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Court Orders Ban on Harmful Pesticide, Says EPA Violated Law

By TIME Staff

What to Know About Andrew Wheeler, a Former Coal Lobbyist Who Will Temporarily Replace Scott Pruitt As EPA Chief

By Abigail Abrams

Why Pruitt's Exit Is Complicated

By Justin Worland

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Has Been Embroiled in Scandals. Here's How He's Survived

By Justin Worland
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Scientists Worry About Scott Pruitt's New EPA Change

"This leaves me and many of my colleagues puzzled"

By Justin Worland

The EPA's Website After a Year of Climate Change Censorship

What it used to look like, and how it looks after a Trump administration makeover

By Laignee Barron

EPA Security Backed Up Scott Pruitt's Argument for Flying First-Class

Security staffers for Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt recommended that he fly first class after several encounters with irate passengers, according to a report in Politico.“He was approached in the airport numerous times, to...

By Nash Jenkins

Why More Scientists Are Running For Office in 2018

Getting scientists to become more politically involved has been an ongoing movement this year, with groups like the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Chemical Society encouraging scientists to voice their opinions...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

There’s a New Way to Wipe Out Mosquitoes in the U.S.

Mosquitoes are some of the deadliest creatures in the world, carrying diseases like Zika, dengue and chikungunya. In response, the U.S. government has given the green light to a unique strategy for ridding people’s yards...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

A Common Chemical May Be Unsafe for Pregnant Women and Babies. Here's What You Need to Know

It's found in everything from fireworks to fertilizer

By Jamie Ducharme

Inside Scott Pruitt’s Mission to Remake the EPA

The company man in Washington

By Justin Worland

EPA Head Defends Oil and Coal

"I don’t spend any time with polluters. I prosecute polluters."

By Justin Worland

The EPA Is Ending an Obama-Era Practice That Conservatives Say Sped Up New Rules

Environmentalists had used the practice to speed up the regulatory process

By Justin Worland

Energy Companies Don't Like the Clean Power Plan — or Trump's Plan to Kill It

Donald Trump boasted last month that the Obama Administration’s plan to regulate power plants will soon be “boom, gone.” Energy companies long assumed that when the dust settled, Trump would then put forward a plan...

By Justin Worland

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Reportedly Launching Program to 'Critique' Climate Science

The EPA chief has repeatedly rejected claims of mainstream climate science

By Aric Jenkins

Drinking Water for 15 Million Americans Is Contaminated With a Toxic Chemical, Report Finds

The chemical is used to make nonstick cookware

By Emily Weyrauch

EPA Removes Members of Scientific Review Board in Major Shakeup

At least 5 people have been removed from a review board at the Environmental Protection Agency

By Maya Rhodan

Scientists March

Traditionally, scientists shirk political debate, preferring to stay out of the partisan fray. But in the months since the 2016 election, many in the scientific community have been vocal about their concerns that the Trump...

By Alexandra Sifferlin and Justin Worland

Here's Where President Trump Wants to Cut the Most

The Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal proposes massive cuts across virtually every major department and agency, with the exception of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs.All told, the outline reallocates $54 billion from...

By Chris Wilson

EPA Chief Says Carbon Isn’t a ‘Primary Contributor’ to Climate Change. Science Says He’s Wrong

Environmental groups think Scott Pruitt "has outed himself as a pure climate denier"

By Justin Worland
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