The Latest from Planet Trump

Trump’s Budget Unites Farmers and Foodies

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

President Trump’s budget request managed to do something few could have imagined: unite farmers and foodies.

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Midwest

Trump’s EPA Chief Says Polluters Pay To Clean Up Worst Toxic Waste Sites. Wrong: We Do.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt was recently asked by Fox News how much it will cost to clean up the nation’s most severely polluted toxic waste sites. His answer shows that the man in charge of the federal Superfund program doesn’t know how it works – or is deliberately hiding the truth that cleanup costs fall mostly on taxpayers.

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The Senate is About to Pass a Bill That Could Keep Asbestos and Other Deadly Chemicals Legal

Monday, May 15, 2017

Seat belts. Two pilots in every cockpit. Cribs that don’t strangle infants. These federal rules, and many others, have saved a lot of lives over the years. In the process they’ve made American consumer products better and given customers more confidence in their purchases.

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Asbestos

The Scariest Trump Appointee You’ve Never Heard Of

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The Trump administration just appointed a chemical industry bigwig to a high-level chemical safety position at the Environmental Protection Agency as Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

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EPA Seeks Ideas to Gut Clean Water Rules, But Citizens Speak Up for Public Health

Friday, April 28, 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting ideas for easing "burdensome" water regulations – Trump administration doublespeak for gutting rules that protect drinking water from toxic chemicals, animal waste and other contaminants. So far more than 32,000 Americans have submitted online comments, but many aren’t sending EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt the feedback he bargained for.

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Tap Water

News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (April 21)

Friday, April 21, 2017

Here are several of this past week’s deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (April 14)

Friday, April 14, 2017

Here are several of this past week’s deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (April 7)

Friday, April 7, 2017

Here are several of this past week’s deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

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Lead

Don’t Want to Eat Pruitt’s Pesticide? Here’s What to Avoid

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Last week Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt stuck to his long-standing practice of ignoring science, disregarding data that shows the pesticide chlorpyrifos could harm kids’ brains.

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Children's Health

8 Questions for Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s FDA Nominee

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a confirmation hearing for Scott Gottlieb, a doctor who is President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration. Here are eight questions committee members should ask Gottlieb:

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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (March 31)

Friday, March 31, 2017

Here are several of this past week’s deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

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Children's Health

News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (March 24)

Friday, March 24, 2017

Here are several of this past week’s deep dives on developments coming out of the Trump White House.

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How Sonny Perdue Got a $100,000 Tax Break

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

How can you get your friend to give you a $100,000 tax break?

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Land

10 Questions for Sonny Perdue, Trump's USDA Nominee

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

On Thursday, the Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, President Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Here are 10 questions committee members should ask.

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No Rules? No Food Safety

Friday, March 17, 2017

Everyone likes safe food. Polls show consumers want food safety to be a top priority for food companies and policymakers.

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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (March 17)

Friday, March 17, 2017

Here are several of this past week’s deep dives on that development, along with other worrisome environmental and public health actions taken by the Trump administration.

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Sonny Perdue’s Revolving Door Policy Already in Action

Monday, March 13, 2017

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, President Trump's nominee for secretary of agriculture, is still awaiting a Senate confirmation hearing. But just as he did in Georgia, he's already maneuvering to put his business partners in powerful policy positions.

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News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (March 10)

Friday, March 10, 2017

In another tumultuous week for the Trump White House, alleged corruption, regulatory rollbacks and head-scratching statements reigned supreme.

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EWG Investigates: Trump’s Agriculture Nominee Brings the Swamp to Washington

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

In his campaign, President Trump promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington. But his nominee for secretary of agriculture, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, is mired in ethical lapses, self-dealing and back-room deals that raise troubling questions about his fitness to run the department.

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