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May 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt encounters his biggest security threat yet: reporters.
May 21, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why Do Americans Refuse to Give Up Tampons?
Throwaway culture and puritanical stigmas are holding women back from adopting a cheaper, more environmentally friendly menstrual product.
May 16, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Senate gave Scott Pruitt third-degree burns.
May 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
America Is Not Ready for This (Again)
Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but little has been done since last year's devastating storms to make vulnerable communities more resilient.
May 10, 2018
Emily Atkin
Two grieving mothers convinced Scott Pruitt to do the right thing.
May 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Used a Military Helicopter to Visit a Coal Mine
Newly uncovered documents reveal what the EPA chief wanted to hide during his "State Action Tour" last summer.
May 8, 2018
Emily Atkin
Renewable Energy Is Surviving Trump
How solar and wind power are defying the president's pro–fossil fuel agenda.
May 7, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt is becoming more paranoid and even less transparent.
May 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt just lost two key officials—and one is ready to talk.
May 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Keeps Taking Credit for Obama’s Work
The EPA chief hasn't done much to protect the environment, so he's claiming the former president's accomplishments as his own.
April 27, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Is Forced to Confront Reality
Republicans claim the EPA chief is a "victim" of political attacks—an insult to actual victims of Pruitt's policies.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
House Republicans cite “McCarthyism” and “party jets” in defending Scott Pruitt.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
Frank Pallone is giving Scott Pruitt hell.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
The EPA Is Acting Like Big Tobacco
Administrator Scott Pruitt's new policy will quash research showing that pollution is bad for your health.
April 25, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump, Putin, and the Race for Arctic Oil
Russia and the U.S. are both eager to drill in the polar region. What does that mean for the environment?
April 23, 2018
Emily Atkin
“This is a serious situation.”
April 23, 2018
Emily Atkin
How James Inhofe Snowballed the EPA
The Oklahoma senator's ideas and acolytes are permeating the agency.
April 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Déjà Poo All Over Again
The EPA is considering a controversial process to deal with sewage overflows. Again.
April 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s Scandal Clone
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is the latest Trump official to be accused of extravagant travel costs and cozying up to industry.
April 16, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Global Crisis of Plastic Pollution
Cleaning up the ocean will require an international agreement on par with the Paris climate accord.
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