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Controversial Trump Nominee for Top Chemical Safety Position at EPA Withdraws from Consideration
Michael Dourson, who President Trump nominated to run the chemical safety division at the Environmental Protection Agency, withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear there were not enough...
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Toyota Asked to Issue Massive Recall On “Partnership” Claimed by EPA Chief
The Environmental Working Group is urging Toyota to reject a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, because EPA chief Scott Pruitt's plan to "evaluate management practices" is cover for...
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Pruitt’s $25,000 Phone Booth Under Investigation by EPA Inspector General
The Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's use of nearly $25,000 in taxpayer dollars to purchase a customized secure...
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EPA’s Pruitt Says “Hard to Predict” How Much Time He Spends in Secure Phone Booth
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt couldn't say how much of his work to safeguard public health and natural resources he conducts from his new $25,000 secure phone booth.
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Exposed: Rick Perry's Coal Bailout Scheme Was Murray Energy's Idea
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Pruitt: Red Team-Blue Team Debate, Climate Deniers Versus Science, Coming Soon
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said today his “red team-blue team” debate, pitting climate change deniers against scientists who accept the facts about global warming, could be...
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EWG, American Oversight Demand Answers on Dourson’s Work at EPA
Nonpartisan watchdog American Oversight and the Environmental Working Group today announced a joint investigation to determine if controversial toxicologist Michael Dourson has violated ethics rules...
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Clean Power Plan Hearing is Trump’s Latest Desperate Act to Save Dying Coal Industry
For the only public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration picked a location where residents are sure to support the desperate attempt to save the dying coal...
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EWG and American Oversight Demand Release of Energy Department-Industry Communications on Trump Bailout for Coal, Nuclear
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Half of California’s Energy Could Come From Renewables in 3 Years, But Trump Keeps Pushing Coal and Nuclear
Half of California's electricity will likely come from clean, renewable energy sources by 2020, a full decade ahead of the goal set just two years ago.
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Double Dippers: How Big, Rich Farms Get Subsidized Twice For One Loss
Through federal farm programs, American taxpayers are routinely paying thousands of wealthy mega-farms twice for the same "loss," according to a new EWG report.
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Picking Losers: Why Coal and Nuclear Interests Are Desperate For a Ratepayer Bailout
Without Energy Secretary Rick Perry's scheme to make utility customers buy more expensive electricity from aging, dirty and dangerous coal and nuclear u, utilities plan to close 75 coal and nuclear...
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We're Number 1: U.S. Only Remaining Nation to Reject Climate Change Accord
Under President Trump's leadership, the U.S. has attained a unique – and shameful – distinction: the only nation on Earth to reject the Paris agreement on climate change.
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EPA Chief to be Fêted at Chemical Industry Soirée
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will deliver remarks at the annual board meeting of the American Chemistry Council, the main chemical industry trade and lobby group...
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EWG: Mega-Farms Reap Billions from Taxpayers in Farm Subsidies
Farming operations directly received more than $14 billion in taxpayer-funded commodity subsidies in 2015 and 2016, according to the latest analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data obtained by...
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Breathe Safer Indoor Air With EWG’s Healthy Living: Home Guide
Americans spend as much as 90 percent of their time indoors. That's why it's more important than ever to think about indoor air quality and health.
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Landmark EPA Report on Chemicals and Children’s Health at Odds With Pruitt’s Cancellation of Chlorpyrifos Ban
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Study Finds Surge in Exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup Over Past Two Decades
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Pruitt Scrubs Climate, Renewable Energy Data for State and Local Governments From EPA Website
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has wiped much of the information that helps state and local governments fight climate change and invest in renewable energy sources from the agency...
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Flouting Senate, EPA Chief Installs Chemical Safety Nominee as Senior Advisor
Defying the Senate's authority to confirm presidential nominees, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has installed Michael Dourson, President Trump's controversial choice to run...
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