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Trump’s EPA Is Set to Scrap a Landmark Emissions Policy in Deregulatory Push
Among other things, the move would undo the legal basis of the fight against global warming.
Report Finds Workers Are Less Safe After Trump’s First Year in Office
Danger on the job is on the rise as federal funding, workplace inspections, and safety regulations decline.
Who Gained the Most During Trump’s First Year? Billionaires and Corporations.
Big banks saw their stocks skyrocket by 29 percent during Trump’s first year. Here’s who else cashed in.
House GOP Bill Would Roll Back Key Protections in US Chemical Safety Law
“This bill is a chemical lobby wish list,” said one critic.
6 Democratic Governors Have Linked Arms With the GOP to Push Fossil Fuels
A bipartisan group of 13 governors urges Congress to “reform” energy permitting. It’s a terrible idea.
Trump Transportation Department’s Deregulation Blitz Puts Public Safety at Risk
Overseeing the rollback are dozens of political appointees who previously worked for industries regulated by the agency.
Backing Trump Has Paid Off for Silicon Valley Billionaires Like Marc Andreessen
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB.
“Abundance” Lobby Uses Trendy Words to Hide Same Old Attacks on the Environment
The “abundance” climate agenda is little more than a progressive repackaging of trickle-down, anti-regulatory economics.
Black Louisiana Community Coated in Toxic Fallout After Explosion at Oil Plant
“We need help over here and we’re not getting it,” said a resident of the city where 90 percent of kids live in poverty.
After Federal Rollbacks, Corporate Interests Wage War on State Regulators
Model legislation from right-wing policy incubator ALEC aims to extend deregulation far beyond Washington, DC.