Tag: EPA

Don’t argue with Pruitt or his Koch Brother-funded cousins. Close down the coal plants. End coal.

Pruitt refused to recuse himself from eight ongoing lawsuits against the EPA that he helped file as Oklahoma’s top prosecutor.

President Donnie Trump has named some doozies to his cabinet and one that stands out as threats to humane and healthy food is Scott Pruitt.

Now that Trump has taken this first step, further action against the EPA is likely to follow.

“Most federal agencies will see a reduction as a result.”

Pruitt’s approach to the EPA is likely to threaten farmworkers, who are highly exposed to the effects of climate change, including heat stress and increased pesticide use.

The emails shed new light on the relationship between Pruitt and the sphere of advocacy outfits and legal groups funded by Koch Industries' billionaires Charles and David Koch.

Since Trump’s election, scientists have been scrambling to save climate change data sets. And one Michigan graduate student thought the more copies, the better.

Over their careers, these legislators appear to have responded in kind, pushing legislation favored by the industries reliant on fossil fuels.

The agency’s last-minute change of plans highlighted the concerns of many conference attendees over the future of EPA programs dealing with climate change.