EPA's advisory board recommended tightening regulations on pollution from diesel vehicles and power plants, but EPA decided against it

Promiscuity, drug use, and bribery found at Minerals Management Service, whose officials have close relations with industry officials

Mountaintop coal mining is making a comeback in Appalachia, stripping hillsides of vegetation and contaminating water sources

Politics, not science, drove some decisions at the Department of the Interior

Hundreds of thousands of people pursuing disability claims with the SSA have been forced to wait as long as three years

According to projections by the Congressional Budget Office, Medicare spending is expected to jump from 4 percent of GDP

Requirements for reporting to toxic emissions are loosened despite the tracking program's success

Refineries operate near full capacity in the summer, leaving the nation’s fuel supply chain vulnerable to disruption

Officials at the government's Climate Change Science Program edited scientific documents and controlled climate scientists media exposure

Alternative energy advocates agree the federal government never has provided the steady support that renewable energy needs