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A Trump administration proposal would expand the number of projects like pipelines and fossil fuel drilling sites that are eligible to avoid comprehensive environmental impact studies. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images file photo)

Trump administration proposal would ease environmental impact reviews for federal projects

By Jael Holzman
Posted January 9, 2020 at 11:30am
A bushfire burns in the town of Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, on Sunday. As the country burns, many of its leaders remain unmoved on the science behind climate change, insisting Australia does not need to cut its carbon emissions, Curtis writes. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

When science fiction becomes environmental fact, it might be time to worry

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 9, 2020 at 5:30am
President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook, to Trump’s right, tour the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility where Apple’s Mac Pros are assembled in Austin, Texas, in November. Apple has fared better than most companies in winning exemptions on tariffs on Chinese imports. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images file photo)

Long wait for China tariff exemptions pays off for some

By Mark Bocchetti
Posted December 23, 2019 at 10:00am
From left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., along with Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, not pictured, announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal on a spending agreement before government funding runs out at the end of this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 16, 2019 at 11:20am
California Democratic Rep. Jim Costa represents part of California’s San Joaquin Valley, a drought-prone region where the politics surrounding agricultural and water interests can often trump partisanship. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California water politics complicate House panel’s oversight

By Jael Holzman
Posted December 16, 2019 at 6:00am
Emissions spew from a large stack at the coal fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Baltimore.

Former EPA advisers say agency’s mercury proposal is flawed

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted December 5, 2019 at 5:45am
The EPA has proposed limits on the kinds of science that can be used to make environmental rules.  l(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats urge career EPA scientist to resist research limits

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted November 13, 2019 at 4:43pm
EPA has “significant gaps in cybersecurity capabilities” according to an Office of Management and Budget report. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

EPA’s use of science to come under committee’s microscope

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted November 13, 2019 at 5:00am
A sign warns of possible airborne irritants after Palm Beach County closed its beaches because of a red tide algal bloom in October 2018. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida senators want federal help on their red tide problem

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted November 13, 2019 at 5:00am
Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, arrives to testify during the House Financial Services hearing today. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Facebook CEO grilled on anti-vaccine content

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 23, 2019 at 1:38pm