Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
A senior federal prosecutor in Washington resigned on Tuesday, citing what she called an improper demand by appointees of President Donald Trump's administration to launch a criminal probe of a government contract awarded under former President Joe Biden.
Senior DOJ prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, DC, US Attorney’s Office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after declining a request from her Trump-appointed superiors to open a grand jury investigation that she viewed as premature,
Senior prosecutor in Washington quits, citing pressure to probe Biden-era climate funds
Denise Cheung’s departure comes as Trump seeks to elevate the office’s temporary leader, interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, to the post permanently.
DOJ Prosecutor Quits Over Trump Admin Pressure to Probe Biden-Era Contract
Her resignation is the latest by prosecutors in protest of what they see as improper political interference by the Trump admin.
Top DOJ prosecutor resigns after refusing to investigate EPA climate spending
The head of the criminal division in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., Denise Cheung, resigned on Tuesday after Trump appointees requested an investigation into an Environmental Protection Agency funding decision during the Biden administration.
Top DC prosecutor resigns as EPA seeks criminal probe of Biden climate funding
The top criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Denise Cheung, resigned on Tuesday, following a reported directive to launch an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding approved under the Biden administration.
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change assessments, two sources ...
Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them ...
Washington can take the right steps for our environment | Letters
The image of a grief-stricken orca carrying her dead calf for miles, described in the recent column in the Kitsap Sun by Rep. Greg Nance, “Saving Puget Sound’s salmon and orca starts with kelp,” was ...
The $20 Billion Controversy Over E.P.A. Climate Funds, Explained
An attempt by the agency to claw back billions in climate funds has led to confusion and the resignation of a top prosecutor.
Fearing Trump cuts, NOAA workers in WA hold ‘Save Our Science’ rally
Federal workers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rallied in Seattle to protest President Trump's ...
Wall Street is not capitulating on climate change
While many financial firms have adopted a lower profile around ESG policies of late, this is mainly a tactical retreat rather than a capitulation on the net-zero agenda.
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How Trump gutted climate policy in 30 days
President Donald Trump is slamming into U.S. climate policy like a category 5 hurricane, smashing clean energy programs, ...
What Are You Supposed to Do With Climate Numbers Like These?
In the book you write, “Everyone knows, or should know, that climate change is helping to create horrors: flooding, wildfire, ...
Boston leaders take steps to protect city from climate emergencies
City officials said they're not only preparing for extreme weather events, but they're also preparing for the tide that is ...
WA scientists plan to publish report on nature that Trump canceled
Phil Levin, a UW professor and the national director of the National Nature Assessment, said he's been amazed at the ...