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Emily Atkin

Emily Atkin is a contributing editor to The New Republic and the author of the climate newsletter Heated.

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January 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump has tried to restrict science almost 100 times already.
January 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
A Perilous Shutdown Plan for National Parks
Trump might keep them open amid a government shutdown. Current and former rangers say that's a terrible idea.
January 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why is Trump censoring some agencies’ climate science, but not others’?
January 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s “America First” Policy Could Cripple the U.S. Solar Industry
The president is about to make a decision that could cost more jobs than the entire coal industry, and Republicans aren't happy about it.
January 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
Jonathan Franzen, Bird Lover, on the Internet Cat Mafia
The acclaimed author hopes Trump spurs more environmentalists to abandon the climate-change fight in favor of conservation.
January 4, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s offshore drilling policies put every coastal community in America at risk.
January 4, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Republican Threat to Food Stamps in 2018
Paul Ryan wants to tackle entitlement reform this year, and America's largest anti-hunger program is a top target.
December 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump says West Virginia “is doing fantastically now.” It’s not.
December 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Here’s why Donald Trump tweets about “global warming,” not “climate change.”
December 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
A federal court forces Trump’s EPA to address the lead poisoning crisis.
December 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
Roy Moore’s election lawsuit is straight from Donald Trump’s playbook.
December 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump is quietly cementing his bird-killing legacy.
December 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Obama remains oddly untroubled by Trump in public.
December 26, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump might love oil even more than coal.
December 26, 2017
Emily Atkin
Orrin Hatch doesn’t seem to realize his hometown paper hates him.
December 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Tax Bill’s Gift to Big Coal
The legislation is a boon to fossil fuel companies not only because of what it includes, but what it doesn't.
December 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Puerto Rico Gets Coal, Diesel, and Debris for Christmas
Instead of colorful lights, this holiday season in Puerto Rico will be marked by darkness and pollution. Is the EPA doing enough?
December 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Growing Movement to Take Polluters to Court Over Climate Change
As climate liability lawsuits rise, industry forces are fighting back.
December 18, 2017
Emily Atkin
Climate change no longer threatens national security, according to the White House.
December 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
The next victims of Donald Trump’s war on regulations could be coal miners.

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