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EPA chief spent millions on security and travel
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's concern with his safety came at a steep cost to taxpayers as his swollen security detail blew through overtime budgets and at times diverted...
Ethics lawyer says he didn’t have facts about Scott Pruitt condo when he ruled there were no violations
An Environmental Protection Agency lawyer said he wasn't provided the full facts when he ruled there was no ethics violation in Administrator Scott Pruitt's lease of a bargain-priced Capitol Hill...
EPA chief Scott Pruitt lived in D.C. condo connected to energy lobbyist
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is reported to have lived in a Capitol Hill condominium linked to a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represents a roster of fossil...
President Trump, Ryan Zinke’s wildlife protection board stuffed with trophy hunters
A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some...
Zinke defends plan to raise park fees amid flap over travel
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke bristled Tuesday under questioning by Democrats about his travel spending as the Trump administration seeks deep cuts to conservation programs and fee increases at national parks.
EPA Chief Pruitt’s aide given permission to work for private clients on the side – but their identities will be kept secret
A key aide to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been granted permission to make extra money moonlighting for private clients whose identities are being kept secret.
Shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant
The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part...
Trump administration delays expansion of clean water rule
The Trump administration on Wednesday delayed implementation of an Obama-era clean water rule by another two years to give the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers more...
EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel interests
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more...
Superfund work touted by Trump’s EPA was actually completed years ago
The Environmental Protection Agency is touting cleanups at seven of the nation's most polluted places as a signature accomplishment in the Trump administration's effort to reduce the number of Superfund...