Topic: Department of Environmental Protection

Alabama Representative Mike Jones, House Judiciary Committee chair, looks on as Jack Sharman, House Judiciary Committee special council, speaks to the Alabama House Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Gov. Robert Bentley's impeachment Monday, April 10, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama lawmakers began impeachment hearings for Bentley as they consider whether to try ousting the governor over accusations he used state resources to hide a relationship with a top aide. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, Pool) (AP)

Democracy on hold

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist
A non-permeable cover tops Coal Ash Basin B along the banks of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Va., Monday, June 27, 2016. A lawsuit has gone to a judge over environmentalists claim that there are leaks of arsenic and other heavy metals into a river near Dominion�s abandoned Chesapeake power plant from the coal Ash pits in violation of the Clean Water Act. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (AP)

Plan to protect Chesapeake is failing

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist
(AP/Patrick Semansky)

The six stages of Trump’s resistance

Peter Elkind - ProPublica