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Robert Redford | Scott Pruitt Is 'Hell-Bent' on Dismantling EPA Rules
Robert Redford, TIME
Redford writes: "What we need to pay more attention to, right now, before it's too late, is the reality that we've put someone in charge of protecting the environment who seems hell-bent on the opposite."
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Robert Redford, TIME
Redford writes: "What we need to pay more attention to, right now, before it's too late, is the reality that we've put someone in charge of protecting the environment who seems hell-bent on the opposite."
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Trump Opioid Declaration Falls Short, Say State Officials
Brianna Ehley, Politico
Ehley writes: "President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce that the opioid crisis is a public health emergency - a move that is narrower in scope than what his own opioid commission had recommended and does not include new funds to combat the epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives."
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Brianna Ehley, Politico
Ehley writes: "President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce that the opioid crisis is a public health emergency - a move that is narrower in scope than what his own opioid commission had recommended and does not include new funds to combat the epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives."
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Dem Lawmaker Attacked by John Kelly Can't Return to DC Because Trump Supporters Are Making Death Threats
Rebecca Savransky, The Hill
Savransky writes: "Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) reportedly did not return to Washington this week due to threats she's received since her comments about President Trump's call to the widow of a fallen soldier."
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Rebecca Savransky, The Hill
Savransky writes: "Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) reportedly did not return to Washington this week due to threats she's received since her comments about President Trump's call to the widow of a fallen soldier."
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Five Women Accuse Journalist and 'Game Change' Co-Author Mark Halperin of Sexual Harassment
Oliver Darcy, CNN
Darcy writes: "Veteran journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed women while he was in a powerful position at ABC News, according to five women who shared their previously undisclosed accounts with CNN and others who did not experience the alleged harassment personally, but were aware of it."
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Oliver Darcy, CNN
Darcy writes: "Veteran journalist Mark Halperin sexually harassed women while he was in a powerful position at ABC News, according to five women who shared their previously undisclosed accounts with CNN and others who did not experience the alleged harassment personally, but were aware of it."
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Twitter Bans Russia Today and Sputnik Advertisements, Citing 2016 Interference Efforts
Miles Parks, NPR
Parks writes: "Twitter announced Thursday that a pair of Russian state media organizations would no longer be able to advertise on the service, a direct result of those organizations' role in Russian interference in the 2016 election."
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Miles Parks, NPR
Parks writes: "Twitter announced Thursday that a pair of Russian state media organizations would no longer be able to advertise on the service, a direct result of those organizations' role in Russian interference in the 2016 election."
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FEMA Had a Plan for Responding to a Hurricane in Puerto Rico - but It Doesn't Want You to See It
Justin Elliott and Decca Muldowney, ProPublica
Excerpt: "The disaster-relief agency, under fire after Hurricane Maria, won't release the plan, even as a comparable document for Hawaii remains public."
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Justin Elliott and Decca Muldowney, ProPublica
Excerpt: "The disaster-relief agency, under fire after Hurricane Maria, won't release the plan, even as a comparable document for Hawaii remains public."
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Sworn Enemies of EPA Now Just One Step From Heading Key Agency Offices
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
Corbett writes: "The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Wednesday advanced the nominations of four potential assistant administrators for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), raising concerns among conservationists and Democratic lawmakers who worry the candidates' connections to various industries will further endanger regulations that have been in under attack since Trump appointee Scott Pruitt took over as the agency's administrator."
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Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
Corbett writes: "The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Wednesday advanced the nominations of four potential assistant administrators for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), raising concerns among conservationists and Democratic lawmakers who worry the candidates' connections to various industries will further endanger regulations that have been in under attack since Trump appointee Scott Pruitt took over as the agency's administrator."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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