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Trump Gives Coal Companies Free Rein to Pollute Water With One of His First Actions in Office

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump signed into law a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that scrapped the Stream Protection Rule (SPR) and put the health of thousands of Americans living…

Trump Takes Sledgehammer to Worker Protections, Puts Corporate Profits Above Working Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution today scrapping the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order, which would have ensured that all contractors comply…

Trump’s Decision to Halt Clean Water Protections For Communities Near Coal Plants is Reckless and Dangerous

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late yesterday, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator accepted polluter requests to attempt to halt crucial clean water protections that prevent coal plants from dumping large amounts…

Groups will Fight Any Attempt by Trump to Reopen Loopholes that Allowed Polluters to Ignore Clean Air Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals put a hold on arguments over clean air protections from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - illustrating yet again the Trump…

Industrial Sludge Has No Place in America’s Drinking Water, Trump Trying to Make it Commonplace

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a hold on a polluter backed case against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) clean water protections that limited toxic wastewater…

New Report Documents Dangerous Air Pollution Nationwide As Trump Continues Assault on Clean Air Protections

San Francisco, CA - The American Lung Association (ALA) released its 2017 "State of the Air" report today, which found continued improvement in air quality due to enforcement of the Clean Air Act,…

Sierra Club: New Comments Make Clear Pruitt is Betraying the EPA’s Mission

WASHINGTON, D.C. - It was reported earlier today that during a presentation at the Eastern Fuel Buyers Conference, EPA Senior Policy Advisor Mandy Gunasekara said that she was in Washington D.C. to…

Trump’s Reckless Appeasement of Coal Industry is Putting America’s Drinking Water at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late yesterday, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, proposed suspending deadlines for new clean water protections against coal plants dumping massive amounts of…