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Scott Pruitt Officially Recognizes That He Only Listens to the Fossil Fuel Industry

Washington, DC -- Today, it is widely expected that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will dismiss science advisers who have received Agency grants from the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), replacing…

Whitefish Energy Contract Cancellation Cannot Stop Investigation

San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Today, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello called for the cancellation of the highly questionable $300 million contract awarded to the tiny Whitefish Energy. This comes on…

The Trump Administration Wants You To Look the Other Way on Whitefishgate

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pressed numerous times during today’s daily briefing at the White House, Trump Administration Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders attempted to deflect any attention about the…

Whitefish Contract Revealed as Zinke Set to Meet With Trump

Washington, DC -- Questions surrounding Whitefish Energy’s, a company with deep and close ties to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s, $300 million contract continue to mount as the company’s…

Senate Republicans Pass Budget Rewarding Corporate Polluter Campaign Donors

Washington, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans passed the budget resolution, opening the door to oil drilling in the sensitive coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The resolution…

ICYMI: Zinke’s Week Opposing Western Values

Washington, DC -- Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons. Speaking before the National Petroleum Council, on Monday, Zinke claimed that nearly one…

Revelations about Expenditures Show Pruitt Puts Himself Above Job and Taxpayers

Washington, DC -- EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s taxpayer-covered tab continues to skyrocket, even surpassing embattled Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Since taking office in January…

UPDATED: Pruitt’s Response to Price’s Taxpayer-Funded Spending: Hold My Beer

Washington, DC -- EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt appears to be seeking to one-up Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price as he comes under fire for racking up hundreds of thousands of…

Sierra Club Contends Federal Court’s Sabal Trail Ruling Bars FERC Short Cut on Pipeline Approvals

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a challenge to Florida Southeast Connection’s (FSC) request for fast-track authorization to…

ICYMI: Zinke Doesn’t Understand What Patriotism Means

Washington, DC -- Yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, when speaking before the National Petroleum Council, claimed that nearly one-third of the staff at the Interior Department are “not…