Latest Texan to Join Trump’s EPA is Still Deciding if She Believes in Climate Change
Anne Idsal, a 34-year-old Baylor graduate whose family has long worked in GOP politics, said she’s unsure of the extent that humans impact climate change.
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Naveena Sadasivam is a senior staff writer covering the environment, energy and climate change at Grist. She previously covered environmental issues at the Texas Observer, InsideClimate News and ProPublica. At ProPublica, she was part of a team that reported on the water woes of the West, a project that was a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist for national reporting. She has a degree in chemical engineering and a master’s in environmental and science reporting from New York University and was a 2017 Ida B. Wells fellow at Type Investigations. You can contact her at [email protected] and follow her work on Twitter.
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No Texas Senator Has Called for the Resignation of Two Colleagues Accused of Sexual Misconduct
The reticence of many to respond strongly against these allegations is likely in part because more senators hold secrets of their own, a political scientist said.
Texas-Bred Anti-Environmentalists Find New Power in Trump Administration
Doug Domenech, Kathleen Hartnett White and Susan Combs have ties to the Texas Public Policy Foundation and have been picked for prominent positions in the Trump administration.
Committee Approves New Sexual Harassment Policy for Texas House
The new policy is the first major change the state has made amid a national wave of sexual harassment allegations that have toppled powerful men in politics, entertainment and media.
Kathleen Hartnett White Now a Senate Vote Away from Shaping Federal Environmental Policy
Democrats on the committee blasted her for her past comments on climate change and renewables and said she was “completely unqualified” for the position.
TCEQ Punts on Water Rights Fight on the San Saba River
Commissioners decided not to appoint a watermaster on the San Saba, a tributary of the Colorado that ran dry every summer from 2011 to 2015.
GOP Senator ‘Worries About Extremist Views’ of Kathleen Hartnett White at Confirmation Hearing
The move mirrors that of Rick Perry, who said humans were partially responsible for climate change at his hearing before reverting to denial after his confirmation.
Texas Toxicologist Who Rejects Basic Science Appointed to EPA Science Board
The Trump administration continues to scout Texas officials who’ve repeatedly attacked the very policies that they’re now charged with implementing.
How To Disappear a River
A 40-mile stretch of the San Saba River keeps drying up, and some locals say illegal pumping is to blame. Why hasn't the state done more?