NewsEnvironment, Health EPA’s “Leadership Summit” on PFOA Pollution Will Exclude Victims and Community Groups The EPA doesn’t want to hear from people who have PFOA and other PFAS chemicals in their drinking water. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 18, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics Scott Pruitt’s Policy Director at EPA Met with Hundreds of Industry Representatives, Emails Show The emails of former EPA senior counsel Samantha Dravis show more than 90 meetings with industry. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 16, 2018
NewsBusiness, Labor Treated Like Trash A death. A cover-up. An immigrant meets a terrible end in the Bronx. Kiera FeldmanMay 4, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics How Scott Pruitt Helped Arkansas Poultry Giants Pollute an Oklahoma River The EPA’s actions further undermine Oklahoma’s longstanding effort to clean up the Illinois River. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 4, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA Adviser Albert Kelly Resigned Amid Ethics Inquiries. Is Scott Pruitt Next? Albert Kelly was overseeing the Superfund program. Last year he was banned for life by the FDIC. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 1, 2018
NewsBusiness, Politics Republicans Have Found a Nuclear Option to Kill Regulations A new interpretation of the Congressional Review Act could endanger thousands of regulations. Gary RivlinApril 20, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics As Attorney General of Oklahoma, Scott Pruitt was a Big Spender in a Small State In 2014, Pruitt’s office spent almost $28 million more than his predecessor. Sharon LernerThe InterceptApril 12, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics Why Did the EPA’s Scott Pruitt Suppress a Report on Corruption in Oklahoma? Pruitt shared the audit’s results with the attorney representing the trust being investigated. Sharon LernerThe InterceptApril 12, 2018
NewsPolitics Lobbyist Behind Scott Pruitt Condo Deal Also Did Favors for Disgraced Rep. Tom Delay Along with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, J. Steven Hart was part of DeLay’s “kitchen cabinet.” Sharon LernerThe InterceptApril 9, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA Violated the Law by Failing to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints, Court Rules Plaintiffs in Alabama, Texas, New Mexico, California and Michigan successfully sued the EPA for long delays responding to civil rights complaints. Sharon LernerThe InterceptApril 3, 2018