EPA Scott Pruitt Delayed Emergency Rules for Chemical Plants Weeks Before Toxic Fires Erupted in Houston
"In June, about 10 weeks before explosions and fires would begin erupting at a chemical plant damaged by Hurricane Harvey…
7 years ago
How Washington Lobbyists Fought Flood Insurance Reform
"The catastrophic weather in Texas has thrown the spotlight on the federal government’s troubled flood insurance program, which is nearly…
7 years ago
Gary Cohn Thinks You’d Have to Be a “Moron” to Pay the Estate Tax
"Trump’s economic adviser accidentally admits an obvious truth: America has two tax systems. One for winners, and one for everyone…
7 years ago
Toxic Sites in Likely Path of Hurricane Irma
"The Associated Press surveyed six of the 54 Superfund sites in Florida before Irma’s arrival, all around Miami in low-lying,…
7 years ago
Why Haven’t Reporters Mass-Adopted Secure Tools for Communicating With Sources?
"When journalists don’t step up, leakers are forced to use riskier modes of communication to initiate contact." More ...
7 years ago
Houston Left with a Toxic Mess as Trump Relaxes Rules
"Explosions and fires at a Houston-area chemical plant triggered an evacuation Thursday in a region still in chaos from Hurricane…
7 years ago
Kushners’ China Deal Flop Was Part of Much Bigger Hunt for Cash
"Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser, wakes up each morning to a growing problem that will not go away.…
7 years ago
World in No Rush to Offer Trump Help Post-Harvey
"After Katrina, countries around the globe offered to help the U.S. After Harvey, only a few — Mexico and troubled…
7 years ago
Dept of Justice: “No evidence to support Trump’s claim that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower”
"In a filing made public Friday, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) wrote that the department has no records…
7 years ago
Trump Gets Millions from Golf Members. CEOs and Lobbyists Get Access to President
"Dozens of lobbyists, contractors and others who make their living influencing the government pay President Trump’s companies for membership in…
7 years ago