Trump issues nonenforcement order to all federal agencies May 19, 2020 Trump Watch Ignoring threats to environmental health, worker safety issues, economic fair play violations, labor standards infractions, and more is not the way to get the country through the COVID-19 crisis.
Forest Service censors itself on climate in order to boost Big Oil in Texas January 16, 2020 Trump Watch But its head-in-the-sand climate strategy won't keep us safe from real-world impacts.
Trump official who used to work for Koch Industries meddled in the EPA’s assessment of formaldehyde’s safety October 17, 2019 Trump Watch Conflicts of interest within the administration could have implications for public health.
White House silences climate warnings from its own intelligence department June 8, 2019 Trump Watch Apparently they didn't "jibe" with the administration's climate denialism.
President Trump issues two pro-pipeline executive orders April 10, 2019 Trump Watch Both would make it harder for states to protect their own waterways.
Scientists warned that these pesticides could contribute to hundreds of extinctions. Then Bernhardt helped silence them. March 26, 2019 Trump Watch At the request of his industry pals, of course.
New documents show Zinke ignored local experts when he shrank the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument March 13, 2019 Trump Watch Let's guess whose advice he took instead.
Internal memo reveals BLM knew of danger to Alaska's polar bears but moved ahead with oil exploration anyway December 11, 2018 Trump Watch But the leaked document could come back to bite.
Zinke puts a political ally in charge of the Interior Department's FOIA requests December 10, 2018 Trump Watch That's bad news for all those fighting the Trump administration's rollbacks.
Trump's wildlife agency stems release of documents about endangered species October 18, 2018 Trump Watch Meanwhile, threats to gut the Endangered Species Act still loom large.
The National Park Service tells seaside national park to scrub mentions of climate change in its planning report September 11, 2018 Trump Watch It's not the first time the administration has put politics before science.
Trump officials helped edit report on “Bomb Cyclone” to flatter Big Coal August 9, 2018 Trump Watch And a federal bailout for the coal industry could be just on its heels.
Wheeler said he’d steer clear of past lobbying clients while running the EPA—and yet they've already met. July 26, 2018 Trump Watch Is Wheeler heading down Pruitt's same scandal-plagued path?
Washington Post reports that the Interior intentionally skewed its national monuments review to favor industrial interests July 23, 2018 Trump Watch Now officials are trying to hide it.
EPA stonewalls study exposing formaldehyde risks July 6, 2018 Trump Watch That's great news for chemical companies—and bad news for the rest of us.
Scott Pruitt keeps multiple secret calendars. (But sure, nothing fishy going on there!) July 3, 2018 Trump Watch But it appears Pruitt's efforts to avert controversy have backfired.
Zinke runs into ethical trouble with a hometown real estate deal with Halliburton's chairman June 19, 2018 Trump Watch The oil company regularly lobbies the Interior Department for pro-industry policies.
Trump's new executive order: Forget conservation. The oceans are for drilling and industry. June 19, 2018 Trump Watch The order also dismisses climate change, acidification, and loss of biodiversity.
Pruitt lands Rose Bowl tickets for family, thanks to an energy company PR firm June 15, 2018 Trump Watch It's another example of a questionable insider perk, facilitated by an industry pal.
Before axing a health study on mining, the DOI met with a bunch of coal companies. (Coincidence, we’re sure.) June 12, 2018 Trump Watch The study would've investigated mountaintop removal mining, a process known to cause pollution.
