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Top scientists from the National Academy of Sciences condemn the Trump administration’s ‘dismissal of...

“There is no point in being a scientist if you are unwilling to defend the technical work you do, especially when that work is mischaracterized by powerful members of the administration."

10 ways Andrew Wheeler has decimated EPA protections in just one year

Trump’s EPA administrator should change the name of his agency to “Every Polluter’s Ally.”

Report: EPA hires 12 more bodyguards for Pruitt, costing $2M annually for full security...

Meanwhile, President Trump's budget blueprint would cut the EPA's funds by more than 30 percent.

Pruitt’s plan to debate climate science paused as science confirms human link to extreme...

“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic; it affects the rest of the planet.”
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The dangerous myth of deregulation

Don’t fall for it. Trump’s binge of deregulation is just another form of trickle-down economics.

Top oil lobbyist wants government open to keep rolling back environmental rules

There are signs the Trump administration is still at work on that fossil fuel-friendly agenda in some places, such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), despite the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Bitter legal fight between climate deniers ends with $630,000 transfer to new group targeting...

“The recent court cases against Schnare and FMELC show that they have sought to avoid even basic levels of accountability, all the while making careers out of subjecting scientists to bogus fishing expeditions in the name of 'transparency.'”

Pruitt is removing science advisers who have received EPA funding, but he’s OK with...

The EPA administrator called for scientific independence while drowning in fossil fuel money.

The EPA has backed off enforcement under Trump – here are the numbers

Combined with regulatory rollbacks and structural weakening of the EPA, the steep declines in enforcement nearly across the board show that Trump’s EPA is on what we consider a dangerous path.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 9, 2018

Trump freezes Obamacare payment program, Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws, Colorado schools are arming teachers with no state oversight, and more.

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Study finds black-colored plastic kitchen utensils, takeout containers may contain cancerous chemicals due to...

Researchers discovered everyday black plastic cooking utensils contain harmful flame retardants through current recycling processes.

Billions in fossil fuel subsidies worsen global health threats amid record-breaking climate crisis

2024 Lancet Countdown Report calls for redirection of $1 trillion in subsidies to combat health impacts of climate change.

A no-win dilemma for US peace voters

Neither of the only two candidates who can win, Trump or Harris, offers any real hope for a peaceful future.

Dear Lindsey–of course Trump’s a fascist–and the Madison Square Garden rally was his ‘debutante’...

A rebuttal to Senator Lindsey Graham (and other Trumpers), who wrongfully claim that Trump isn't a fascist.

Supreme Court upholds Virginia voter purge, risking thousands’ right to vote just days before...

Virginia’s controversial voter roll purge raises alarms over disenfranchisement and sets a national precedent, impacting voting rights for eligible citizens.