Trump Admin Demands California Address ‘Worst Air Quality’ in U.S.

State could lose access to billions in highway funds if it fails to meet clean air standards

Brent Scher
September 24, 2019 2:00 PM

The Trump administration has warned the state of California that it will face consequences if it fails to submit plans for addressing the "worst air quality" of any state in the country, according to a Monday letter from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Obama Admin Spent $4.1 Million to Link Pollution to Eating Fast Food

Researchers aimed to link air pollution exposure to childhood obesity, failed

Charles Fain Lehman and Brent Scher
June 15, 2019 5:00 AM

Researchers were awarded more than $4 million by the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency to study whether exposure to air pollution led children to eat more fast food.

Obama EPA Head: Tired of Hearing Trump EPA Helps Manufacturers

Todd Shepherd
June 11, 2019 4:25 PM

President Obama's former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency complained in a congressional hearing about the direction the agency had taken under the Trump administration, especially as those changes relate to the growing U.S. economy.

EPA Admin Rips Journalist For Misleading Tweet: ‘Most Reporters Are Lazy’

Alex Griswold
June 7, 2019 12:55 PM

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler ripped into a Yahoo News reporter in a Friday interview over a tweet he believed took remarks he made out of context.

Media FOIA Requests to EPA Spiked After Trump Election, Data Reveal

Analysis: Outlets such as NYT, WaPo grew FOIA-happy immediately after Trump took office

Brent Scher
March 20, 2019 5:00 AM

The number of Freedom of Information Act requests the Environmental Protection Agency received from mainstream outlets such as the New York Times and Washington Post spiked immediately after Republican President Donald Trump took office, according to a Free Beacon analysis of FOIA requests by the media from 2013 to the present.

Pelosi’s Pick to Lead Climate Crisis Committee Owned Stock in Top Polluters

Castor had holdings in companies acknowledged as America's largest water and air polluters

Haris Alic
January 3, 2019 5:00 AM

Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D., Calif.) choice to lead the House Climate Crisis Committee owned stock in several companies that rank among the nation's top air and water polluters.

Trump Keeps Campaign Promise to Scale Back Size of EPA

Aryssa Damron
September 10, 2018 9:45 AM

President Donald Trump is keeping a campaign promise to reduce the size of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the agency's recent employment numbers.

Cotton Applauds Trump Administration’s Rollback of Obama Climate Rule

Andrew Kugle
August 21, 2018 11:16 AM

Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) released a statement on Tuesday applauding President Donald Trump and his administration's roll back of an Obama administration climate rule.

Trump Accepts EPA Chief’s Resignation: Pruitt Did ‘Outstanding Job’ Shaping Deregulation Agenda

Cameron Cawthorne
July 5, 2018 4:22 PM

President Donald Trump on Thursday accepted the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who has been under scrutiny for multiple ethics scandals.

New York Times Adds Large Correction to Front-Page Story on Scott Pruitt

Alex Griswold
June 18, 2018 12:06 PM

The New York Times over the weekend issued a lengthy correction to a front-page story on Environmental Protection Agency officials claiming that Scott Pruitt, the EPA's administrator, used his position to solicit favors to admit that one of the incidents cited did not actually happen while he was with the agency.