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Feb 16

EPA chief Pruitt racked up nearly $200,000 in travel expenses over 6 months, environmental group says

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The EPA has said all the charter flights were necessary and previously approved by ethics lawyers.

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Feb 14

EPA chief says he flies first class due to security concerns

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The EPA head has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers.

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Dec 24

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 24, 2017

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On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 24, President Trump takes aim at the FBI on Twitter, and how Hawaii is addressing homelessness in the state. Also, a photographer travels around the world to see how cities are dealing with garbage.

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Dec 24

Watch 3:34
After a spate of exits, what is the future of the EPA?

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More than 700 people, including over 200 scientists and 96 environmental protection specialists, have left the Environmental Protection Agency since the start of the Trump administration, according to a joint investigation by The New York Times and ProPublica. Lisa Friedman…

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Dec 20

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In 2017, politics overshadowed science and scientists fought back

By Miles O'Brien

Scientists taking to the streets, enormous icebergs rupturing, a solar eclipse that captured the nation's attention and new insights into the workings of the universe. 2017 has been quite a year in science. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins William Brangham…

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Nov 16

Trump’s pick for EPA chemical safety post opposed by two GOP senators

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis issued statements saying they will vote against Michael Dourson to serve as head of EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Environmentalists and Senate Democrats have vehemently opposed Dourson, a toxicologist with close…

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Oct 23

EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change

By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency has kept three scientists from appearing at an event in Rhode Island about a report that deals in part with climate change.

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Oct 10

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What revoking the Clean Power Plan means, from both sides

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EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has begun the process to roll back the Obama-era rule aimed at cutting carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants. The move comes as part of President Trump’s pledge to unwind many of former President Obama’s…

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Oct 09

Watch 4:21
News Wrap: Scott Pruitt says he’s ending EPA’s Clean Power Plan

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In our news wrap Monday, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt confirmed that he will sign a new order ending President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which limited carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Also, more than a dozen wildfires swept across Northern…

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Oct 09

EPA chief says White House to roll back Obama-era clean power plan

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.

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