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New emails reveal CDC employees were doing the bidding of Coca-Cola

Instead of protecting Americans' health, insiders at the CDC were dutifully helping Coke sell sugar water.

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Toxics

EPA: Wheeler's ex-firm lobbied agency on efforts he oversees

A former colleague of acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler repeatedly met with top EPA officials about toxic waste sites and regulations that Wheeler now controls, newly released emails show.

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Water

Scott Pruitt: After the high life, a job hunt

Forced to resign amid ethics probes, the former Oklahoma attorney general is among those whose rise was derailed after joining the Trump administration.

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Energy

Ryan Zinke to step down as Interior secretary

Zinke shrunk national monuments, rolled back sage grouse protections and ramped up drilling.

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Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations

He was under intense pressure due to multiple probes of his conduct in office and personal dealings.

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Climate

Dark money paid new Trump Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s salary for 3 years

Today, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Matthew G. Whitaker, who served as chief of staff for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, would replace his boss. Sessions was forced from office a day after the midterm elections, which were rough for climate and anti-fracking measures around the

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Climate

Trump’s pick to lead energy tech innovation program is invested in gas utilities and pipeline companies

A nominee to head a cutting-edge research program in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is personally invested in various natural gas-based utilities and gas pipeline companies.

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Water

INTERIOR: Who's meeting Zinke? His calendar doesn't say

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's schedule obscures whom he meets with and what he discusses. The calendar is supposed to serve as a proxy for Zinke's priorities and a guide to who influences his decisions.

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Opinion

Scott Pruitt is out, far too late

Pruitt's departure is only the beginning, says conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin.

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Opinion

Pruitt’s resignation is just the beginning

The damage he caused to the E.P.A., the federal government and the Trump administration will linger for years.

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Biodiversity

This ex-NRA lobbyist looks like a walking ethics violation for Zinke’s Interior Department

For years, Benjamin Cassidy pushed for change at Interior on behalf of the gun lobby. Now he holds a powerful post at the federal agency.

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Climate

Scott Pruitt’s rocky relationship with his aides set the stage for His fall

He built an extraordinary team of like-minded officials at the E.P.A. only to watch many of them question his actions or depart amid scandals.

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Water

EPA interim chief lobbied for company seeking EPA contracts

One of the energy companies that the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency worked for as a lobbyist is seeking contracts from the agency, raising questions among environmentalists about whether he can put his past behind him as he becomes the nation's top environmental protector.

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Climate

The E.P.A.’s ethics officer once defended Pruitt. Then he urged investigations.

The ethics official had said Scott Pruitt’s $50-a-night condo rental appeared to be appropriate. But he later learned that the landlord’s husband was lobbying the agency.

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From our Newsroom

New emails reveal CDC employees were doing the bidding of Coca-Cola

EPA: Wheeler's ex-firm lobbied agency on efforts he oversees

Scott Pruitt: After the high life, a job hunt

Ryan Zinke to step down as Interior secretary

Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations

Dark money paid new Trump Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s salary for 3 years

Trump’s pick to lead energy tech innovation program is invested in gas utilities and pipeline companies

INTERIOR: Who's meeting Zinke? His calendar doesn't say

New EPA chief is already facing two ethical problems in his first week, echoing Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt is out, far too late

Pruitt’s resignation is just the beginning

This ex-NRA lobbyist looks like a walking ethics violation for Zinke’s Interior Department

Scott Pruitt’s rocky relationship with his aides set the stage for His fall

EPA interim chief lobbied for company seeking EPA contracts

The E.P.A.’s ethics officer once defended Pruitt. Then he urged investigations.

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot—Part 1

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Attention Pittsburgh — Let's talk PFAS

EHN and PublicSource are holding a community forum September 12 to further educate residents and health advocacy groups on the region's PFAS contamination

Peter Dykstra: Acid heroes

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

NY seeks to be first state requiring ingredient labeling on menstrual products

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing.

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

WATCH: Investigative reporter talks about Bayer/Monsanto's efforts to discredit her work

"I really was just doing my job as a journalist."

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

EHN and PublicSource are holding a community forum September 12 to further educate residents and health advocacy groups on the region's PFAS contamination

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

"I really was just doing my job as a journalist."

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