Tag: 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.
Scientists removed from EPA board
Pruitt has been criticized by many for his ties with the energy industry, which leaves many environmentalists worried about his neutrality in making decisions for the EPA.
EPA to shut down open data service Friday
President Trump’s administration continues to wipe Obama-era climate initiatives off the Internet.
Why march for science?
The positive effects of science on our lives are everywhere. And the needs for more and more responsible science are also everywhere.
EPA employee denounces Pruitt, Trump in fiery resignation letter
Other staffers are dissenting from within the agency.
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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House
“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
Cornell University Is Embroiled in Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A newly uncovered 2023 lawsuit alleged the university's Title IX office did not take repeated sexual assault allegations seriously. The case may go to trial next year.
The Next Congress Must Meet the Moment by Passing Medicare for All
This election was all about affordability — and few things are more unaffordable than American health care.
The Garbage Man: Bill Gates Has Earned Billions Investing in Climate-Polluting Landfills
Bill Gates owns a dominant stake in Republic Services, America’s second-largest landfill operator, but he’s failed to make the company live up to his own climate principles, ProPublica has found.