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October 6, 2020
Nick Martin
How the EPA Is Screwing Oklahoma’s Tribes
The unholy alliance Senator Inhofe has forged between the agency, the state, and oil drillers is designed to skirt tribal sovereignty.
June 20, 2019
Emily Atkin
We Gotta Pay More Attention to This Boring Guy
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is not nearly as fun to read about as Scott Pruitt was. But he's proving far more effective at screwing the planet.
March 20, 2019
Emily Atkin
The Seductive Stupidity of Andrew Wheeler
The EPA chief's latest argument against fighting climate change is astonishingly foolish—but it's exactly what most of us want to hear.
January 16, 2019
Emily Atkin
A Coal Baron’s Takeover of the EPA Is Nearly Complete
Andrew Wheeler used to lobby for Murray Energy. Now he's making its CEO's deregulatory dreams a reality.
December 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
Lobbyists Are Feasting in Trump’s Swamp
The administration has become an ethics nightmare, as former industry shills now lead the EPA and the Interior Department.
November 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
Coal Ash Kills Workers. Trump Kills Coal Ash Regulations.
While hundreds of sick laborers celebrate a verdict in Tennessee, the EPA is weakening rules to protect them.
August 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Climate Plan Could Do More Damage Than No Plan At All
His proposed rule wouldn't just weaken Obama's emissions regulations. It may encourage coal plants to remain in business longer.
August 21, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA admits the dire human impact of its own climate rule.
August 20, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Staggering Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The president's climate policies could cause the equivalent of adding 340 million cars to the road.
July 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The White House P.R. ‘Nightmare’ That Never Came
A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.
July 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
The new EPA chief has his first controversy.
April 3, 2018
Emily Atkin
If Scott Pruitt gets fired, he might be replaced by a former coal lobbyist.
February 7, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Next Head of Trump’s EPA
A climate-denying coal lobbyist is close to becoming the agency's deputy administrator. Why aren't Senate Democrats sounding the alarm?
October 5, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s “drain the swamp” pledge has drowned.
March 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
A coal lobbyist may become Scott Pruitt’s right-hand man at the EPA.
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