Conflict of Interest or pay-to-play
"Air pollution in dozens of cities rose after U.S. embassies stopped providing readings that had previously spurred local government action, a study found."
"The words "climate change" are slowly being removed from textbooks in Florida and from the state's education standards."
"Simmering turmoil over the future of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts boiled over on Tuesday as the center abruptly closed to the public and President Trump threatened to cancel a planned $257 million renovation if his name was not returned to the front of the building."
"Every three days someone is killed for defending nature."
"Officials at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have warned in documents that the institution faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks” unless President Trump’s name is added back to the building in some fashion."
"A former mining executive is playing a key role in the president’s campaign to build monuments and stage spectacles in the Capitol. His financial disclosure contains inconsistencies."
"A federal appeals court on Friday struck down an order from the Trump administration that forced a coal plant in Michigan to stay open past its scheduled retirement date — dealing a blow to President Trump’s efforts to promote the coal industry."
"As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms of energy, the agency’s chief, Brooke Rollins, is carrying millions in highly profitable oil and gas investments."
"A new study suggests that El Niños — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change."
"The White House is reviewing a new proposal to permanently end EPA’s regulation of power plants’ carbon emissions."
