Dispatches: What You Need to Know About an Embattled EPA
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The Lede, Issue #12: Inside an Embattled EPA, the Effects of Air Pollution, the Art of Loneliness, and More
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Can the Menominee Tribe in Wisconsin Block the Back Forty Mine?
With a Canadian company looking to mine gold, silver, and copper on ancestral lands, opponents worry about toxic water and the destruction of Menominee heritage.
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.
The EPA Could Have a Hard Time Repealing the Clean Power Plan
A new rule-making process will start another lengthy battle over climate regulations.
Scott Pruitt Announces Clean Power Plan Repeal, Declares War on Coal ‘Over’
The EPA begins the process to roll back a major Obama-era emissions rule, fulfilling one of Trump's main campaign promises.
The EPA Rollback Continues With an Attack on the Coal Ash Rule
The administration wants to eliminate 2015 regulations—a move that would disproportionately harm lower-income regions and neighborhoods.
Houston EPA Lab Slated to Close
Thanks largely to the Trump administration's steep cuts to the agency's funding, the lab will not renew the lease for its property in southwest Houston.
What the Trump Administration Doesn’t Get About the EPA and Disaster Response
Reports of the agency's apparent absence from Superfund sites underscores the consequences of its withdrawal from public life.
How the White House’s Proposed EPA Cuts Would Devastate Florida
Trump's proposed budget would put millions of Florida residents and tourists at risk. Congress has just over a month to hash out how much of his proposed cuts will become law.