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March 9, 2017
Emily Atkin
EPA chief Scott Pruitt just went full climate denier.
March 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Another U.S. oil company wants Trump to stay in the Paris climate agreement.
March 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA’s Science Office Removed “Science” From Its Mission Statement
March 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Steve Bannon Used to Believe in Science. Now He’s America’s Top Climate Villain.
From Biosphere 2 to Breitbart: the mysterious conversion of Donald Trump's chief strategist.
March 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s press office apparently plagiarized an Exxon Mobil press release.
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt wasted no time in granting his first favor to the oil and gas industry.
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt would like you to relax about the EPA cuts.
Scott Pruitt is trying to calm our nerves about the massive cuts coming to EPA. At
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
Donald Trump is trying to ruin the EPA, just like he promised.
March 1, 2017
Emily Atkin
Is the March for Science Bad for Scientists?
The Earth Day event has created a rift between those who want to defend their field and those who worry it will hurt their cause.
February 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
Donald Trump loves that dirty water.
The Trump administration has already started rolling back clean water protections.
February 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Bill Nye and Bernie Sanders make the anti-government case for climate action.
February 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Trump administration says it will improve air and water quality by cutting billions from the EPA.
To improve clean air and water, Trump is cutting "tens of billions" from the EPA.
February 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Scientific Community Is Facing an Existential Crisis
Dr. Rush Holt talks Donald Trump, the increasing politicization of science, and what his community needs to do next.
February 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Inside the Scientists’ Quiet Resistance to Trump
They're sacrificing work, leisure, and sleep to defend important government data. Is it making a difference? And how long can they keep it up?
February 23, 2017
Emily Atkin
Air pollution doesn’t kill people, and other revelations from the Conservative Political Action Conference.
This climate denier panel might actually be the most insane thing that happened at CPAC.
February 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Obama’s environmental legacy is toast.
Obama's environmental legacy is toast.
February 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
Some bombshells might drop on Scott Pruitt next week. The Senate confirmed him anyway.
Republicans
February 17, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA is already revolting against Scott Pruitt.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump caps off a long day by letting coal companies dump waste into streams.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
There is exactly one Republican senator who cares about saving the EPA.

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