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    He joked about killing endangered species. Trump gave him a top environment job

    Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say William Perry Pendley is Trump’s pick to lead the US Bureau of Land Management Photograph: Matthew Brown/AP In July 2017, William Perry Pendley, a crusading conservative attorney, […] More

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    'Not a mask in sight': thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens

    ‘Not a mask in sight’: thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens With support of the Trump administration, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have partially reopened after Covid-19 closures Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Visitors watch Old Faithful erupt on Monday afternoon on Yellowstone national park’s opening day. Photograph: Gabriela Campos/The […] More

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    Trump's environmental 'blitzkrieg' advances under cover of coronavirus

    Administration is weakening protections ahead of the election, making changes that could take years for a Democratic president to undo Donald Trump delivers remarks during the National Day of Prayer Service at the White House in Washington, on 7 May. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/EPA The Trump administration is diligently weakening US environment protections even amid a […] More

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    What Will Post-Pandemic Economics Look Like?

    You pay little attention to the systems of your body — circulatory, digestive, pulmonary — unless something goes wrong. These automatic systems ordinarily go about their business, like unseen clockwork, while you think about a vexing problem at work, drink your morning cup of coffee, walk up and down the stairs and head out to […] More

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    Trump seizes on pandemic to speed up opening of public lands to industry

    The Trump administration has ratcheted up its efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic to overhaul and overturn Obama-era environmental regulations and increase industry access to public lands. The secretary of the interior, David Bernhardt, has sped efforts to drill, mine and cut timber on fragile western landscapes. Meanwhile, the EPA, headed by the former coal lobbyist […] More

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    One reason why people of color are dying at higher rates in the US? The air they breathe | Mustafa Santiago Ali

    One reason why people of color are dying at higher rates in the US? The air they breathe Mustafa Santiago Ali As deaths in communities of color continue to rise, the EPA has suspended enforcement of anti-pollution regulations – making people more susceptible Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus […] More

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    What Hungary’s Nationalist Famers Have Against Orban

    Balint is a 30-year-old PhD student from northern Hungary, with expertise in organic farming and environmentally friendly agriculture. Well educated and fluent in English, Balint talks with passion about his daily work at an organic farm, hiking and spending time in nature. An expert in the field of soil biology and biochemistry, he conducts weekly […] More

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    Trump administration declines to stiffen US clean air standards

    EPA chief Wheeler says current soot regulations are adequate despite research that shows stricter rules could save thousands of lives Fine particles, which come from the burning of coal, oil and wood, penetrate the respiratory system Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration has said it will not tighten rules for soot pollution, […] More