Power and Energy

Trump Administration Abruptly Halts Offshore Drilling Safety Study

Findings were supposed to help prevent another Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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Scott Pruitt's Plan To Outsource Part Of EPA Overhaul To Automaker Raises Concerns

The announcement came one day after a Volkswagen executive was sentenced to prison for an emissions scandal.
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Anti-Pipeline Activist Found Guilty After Being Barred From Mentioning Climate Change

Leonard Higgins, the "valve turner" who shut down a tar sands pipeline in Montana last year, was found guilty of a felony charge on Wednesday.
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President Trump Puts His Indifference To The Environment On Hold For Elephants

Trump's suspension of trophy imports suggests "the existence of a small island of decency in a sea of sociopathy," one climate scientist said.
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Shep Smith Breaks From Fox News Coverage, Tears ‘Uranium One’ Scandal To Shreds

Since the segment, Uranium One has been mentioned over 40 times on various Fox News shows.
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This Wisconsin Bill Would Let Toddlers Hunt With Guns

But the legislation actually isn't that unusual, as 34 other states have no minimum hunting age.
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Scott Pruitt Just Cleared The Way For Industry Control Of EPA's Science Advisory Boards

The move appears to be unprecedented.
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EPA Abruptly Cancels 3 Agency Scientists’ Talks On Climate Change

It's the latest sign of the administration's assault on climate science.
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EPA Fills Puerto Rico Post Left Vacant For 9 Months Amid Hurricane Disaster

New Yorker Peter Lopez, who takes office Oct. 10, has his work cut out for him. He earns high marks from an EPA predecessor.
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Team Trump's Plan For America's National Monuments: Shrink Size And Expand Hunting

An order by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke aims to increase fishing access on national monuments and other public lands.
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