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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced what he's calling a transparency rule.

Environment

The Department of Justice Asks That a Federal Court Throw Out a Lawsuit Claiming the EPA Is Violating Ethics Guidelines

The policy excludes EPA grant recipients from serving on external advisory committees, with the aim of limiting conflicts of interests.

Candace Butera

Three Pillar Point in Kodiak Island County, Alaska.

As Climate Change Intensifies, Here Are the Most—and Least—Resilient Counties in America

A recent EPA survey takes into account extreme weather, but also social factors such as poverty, health, and governance.

Sophie Yeo

Environment

A Watchdog Group Highlights the EPA’s Delayed FOIA Responses

A report by Project on Government Oversight claims that the EPA's Office of the Administrator has significantly delayed the department's processing of Freedom of Information Act requests.

Candace Butera

Clouds fill the sky in front of the U.S. Capitol on October 7th, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

A Pew Survey Shows Most Americans Hold Favorable Views of Federal Agencies

As the government continues to restructure under the Trump administration, the American people continue to hold favorable opinions of federal agencies and departments like the CIA, Federal Reserve, FBI, and EPA.

Candace Butera

Environment

Under the Trump Administration, the EPA Reduced Federal Penalties Against Polluters

An analysis shows the EPA opened 115 environmental crime cases over the 2017 fiscal year, compared to the nearly 400 cases opened in 2009 under the Obama administration.

Candace Butera

Scott Pruitt speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House after President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, June 1st, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

EPA Delays Implementation of Clean Water Rule

The Clean Water Rule, which passed in 2015, was meant to give federal officials more authority over small waterways and wetlands to prevent pollution.

Kate Wheeling

Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 7th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

Scott Pruitt’s Testimony Before a Split Senate Committee Was Rowdy but Ultimately Unsurprising

Half the senators lobbed the EPA chief softball questions; the other half blasted his attempts at deregulation.

Francie Diep

Scott Pruitt speaks at The 2017 Concordia Annual Summit on September 19th, 2017, in New York City.

Environment

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Favors National Fuel Standard

The agency, which is in talks with states that have stricter fuel standards, expects to reach a decision on those potential changes by April.

Kate Wheeling

Environment

Two Attorneys General Sue the EPA Over Smog Blowing in From Other States

The suit claims that sources of air pollution located within Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia are contributing to smog in New York and Connecticut.

Candace Butera

President Donald Trump speaks on March 28th, 2017, in Washington, DC. The order reverses the Obama-era climate change policies. US Vice President Mike Pence look on from left and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt looks on from the right.

Environment

Climate Information Is Disappearing From Federal Websites Under Trump

One group of scientists spent the past year tracking 20,000 government websites and databases about climate change. Here's what they found.

Francie Diep