Video shows a woman confronting EPA administrator Scott Pruitt in a...
A woman confronted the EPA administrator Scott Pruitt at a restaurant in Washington, DC, on Monday. Video of the encounter was posted on Facebook.In the video, the woman read from a list of notes,...
View ArticleDemocrats want an investigation into Scott Pruitt's 'secret calendars'
Democrats have asked the EPA's inspector general to investigate Scott Pruitt's office for creating "secret calendars" that allegedly concealed events and meetings.The lawmakers want to probe whether...
View ArticleEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigns amid scandal
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief, Scott Pruitt, had resigned.Pruitt has for months faced increasing pressure to resign amid numerous...
View ArticleScott Pruitt sent a bizarre, unapologetic resignation letter to Trump
The embattled, and now former, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt delivered a resignation letter that was both unapologetic and clear about one thing: he served President Donald Trump.Trump announced...
View ArticleWhat to know about Andrew Wheeler, who will take Scott Pruitt's place as...
After months of ethics scandals, Scott Pruitt resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday.In a series of tweets, President Donald Trump announced Pruitt's resignation and said...
View Article9 noteworthy environmental protections Scott Pruitt was working to roll back...
Scott Pruitt, the Trump-nominated EPA administrator, has resigned in the wake of a long list of scandals.Pruitt was in the process of trying to roll back more than 30 environmental protections,...
View ArticleTroubling report finds toxins are turning up in dozens of public water...
Toxins are turning up in dozens of public water systems across the United States, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, and Delaware, according to a report by the AP.The water systems are...
View ArticleDangerous 'forever chemicals' have been found in US drinking water at...
A class of industrially produced chemicals called PFAS are found in many products, including cosmetics, fire-retardant foams, and food packaging. Almost everyone in the industrialized world has some of...
View ArticleThe EPA wants to weaken radiation regulations, saying a little exposure could...
The Trump administration is proposing to weaken US radiation regulations, backed by scientific outliers who suggest a little radiation is actually good for you, comparing it to exercise or...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists fear the Trump administration is gearing up to lift a key...
The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were unnecessary as they were too costly.Those remarks have sparked an outcry from environmentalists who...
View Article12 facts that show why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century
Nearly 780 million people worldwide do not have access to a source of clean water (water that flows through a household connection, borehole, well, or protected spring). In the US, 99.2% of the country...
View Article6 ways the Trump administration has tried to roll back environmental...
President Donald Trump has slashed a number of regulations aimed at protecting America's waterways, including many that affect the country's drinking water.Trump has contended the regulations he's...
View ArticleVintage EPA photos reveal what US waterways looked like before pollution was...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970. One of its objectives was to regulate pollution in America's waterways.Following its founding, the EPA dispatched photographers to...
View ArticleTrump claims San Francisco's homeless are polluting the ocean with needles...
President Donald Trump said his administration will soon charge the city of San Francisco with violating environmental regulations over ocean pollution he claimed is caused by the city's homeless...
View ArticleThe Environmental Protection Agency says it won't enforce its own rules...
The Environmental Protection Agency suspended enforcement of its civil environmental regulations Thursday, citing the coronavirus outbreak. The move, according to the former head of its Office of...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines' new plane disinfectant works for a full week, but doesn't...
The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency authorization for American Airlines to use a new anti-microbial product to protect against COVID-19 on aircraft surfaces.The new product is...
View Article'No one can talk about it': Federal officials are fuming as transition books...
Summary List PlacementTransition documents months in the making are gathering dust across federal agencies, and government officials in charge tell Insider they're growing frustrated with the wait.In...
View ArticleDemocrats have these 7 last-minute Trump administration regulations in their...
Summary List PlacementDemocrats are considering using an obscure but powerful law to obliterate federal regulations the Trump administration hustled to get on the books before leaving office. It's the...
View ArticleLeaked emails show a 'frustrating experience' getting COVID shots for staff...
Summary List PlacementThe vast majority of employees at the government agency that helped develop the coronavirus vaccine haven't been able to get the shot, internal emails obtained by Insider show....
View ArticleInside Matt Gaetz's office, where surprises — from doing the boss' TV makeup...
Summary List PlacementMatt Gaetz prides himself on his attention-seeking antics. The Republican congressman from Florida regularly lashes out against his critics on Twitter, drops rhetorical bombs on...
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