AnalysisEnvironment, Politics Trump’s Attacks on Climate Science Are Coming to Fruition There are signs that the administration’s disregard for scientific expertise may be morphing into outright meddling. Adam FedermanWiredNovember 2, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Politics ‘He Didn’t Want Any Covid-Related Studies’ Federal scientists want to study how the virus interacts with wildlife—but they say a Trump appointee is stopping them. Adam FedermanWiredOctober 9, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Trump Administration Eyes Speedy Permit for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Seismic Tests “This is unrealistically fast-tracked,” a DOI employee who has reviewed the application told POLITICO. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineOctober 4, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics The Trump Team Has a Plan to Not Fight Climate Change It may take decades to see the worst effects of global warming. Yet Jim Reilly, the director of the US Geological Survey, is committed to short-term thinking. Adam FedermanWiredSeptember 15, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics The Man Determined to Deliver Trump’s Alaskan Oil Promise A political appointee at the Department of Interior has played a key, and sometimes controversial, role in opening a pristine wildlife refuge to drilling. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineAugust 8, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Politics Trump’s Rally at Mount Rushmore Will Move Forward Despite Risks NPS cuts “health and human safety” section from environmental analysis Adam FedermanSierra MagazineJune 27, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Labor As National Parks Remain Open, Staffers Worry They Are at Risk Department of Interior leadership sends conflicting signals Adam FedermanSierra MagazineApril 9, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics ‘This Is the Wild West Out Here’ How Washington is bending over backward for mining companies in Nevada at the expense of environmental rules. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineFebruary 9, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Justice, Politics US listed climate activist group as ‘extremists’ alongside mass killers DHS listed activists engaged in non-violent civil disobedience targeting oil industry alongside white supremacists in documents. Adam FedermanThe GuardianJanuary 13, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Immigration, Politics The Destruction Caused by the Border Wall Is Worse Than You Think Border Patrol agents tear though the Arizona desert. Adam FedermanSierra MagazineOctober 21, 2019