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Utah’s taxpayers foot bill for rancher’s tree-clearing plan

A wealthy Utah rancher bulldozed large swaths of forest with taxpayer support, claiming unproven environmental benefits, but experts raise doubts about his methods.

Leia Larsen reports for The New York Times.

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Secret recordings portray regulators as easing Pebble Mine’s path to approval

The Pebble Limited Partnership's latest plan to offset the damage caused by the proposed Alaska mine is being highly criticized.

EPA official agreed to help former colleague’s husband find ‘senior’ position at the agency
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EPA official agreed to help former colleague’s husband find ‘senior’ position at the agency

In one 2017 exchange, a top agency official chatted with a chemical industry representative about job possibilities for a spouse.
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