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Andrew Wheeler

By Allowing 6 Million Lead Service Lines to Stay In Ground, EPA's Lead Rule Update Will Do Little to Protect Drinking Water, Critics Say

Groups Sue Trump's EPA in Response to 'Nauseating' Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticide

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Honeybees, essential pollinators, are under threat due to a new Trump administration rule allowing widespread use of a dangerous pesticide.

"Pure pro-pesticide politics."

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After Public Outcry, Trump EPA Reverses Approval for Using 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A coyote returns for the last scraps of a road killed pronghorn.

"I hope the feds finally recognize the need for a permanent ban to protect...

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To Stave Off 'Climate Disaster,' 29 States and Major Cities Sue Trump EPA Over 'Dirty Power' Rule

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Sherco power plant

"President Trump's attempt to gut our nation's Clean Power Plan is foolish. It'...

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Roundup

Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes Calif. With Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup

'Egregious Handout' to Corporate Polluters as Trump EPA Moves to Accelerate Pipeline Approvals With Attack on Clean Water Act

child eats corn

Health and Labor Groups Sue Trump EPA for Refusal to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

A protester left a "Science Makes America Great" sign in front of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Science March in Washington on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2017.

Challenging EPA's New FOIA Rule, Suit Seeks to Stop Trump's "Shameful Attempt to Keep Americans in the Dark"

'A Total Disgrace': Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won't Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

Emulating the CIA, New Rule Would Let Trump's EPA Disregard FOIA Requests With Near Impunity

Power plant

Chorus of Outrage as Trump Admin. Throws Climate, Public Health Under Bus by Killing Obama-Era Clean Power Plan

asbestos

'Bombshell' Report: Internal Memos Show Trump EPA Ignored Agency Scientists' Calls to Ban Asbestos

child eats strawberry

'Finally!': Court Orders EPA to Stop Stalling Potential Ban on Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Kids

As Trump Reportedly Scrambles to Find Climate 'Victories' Ahead of 2020, Green Group Says: 'There Are None'

Andrew Wheeler

GOP Slammed for 'Shameful' Vote as Ex-Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler Confirmed as EPA Chief

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Senators Demand Federal Limits for Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water Amid Reports of 'Unconscionable' Inaction by Trump's EPA

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Food & Water Watch

Wheeler is Double-Crossing America’s Water With Weak Lead Rule

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

EPA Weakens Lead Drinking Water Protections

Food & Water Watch

EPA’s Attempt to Weaken Clean Water Act is an Egregious Handout to Polluting Fossil Fuel Corporations

Earthjustice

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Executive Order, Urges EPA to Ensure Transparency and Public Input in Clean Water Protections

Earthjustice

Senate Republicans Confirm Coal Lobbyist Andrew “Wheeler-Dealer” to Head EPA

Friends of the Earth

Fossil Fuel Lobbyist Wheeler Unfit to Serve as EPA Administrator

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Genna Reed

Science Advice Shouldn’t Be at the Whim of a President and His Appointees

Elliott Negin

10 Ways Andrew Wheeler Has Decimated EPA Protections in Just One Year

Rev. Susan Hendershot

Wheeler's Poison Plan Is a Threat to Families' Health and Safety

Mary Anne Hitt

Two Truths and a Lie: Trump Won’t Save Coal or Slow Clean Energy With Clean Power Plan Rollback

Ansje Miller , Zack Kaldveer

Toxic Corruption: The Chemical Industry Keeps Pulling EPA's Strings

Derrick Z. Jackson

How Dangerous is New EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler? Very. Here’s Why.