 Trump Watch But the agency's own past research doesn't align.
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.
PFAS pollution is plaguing the country—so, why is the EPA going soft on it? April 26, 2019 Trump Watch Thankfully, states are picking up the slack.
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.
EPA continues hand-wringing on toxic PFAS “forever” chemicals February 14, 2019 Trump Watch Meanwhile, they're showing up in our water and our bodies.
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's new Dirty Water Rule risks millions of people’s drinking water supply December 11, 2018 Trump Watch The proposal would let industry polluters—like oil drillers, developers, and Big Ag—off the hook.
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 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.