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Trump exempted some of the biggest polluters from air quality rules. All it took was an email

Admin set up an EPA address where companies could get compliance pause simply by sending an email

10.05.2026 20

Salon

Mark Olalde

Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.

The post Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email. appeared first on ProPublica.

08.05.2026 7

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells

The post “A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells appeared first on ProPublica.

22.01.2026 10

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands

The post The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands appeared first on ProPublica.

12.01.2026 10

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

Wealthy ranchers profit from public lands. Taxpayers pick up the tab.

The Trump administration is supercharging a system that props up a wealthy few while harming the environment

04.12.2025 10

Salon

Mark Olalde

Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.

The post Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. appeared first on ProPublica.

02.12.2025 10

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact

The post A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact appeared first on ProPublica.

01.12.2025 20

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show

by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

23.07.2025 20

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

EPA Employees Decline to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives

The Trump administration set up a tip line to assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.

17.05.2025 10

Truthout

Mark Olalde

Trump Asked EPA Employees to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives. They Declined.

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16.05.2025 10

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Mark Olalde

Labor Department Employees Threatened With Criminal Charges for Speaking Out

“This message will serve as your only warning,” stated a memo from Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff.

23.04.2025 10

Truthout

Mark Olalde

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

23.04.2025 10

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

Trump Slashed Team That Investigates Line-of-Duty Fire Deaths

The cuts will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.

21.04.2025 10

Truthout

Mark Olalde

Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths

by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

21.04.2025 20

ProPublica

Mark Olalde

Trump said cuts wouldn’t affect public safety. Then he fired workers who help fight wildfires

The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service

08.04.2025 10

Salon

Mark Olalde

Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.

by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

07.04.2025 10

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Mark Olalde