Emily Atkin

@emorwee

Obama issued a rule to help confused consumers. His successor killed it.

Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.

More than 40 people inhaled radioactive dust while working for a company whose vice president is now advising Scott Pruitt.

The high schoolers' success in changing corporate behavior on guns is a lesson for how to win the fight against global warming.

“We really do want to help," one House Republican said. "This has to stop.”

The EPA administrator has become the de facto spokesperson for a fringe version of Christian environmentalism.

Conservatives at CPAC offered some curious advice for improving the party's standing with female voters.

Teenagers at the conservative conference seem willing to compromise on gun control, in defiance of the NRA and speakers like Senator Ted Cruz.

The agency's cash- strapped inspector general shouldn't have to choose between administrative scandals and programs that protect public health.

Some of his policies may hurt the solar industry, but the market's steady growth shows he has little power over it.

The EPA insists he needs luxurious seats because of death threats—but the agency won't answer reporters' follow-up questions.

Third-grade reading proficiency has plunged in the lead-poisoned city, setting off a debate about the possible causes.

His $1.5 trillion proposal falls short of what's needed, and it's riddled with questionable assumptions. Here's how he can fix it.

Sparsely populated, low-income communities across the country suffer from polluted water—an injustice expected to worsen under Trump.