Conflict of Interest or pay-to-play
"A nearly century-old precedent that has been in conservatives’ cross-hairs for years met its demise Monday, when the Supreme Court ruled to limit the independence of agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."
"Donald Trump’s network of family businesses — and network of US government deals with those businesses — is mind-bogglingly wide. A New York Times investigation reveals his sons’ latest venture: tungsten mining in Kazakhstan."
"Congressional Democrats called for investigations Wednesday into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continued to roil the capital."
"In the 1990s, even as they denied the reality of climate change, oil company executives were quietly funding research that favored climate fixes that would protect their businesses."
"A newly revealed government memo identifies yet another compromised paper used to justify Roundup’s safety."
"The US Environmental Protection Agency has known for nearly a decade that an influential 2013 scientific paper that concluded glyphosate is safe was actually ghostwritten by developer Monsanto. But the agency never informed the public and continued to rely on it, according to an EPA memo obtained by Mother Jones and revealed here for the first time.
"The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally."
"At least 358 human rights defenders were killed last year, according to a report released last week by Front Line Defenders, a Dublin-based group that provides support for global human rights activists. Nearly a quarter, 84, were targeted because of their often unpaid work protecting land and the environment."
"Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism.""
"The Trump administration on Monday proposed looser rules for oil and gas drilling operations on federal lands, including a dramatic cut to clean-up costs for abandoned wells."
"At least three of the 12 coal plants the Trump administration funded have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations, amplifying public-health concerns."
