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E.P.A. Inspector General to investigate Trump’s biggest climate rollback

The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog said Monday it had opened an investigation into the agency's weakening of Obama-era regulations that would have limited automobile emissions by significantly raising fuel economy standards.

EPA inspector general to investigate Trump's biggest climate rollback
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EPA inspector general to investigate Trump's biggest climate rollback

The agency’s watchdog office said Monday it would investigate whether the reversal of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards violated government rules.
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Inquiry prompted by Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim is being blocked, investigator says

The Commerce Department is impeding findings into whether it coerced the top NOAA official to support President Trump's inaccurate claim that Dorian would hit Alabama, the department's inspector general said.

Inquiry prompted by Trump's Hurricane Dorian claim is being blocked, investigator says
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Inquiry prompted by Trump's Hurricane Dorian claim is being blocked, investigator says

The Commerce Department is impeding findings into whether it coerced the top NOAA official to support President Trump’s inaccurate claim that Dorian would hit Alabama, the department’s inspector general said.
EPA watchdog, citing 'open defiance' of inquiries, rebukes top agency aide
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EPA watchdog, citing 'open defiance' of inquiries, rebukes top agency aide

The agency's inspector general assailed the official for refusing to cooperate, calling his actions a “flagrant problem.”  
Inquiry into Ryan Zinke land deal is said to escalate
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Inquiry into Ryan Zinke land deal is said to escalate

The move, if confirmed, is a sign that the federal government is considering a criminal investigation of the interior secretary’s conduct.
The EPA’s ethics officer once defended Pruitt. Then he urged investigations
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The EPA’s ethics officer once defended Pruitt. Then he urged investigations

The ethics official had said Scott Pruitt’s $50-a-night condo rental appeared to be appropriate. But he later learned that the landlord’s husband was lobbying the agency.
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