Tag: EPA
Pruitt names lawyer who defended Koch Industries as a top EPA...
Traylor represents yet another conflict of interest.
BP defense lawyer named as Trump’s top DOJ environment attorney
If confirmed, Clark will lead litigation efforts for the federal government on all environmental issues and will be responsible for defending the EPA.
EPA head continues to defend Trump’s historic mistake
By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump are turning their backs on American families, eating away at America's global leadership and standing alone on the wrong side of history.
EPA reportedly helped Paris agreement opponents place op-eds in newspapers
Conservative op-eds argued wrongly that China and India are not taking action.
Trump slashes EPA funding by 31% – Gets Pruitt’s approval
What is happening with the EPA?
If they’re wrong, the planet dies
The Obama administration could have done more to stop climate change. The Trump administration couldn't have done less.
Trump administration says it isn’t anti-science as it seeks to slash...
The Office of Research and Development has been at the front line of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.
Judge: EPA’s approval of bee-killing pesticides violated federal law
A U.S. District Court judge held that the EPA had unlawfully issued 59 pesticide registrations between 2007 and 2012 for a wide variety of agricultural, landscaping and ornamental uses.
Two scientists resign from EPA to protest recent firings
The scientists insist they will “not be a future prop for bad science.”
EPA puts politics over science
This isn’t 1984. You can’t just throw scientific conclusions into the metaphorical memory hole.
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Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.