May 26 Trump administration seeks to slash EPA science office By Lisa Song, ProPublica The EPA's Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. The Trump administration wants to cut its funding in half. Continue reading
Apr 20 Pesticide maker tries to kill risk study By Associated Press An Environmental Protection Agency spokesman later said Scott Pruitt won't "prejudge" any potential rule-making decisions as "we are trying to restore regulatory sanity to EPA's work."… Continue reading
Mar 29 Trump administration seeks delay in ruling on climate plan By Michael Biesecker and Sam Hananel, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration has asked a federal appeals court to postpone ruling on lawsuits over Obama-era restrictions on carbon emissions. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 2:36 Trump launches aggressive campaign to dismantle Obama climate agenda By PBS News Hour In his first salvo against Obama-era climate policy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend, rescind or open review more than a half dozen major regulations, in an effort to help the coal,… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 6:23 Barrasso: Trump climate rollback helps U.S. as an energy superpower By PBS News Hour One of President Trump's major campaign promises was to roll back his predecessor's plans for coping with climate change, a pledge he began to fulfill by signing an executive order that targets such regulations. Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Sen. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 6:40 'Difficult slog' ahead to undo Obama climate legacy, says former EPA chief By PBS News Hour In President Obama's second term, Gina McCarthy essentially led government efforts to curb climate change and its effects. Now President Trump is rolling back those policies. Former EPA administrator McCarthy joins Judy Woodruff to give her reaction to President Trump’s… Continue watching
Mar 26 EPA chief: Trump to undo Obama plan to curb global warming By Associated Press The head of the EPA says says President Donald Trump in the coming days will sign an executive order that unravels his predecessor's plan to curb global warming. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump's budget cuts drastically into science and health programs By Nsikan Akpan The White House’s budget proposal for 2018, released Thursday, seeks cuts in science and health agencies across the board. Yet, some budgetary wallets will be lightened more than others. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump budget seeks to boost defense spending, slash State Department and EPA By John Yang President Donald Trump is proposing “an America First budget” that would boost spending for defense, border security, law enforcement and school choice, while seeking to eliminate “the most inefficient, most wasteful, most indefensible programs” in the federal government, budget director… Continue reading
Mar 14 EPA delays chemical storage rule amid terrorism fear By Associated Press The Trump administration is delaying a new rule tightening safety requirements for companies that store large quantities of dangerous chemicals. The rule was imposed after a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, exploded in 2013, killing 15 people. Continue reading