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The EPA Is Doing Its Job Again

For the Environmental Protection Agency, having Donald Trump in office was kind of like letting loose a bull in a…

Molly Taft

5/14/21 12:21PM

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New Bill Would Ban Bitcoin Mining Across New York State for Three Years

A new bill that hit the New York state senate on Monday is aiming to put a multi-year pause on crypto mining…

Shoshana Wodinsky

5/05/21 2:51PM

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California Commits to Phasing Out Oil Extraction by 2045

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a directive Friday that sets an aspirational 2045 deadline to halt all oil…

Alyse Stanley

4/24/21 4:55PM

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In Biden’s America, You’re Going to Flick Your Furnace and Nothing Happens, Folks. Flicking Sometimes 10, 11, 12 Times

Folks, we told you it’s going to happen under Creepy Joe, the Democrat Party, they don’t want you to be able to go…

Tom McKay

4/02/21 6:08PM

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Facebook Ads Are Giving Climate Deniers a Lifeline

Facebook is no stranger to climate misinformation. Just last month, the platform became a key player in spreading fla…

Shoshana Wodinsky

10/08/20 4:55PM

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The Trump Administration's Proposed Mercury Rollback Is Based on Flawed Analysis

The Trump administration has been trying to dismantle Obama-era mercury regulations since October 2018. It based a…

Dharna Noor

4/09/20 3:27PM

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A Few Republicans Threaten to Derail a Giant Senate Energy Bill Over Air Conditioner Emissions

The first major Senate energy package in over a decade may not survive because a few Republicans are trying to block…

Yessenia Funes

3/10/20 5:20PM

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Mike Bloomberg Wouldn't End Oil Exports for Some Strange Reason

In 2016, the U.S. began exporting oil after hitting pause for 40 years. The increase in fracking and domestic energy…

Yessenia Funes

2/28/20 2:00PM

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Study Shows Big Oil Rewards Members of Congress With Cash After Anti-Environment Votes

It’s no secret that the oil and gas industry is in the pockets of our elected officials. I mean, a climate denier…

Yessenia Funes

2/24/20 4:45PM

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The Trump Administration Just Gutted Clean Water Protections

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers just removed federal…

Dharna Noor

1/23/20 3:20PM

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Trump's Latest Rollback Would Ruin an 'International Treasure'

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has helped federal agencies know any and all potential impacts proposed…

Yessenia Funes

1/09/20 2:35PM

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Trump Starts 2020 With a New Bid to Ignore Climate Change

In its first environmental rollback of the new year, the Trump administration aims to weaken regulations that…

Alyse Stanley

1/03/20 10:55PM

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As He's Impeached, Trump Denies to Rally-Goers That He Always Has to Flush the Toilet 10 Times

As the House of Representatives voted 230-197 and 229-198 on mostly party lines to impeach Donald Trump on charges…

Tom McKay

12/18/19 10:45PM

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'A Catastrophe': Leading Journals Warn Against EPA Proposal to Limit Science

Editors of the nation’s leading academic journals have come together to voice their worries with the president’s…

Yessenia Funes

11/26/19 12:00PM

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The EPA Amends Its 'Transparency' Proposal to Somehow Be Even More Terrible

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking its denial of science a step further. The New York Times got its…

Yessenia Funes

11/12/19 11:30AM

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Advisory Board Members Axed by Trump's EPA Are Preparing Their Own Pollution Report

Twenty experts who formerly served on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee…

Tom McKay

10/12/19 4:00PM

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Trump Administration Takes the Axe to Federal Marine Life, Invasive Species Advisory Boards

Donald Trump’s administration is moving to kill off two federal advisory boards dealing with the protection of…

Tom McKay

10/01/19 11:30PM

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'There Is Not a Climate Crisis': Trump Administration Spouts Brazen Bullshit to Justify Arctic Drilling

It’s no secret that the Trump administration is full of climate deniers. The Bureau of Land Management, however, has…

Yessenia Funes

9/25/19 12:12PM

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Donald Trump Swoops in to Save Us All From the Tyranny of Cleaner Cars That Use Less Gas

Donald Trump, fresh off moving to eviscerate lightbulb efficiency standards he thinks will make him look too orange…

Tom McKay

9/18/19 12:50AM

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Report: Trump Is Killing a Major Rule to Protect Drinking Water and Wetlands

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers are moving forward to finalize the death of a…

Yessenia Funes

9/12/19 12:12AM

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