Here’s Why Scott Pruitt Still Has a Job
Mother Jones; Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt survives the onslaught of accusations of mismanagement and excessive spending with his job still safe, he has his biggest benefactors to thank. The #StandWithScottPruitt campaign has flooded the White House with pleas from Trump donors and conservative and…
These Teens Just Won a Victory Over the Trump Administration in Court
Eighteen of the 21 kids and young adults suing Trump, their lawyers, and supporters pose for a photo outside the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco.Amy Thomson Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. “We the people are ready to leave,” sang a small choir of climate activists…
The Senate Just Confirmed the Coal Lobbyist Who Could Replace Scott Pruitt
Andrew WheelerAlex Edelman/CNP, Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The fossil fuel industry now has yet another ally at the Environmental Protection Agency—one who would almost certainly take over as head of the agency if Scott Pruitt is forced to resign. In a 53-45 vote on Thursday, the Senate confirmed…
If Scott Pruitt Gets Fired From the EPA, This Coal Lobbyist Will Take His Place
Andrew Wheeler at his Senate confirmation hearing.Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Senate is about to confirm the man who would take over the Environmental Protection Agency should Scott Pruitt step down. Andrew Wheeler, an energy lobbyist who has worked for the Senate’s biggest climate…
A Texas Oil Giant Wants Justin Trudeau to Help It Build a Controversial Pipeline Through Canada
Rick Madonik/The Toronto Star/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by National Observer and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Texas-based energy giant Kinder Morgan is appealing to Ottawa to take “preemptive action” to force British Columbia to stand down in its intent to oppose the building…
Scott Pruitt Is Having Yet Another Scandal-Ridden Day
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, the scandals just won’t let up. The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics has written a stern letter outlining concerns over Pruitt’s seemingly endless list of controversies, warning that the American public’s trust in…