Nation Sep 13 After Florence, sea level rise threat will remain for North Carolina shore The low-lying barrier islands hugging the Carolinas coast are experiencing some of the fastest rates of sea level rise in the world, nearly an inch a year.
Nation Aug 13 State probe says treatment of immigrant teens not abuse State investigators concluded the harsh treatment described by detainees at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center did not meet the state’s legal threshold of abuse or neglect, according to a copy of the findings issued Monday by the Virginia Department of…
Nation Aug 09 EPA violated law by keeping harmful pesticide on the market, court says In a split decision, the court said Thursday that Scott Pruitt, a Republican forced to resign earlier this summer amid ethics scandals, violated federal law by ignoring the conclusions of agency scientists that the pesticide chlorpyrifos is harmful.
Nation Jun 21 Immigrant children allege abuse at Virginia detention center Multiple detainees say guards at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center near Staunton, Virginia, stripped them of their clothes and strapped them to chairs with bags placed over their heads.
Politics Jun 08 Dem lawmakers seek criminal corruption probe of EPA’s Pruitt House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct.
Nation Jun 02 Ex-chemical industry lawyer to lead Superfund task force Steven D. Cook served more than 20 years as in-house, corporate counsel for LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies.
Politics Jun 02 Lobbyist tied to EPA chief’s condo tried to influence agency Newly filed reports show the Washington lobbyist whose wife rented a bargain-priced Capitol Hill condo to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt had far more contact with the agency than previously disclosed…
Nation May 21 Interior Department moves to reverse Obama-era rules on hunting bears, wolves in Alaska Under the proposed changes, hunters would be allowed to hunt black bears with dogs, kill wolves and pups in their dens, and use motor boats to shoot swimming caribou.
Politics May 16 Emails contradict Pruitt’s accounts of events under ethics investigations Lawmakers at a Senate hearing Wednesday hammered Scott Pruitt with his toughest questioning to date amid federal investigations on his spending, bodyguards and ties with lobbyists.
Politics May 14 Watchdog: EPA’s Pruitt demanded 24/7 armed security on Day 1 An internal watchdog at the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that Administrator Scott Pruitt demanded and received unprecedented, around-the-clock protection from armed officers on his first day.