President-elect Donald Trump is set to gut U.S. environmental regulations, open up federal lands for fossil fuel extraction, and quit the Paris climate agreement.
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Trump DOE Transition Team Issues Vague Threat to Energy Subsidies
A leaked memo on the Trump Administration’s Energy Plan focuses more on expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and stopping federal regulation of carbon, but also says that all energy subsidies should eventually be eliminated.
Thiel Could Gain from Trump Transition
The Silicon Valley venture capitalist has backed companies that could benefit at least indirectly from his role.
Lisa Graves: Five Things You Need to Know About Betsy DeVos
Okay, you know that Betsy DeVos, Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education, is a billionaire. You know that she wants vouchers. You know that her organization, the American Federation for Children, cheers every victory for school choice as a defeat for public schools. But there is more to know about this activist and funder of the religious right.
My Turn: the Age-Old Problem We’re Calling ‘Fake News’
“Fake news” had been in the news so much since the election last month that you’d think it was a new problem. Not true. Peddling that stuff has been part of government and corporate business models for years.
5 Lessons Activists Can Learn from Florida’s Successful Ballot Fight to Defend Solar
On Election Day, Florida voters helped send Donald Trump to the White House, reelected Marco Rubio to the U.S. Senate, and reaffirmed GOP majorities in the statehouse. At the same time, they rejected Amendment 1, a Koch brothers–backed ballot measure meant to stifle rooftop solar power.
Public (School) Enemy No. 1: Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
Donald Trump has tapped conservative billionaire Betsy DeVos to serve as education secretary. DeVos is the former chair of the Michigan Republican Party and a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools.
Trump Meeting Raises Ethical Concerns
There are concerns about ethics and propriety after Donald Trump met last week with three business partners from India.
The Koch brothers’ hidden election gambit
Just because the multibillionaires didn’t back a presidential candidate they were hardly idle. The Koch siblings sunk their tentacles — and cash — deep into local races, fielding 1,600 staffers in 38 states.
‘Justice for Some’: Advocates Worry Jeff Sessions Could Halt Criminal Justice Reform
Trump’s attorney general nominee, who was rejected for district judgeship for alleged racist remarks, supports civil forfeiture and nonviolent drug prosecutions, experts say.