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June 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Cable TV’s Safest Space for Trump’s Climate Deniers
CNBC's "Squawk Box" has become the go-to show for officials like Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt to spout falsehoods about global warming.
June 19, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s likely new deputy at the EPA is a pro-coal swamp creature.
June 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
Republicans aren’t cool with Trump’s extreme EPA budget cuts.
June 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
Climate-Change Deniers Aren’t Tired of Winning Yet
Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement came as a huge relief to them. Now they're setting their sights on bigger prizes.
June 6, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s
Morning Joe
interview was an astonishing act of misinformation.
May 30, 2017
Emily Atkin
What Is Scott Pruitt Hiding?
The EPA administrator's media aversion, unavailable public schedule, and a history of industry favors are raising red flags.
May 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Why Are Environmental Agencies Celebrating Trump’s Devastating Cuts?
In curiously similar language, they claim his proposed budget would return them to their "core mission" and allow them to work more "efficiently."
May 23, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s budget would devastate the EPA more than any other federal agency.
May 23, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA Is Set to Break a Major Promise
A proposed 25 percent cut to the Superfund budget would bring the cleanup program to a halt, but it's Scott Pruitt's close relationship with polluters that has experts even more worried.
May 22, 2017
Emily Atkin
Is Scott Pruitt courting polluters to build a political career?
May 19, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s quest to undo Obama’s environmental protections has been surprisingly productive.
May 19, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Is the Hypocritical Liar That Trump Deserves
The EPA administrator made a career of trying to break the agency. Now he claims that Obama's EPA didn't accomplish enough.
May 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scientists feared federal data might disappear under Trump. They were right.
May 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
EPA Science Adviser Quits in Protest Over Firings: “I Hope Others Will Resign”
A Q&A with Peter Meyer, a PhD economist at the University of Louisville.
May 9, 2017
Emily Atkin
The EPA Fired a Bunch of Scientists. It’s Just Political Theater—For Now.
"It’s meant to unsettle people, and it’s doing a pretty good job."
May 1, 2017
Emily Atkin
Congress saved the EPA from Trump—for now.
April 28, 2017
Karen Hao
The Golden Age of the EPA
When it comes to the environment, Richard Nixon was no Donald Trump.
April 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
In 100 Days, Trump Has Done Lasting Damage to the Planet
It didn't take long for the president to create an ugly environmental legacy.
April 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
This is the dumbest town hall a Republican congressman has ever done.
April 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump Wants to Cut Science Research. Here’s How It Improves Your Everyday Life.
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