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
May 12 EPA clears way for massive mine near pristine Alaskan bay By Becky Bohrer, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska's premier salmon fisheries. Continue reading
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 15 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Russian officials, hackers charged in Yahoo case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, two Russian intelligence officers and two cyber hackers have been charged in a Yahoo data breach that compromised 500 million accounts. Also, the Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates are going up again, for… Continue watching
Mar 15 Trump set to challenge Obama-era fuel standards in Detroit By Associated Press Moving forcefully against Obama-era environmental rules, President Donald Trump is set to announce in Michigan plans to re-examine federal requirements that regulate the fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 3:54 Pruitt dismisses climate science, environmental policy in flux By PBS News Hour Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, defied longstanding scientific consensus in an interview this week when he said that neither human activity nor carbon dioxide emissions are the primary cause of global warming. Pruitt has stacked… Continue watching
Mar 09 EPA chief: Carbon dioxide not primary cause of warming By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus and his own agency. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 5:09 Trump administration freezes Obama rule on water protection By PBS News Hour EPA chief Scott Pruitt recently promised an aggressive rollback of regulations that had been put in place by former President Obama, and President Trump made good on Pruitt’s promise with an order to dismantle a rule about smaller bodies of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Trump orders review of Obama rule protecting small streams By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading