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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Was a Cover-Up, Not a Cleanup

Alison Rose Levy / Truthdig Feb 17, 2020 With his reelection at stake, Barack Obama made a series of decisions to control the disaster. It's clear now just how calamitous they were. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Overhauls Endangered Species Protections

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Aug 12, 2019 The move puts an economic cost on saving a species and includes changes critics contend could speed extinction for some plants and animals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Wildlife Protection Panel Stuffed With Trophy Hunters

MICHAEL BIESECKER, JAKE PEARSON and JEFF HORWITZ / The Associated Press Mar 15, 2018 The new advisory board was created to help rewrite federal rules for importing parts of elephants, lions and rhinos. Some of its members have ties to the Trump family. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Judge Berated by Trump in 2016 Backs Him on Challenge to Wall

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2018 Gonzalo Curiel, whose Mexican heritage was hostilely pointed out by the candidate, removes what could have been a major obstacle to a U.S.-Mexico wall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stand With Sanders Against ‘Pro-Fracking’ Bill, Environmentalists Urge Senate Democrats

By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Jul 22, 2017 Amid Democratic silence, Sen. Bernie Sanders is winning praise for condemning what environmental groups call a "giveaway to oil and gas interests." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fracking and the New War on Air Pollution in Los Angeles

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 6, 2013 Over the past 50 years, the city of Los Angeles has made great strides to curb its smog problems by cutting vehicle emissions. But now, the emerging "fracking" industry threatens to undo much of that progress by wantonly spewing toxic chemicals into the air.By wantonly spewing toxic chemicals into the air, the emerging "fracking" industry threatens to undo much of the progress Los Angeles has made to curb smog pollution over the past 50 years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )