Trump’s EPA Refuses to Give Americans More Time During the Pandemic to Respond to Its Pro-Pollution Proposals
The public health professionals who would have the most to say about the agency’s new rules are a little busy right now. Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, t…
Federal, White House | |The Trump Administration Issues a Free Pass to Pollute During Pandemic
The move will leave Americans in the dark about the levels of contaminated air and water coming into their communities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc…
Federal, White House | |Trump’s Assault on Science, Truth and Our Health
It’s common sense that science should inform our nation’s public policies and guide governmental decision making and communications. That’s been the hallmark o…
Federal, White House | |Democratic Challengers Already Beating Trump on Climate
As Democratic presidential hopefuls gather for tonight’s debate in Des Moines, it’s heartening to see all of them solidly united around the urgent need f…
In 2020, Winning is Everything
In a speech today in Pittsburgh, President Trump doubled down on his all-fossil-fuel energy agenda–ignoring the scientific community, the business commun…
U.S. Leadership Absent in Amazon Emergency
The Amazon is experiencing devastating forest fires, and the fallout may be felt for generations to come. This is terrible news for nature and wildlife, for th…
Federal, White House | |Fifty Years of Environmental Progress Threatened
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival, but there was more to the summer of ’69 than bell bottoms, blues, and butterflies. That s…
Ohio Lawmakers Bail Out Coal Plants, Boost Trump
On the campaign trail in 2016, President Trump promised to save the coal industry by eliminating environmental safeguards and cutting limits on greenhouse gas …
The Other Front in Trump’s War on the Environment
This week, senators will vote on whether to confirm former oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior. Much has been written about th…
Federal, White House | |Climate Change Will Hit Economies Hardest in Trump States, Report Finds
A recent report from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program has found that states President Trump won in the 2016 election – including F…
Americans Vote for Powerful Check on Trump’s Anti-Environment Agenda
Americans from coast-to-coast have voted for change. They rejected President Trump’s pro-polluter politics, instead handing control of the House of Representat…
