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August 2, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump’s Plan to Scare Americans Into Supporting Car Pollution
The administration says thousands more people will die in traffic accidents if vehicles are forced to become more fuel-efficient.
July 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The White House P.R. ‘Nightmare’ That Never Came
A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.
July 6, 2018
Emily Atkin
The new EPA chief has his first controversy.
July 5, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Scott Pruitt’s secret calendars break the law?
June 29, 2018
Emily Atkin
‘There’s No Happier Person in America Right Now Than Scott Pruitt’
How Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could help the EPA chief on his quest to weaken clean air and water regulations.
June 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Military Drinking-Water Crisis the White House Tried to Hide
A new, previously suppressed report has grave implications for service members, veterans, and their families.
June 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s Passive-Aggressive War on Reporters
The EPA chief is making journalists wait longer than a year for even the simplest document requests.
June 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
More and more Republicans are calling on Scott Pruitt to resign.
June 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump is preparing an actual bailout of the coal industry.
May 16, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Senate gave Scott Pruitt third-degree burns.
May 9, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Used a Military Helicopter to Visit a Coal Mine
Newly uncovered documents reveal what the EPA chief wanted to hide during his "State Action Tour" last summer.
May 7, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt is becoming more paranoid and even less transparent.
May 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt just lost two key officials—and one is ready to talk.
May 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Keeps Taking Credit for Obama’s Work
The EPA chief hasn't done much to protect the environment, so he's claiming the former president's accomplishments as his own.
April 27, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Is Forced to Confront Reality
Republicans claim the EPA chief is a "victim" of political attacks—an insult to actual victims of Pruitt's policies.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
House Republicans cite “McCarthyism” and “party jets” in defending Scott Pruitt.
April 26, 2018
Emily Atkin
Frank Pallone is giving Scott Pruitt hell.
April 23, 2018
Emily Atkin
“This is a serious situation.”
April 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Déjà Poo All Over Again
The EPA is considering a controversial process to deal with sewage overflows. Again.
April 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s Scandal Clone
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is the latest Trump official to be accused of extravagant travel costs and cozying up to industry.
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