Climate Desk
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![A television displays the news of Scott Pruitt's resignation as head of the EPA.]()
![A television displays the news of Scott Pruitt's resignation as head of the EPA.]()
The EPA hired GOP oppo firm because it was sick of ‘fake news’
“Is it necessary to include all the negative headlines that go out to everyone?”
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![A moose crosses the highway]()
![A moose crosses the highway]()
It’s time to start eating roadkill
Salvaging meat in Alaska is commonplace. Can it catch on in the Lower 48?
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![A flag with the EPA logo flies in front of the Environmental Protection Agency.]()
![A flag with the EPA logo flies in front of the Environmental Protection Agency.]()
Facebook got into hot water for hiring this PR firm. The EPA was another one of its clients.
New emails show how Definers Corporation worked with Scott Pruitt’s press office.
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![President Trump talks to journalists during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on January 02, 2019.]()
![President Trump talks to journalists during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on January 02, 2019.]()
Senate confirms 4 Trump nominees to top environmental posts in last-minute vote
It’s a mixed bag of bureaucrats and industry allies.
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![Smokestacks in Florida]()
![Smokestacks in Florida]()
Trump’s EPA isn’t so tough on law-breaking polluters
A recent report shows that law enforcement at the agency has sharply declined.
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![A palm oil plantation in Indonesia.]()
![A palm oil plantation in Indonesia.]()
We need to talk about palm oil
We eat it, clean our homes and bodies with it and even fuel our cars with it. But our insatiable demand for palm oil is wreaking havoc on the planet — and our climate.
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![Washington DC city view at a orange sunset, including Washington Monument from Capitol building]()
![Washington DC city view at a orange sunset, including Washington Monument from Capitol building]()
Inside the bill that set the ‘strongest clean energy requirement in the nation’
D.C. is poised to have the most ambitious timeline for cutting electric emissions. Here's how.
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On the 7th day of the shutdown, the EPA has run out of money
More than 13,700 employees will be furloughed at midnight.
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![A wheelchair sits in front of a senior living facility that was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.]()
![A wheelchair sits in front of a senior living facility that was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.]()
In natural disasters, a disability can be a death sentence
How disability rights advocates want to change the landscape of disaster response.
