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Trump Accused of 'Disgraceful Abdication' of Duty to Protect Earth for Proposal to Neuter Landmark Environmental Law

U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

Trump EPA Sued for Putting Millions of Lives at Risk With Rollback of Chemical Safety Rules

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We are fighting for the lives and safety of our families and workers. Our lives are more valuable than the bottom line of a few chemical barons."

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Environmental Justice Advocates Blast Trump EPA for 'Dangerous' Rollback of Chemical Disaster Rule

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Search and rescue workers combed through what remained of a 50-unit apartment building

"Safety requirements at these facilities should be stepped up, not rolled back...

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Green Group Threatens Suit Over 'Unconscionable Handout to Polluters' as EPA Attacks Water Rules for Coal Ash

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

toxic coal ash

"This latest rollback would lead directly to more water contamination, more...

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'An Ecological Abomination': Trump Moves to Open Largest Protected Forest in US to Logging Industry

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Trump Rollback of Key EPA Water Protection Rule Denounced as 'Callous' and 'Immoral' Giveaway to Big Polluters

"It is inappropriate for EPA to solely rely on industry studies to justify bringing sulfoxaflor back into our farm fields," said Michele Colopy of the Pollinator Stewardship Council, a party to the suit. "Die-offs of tens of thousands of bee colonies continue to occur and sulfoxaflor plays a huge role in this problem. EPA is harming not just the beekeepers, their livelihood, and bees, but the nation’s food system." (Photo: Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

US Beekeepers File Suit Against Trump EPA Charging 'Illegal' Approval of Insecticide Linked to Mass Die-Off

'Disgusting': Trump Guts Endangered Species Act in Gift to Big Business

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

In Ruling on Coal Mining, Federal Judge Issues Latest Rebuke of Trump's Attack on Public Lands

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

In 'Wake-Up Call' for Nation, Study Using Industry's Own Data Finds 9 in 10 Coal Plants Are Causing Toxic Pollution

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'Constitutionally Illegitimate': McConnell Confirms Trump Will Declare National Emergency to Build Wall

Trump Greenlights Another 'Violent, Destructive' Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval

With Scores Dead and 1,000+ Missing in California Fires, New Study Warns Cities Will Soon Face Up to Six Climate Disasters at Once

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'Final, Pathetic Stab' at Cherished Endangered Species as House GOP Votes to Strip Protections From Gray Wolves

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Communities Urge EPA to Embolden Proposed Emission Rule for Chemical Facilities

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Trump Administration Launches Attack on Nation’s First Environmental Law

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Trump’s EPA Revoked Chemical Disaster Prevention Rules. Now Groups Are Suing

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Earthjustice and National Butterfly Center Urge U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Shut Down Illegal Private Border Wall Construction in Texas

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Hundreds of Documents Released Detailing Plans to Build Migrant Detention Facilities at Contaminated Fort Bliss Site

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Trump Administration Paves Way for Old-growth Clearcutting in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

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Jessica A. Knoblauch

Fireflies’ Glow Could Soon Be Extinguished by Human Actions

Irene Gutierrez

Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

Nicole D’Alessandro

Fight Continues Over Moratorium of GMO Crops on Hawaii’s Big Island

Jeff Biggers

Should Sierra Club Endorse Coal Rush/Fracking Gov. Quinn—Or Call Out Environmental Disaster?

Jim Goodman

'Sound Science' Deception

Jeff Biggers

Will Illinois Coal Rush Spread West Virginia Disasters?

Andrea Brower

The Difference Between a Farmer and a Global Chemical Corporation

Greg Grandin

The Two Faces of Empire

Raviya Ismail

Farmworker Mother To EPA: We Deserve Protections

Andrea Brower

Chemical Corporations Tremble at Kauai's Unwavering Determination