Politics Oct 15 WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett deflects Sen. Harris’s questions on climate change Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett refused to say whether she accepts the science of climate change, saying she lacks the expertise to know for sure and calling it a topic too controversial to get into.
Nation Oct 10 AP FACT CHECK: Debate week’s twisted tales on virus, climate Sidelined but not silenced, President Donald Trump demonstrated anew this past week he can’t be relied on to give a straight account of the disease that has afflicted millions, now including him. He heralded the arrival of a COVID-19 cure,…
Politics Sep 14 WATCH: Trump ignores climate science in California wildfires briefing California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years have linked bigger wildfires in the U.S. to global warming from the burning of coal, oil and…
Science Aug 30 Key air monitors offline after Laura hits Louisiana gas hub Hazardous emissions from a chlorine plant fire, abruptly shuttered oil and gas refineries and still-to-be assessed plant damage are seeping into the air after Hurricane Laura, regulators say, but some key state and federal monitors to alert the public of…
Nation Aug 24 Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic The AP's findings run counter to statements in late June by Susan Bodine, EPA's assistant administrator for enforcement, who told lawmakers the pandemic was not causing "a significant impact on routine compliance, monitoring and reporting" and that industry wasn't widely…
Science Aug 13 WATCH: Trump’s EPA drops methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the rollback of the 2016 methane emissions rule in Pittsburgh, in the heart of the nation's most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Economy Jul 29 WATCH: Trump seeks out loyal donors in West Texas fracking fields His visit on Wednesday comes during the state's fierce coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, a global oil and gas glut is putting the squeeze on Trump's loyal donors in the petroleum industry.
Politics Jul 29 WATCH: Biden speaks during online event on the November election and the Latino community Joe Biden participated in a virtual event hosted by UnidosUS Action Fund President and CEO Janet Murguía.
Politics Jul 14 WATCH: Biden unveils plan to combat climate change and overhaul energy industry The former vice president acknowledged that the economy is in “crisis” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but said it offers "an incredible opportunity, not just to build back to where we were before, but better, stronger, more resilient and more…
Nation Jun 25 Watchdogs say Trump’s 2019 Independence Day gala cost $13 million Government watchdogs say President Trump’s Fourth of July gala in the nation’s capital last year cost taxpayers more than $13 million, twice as much as previous celebrations.