Brian Palmer

Writer for the Natural Resources Defense Council and Slate.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

The Supreme Court launched its federalist revolution by striking down the Gun-Free School Zones Act, then the Violence Against Women Act. Now guns plague our schools, and violent men plague our politics. This is what happens when government places ideological purity above people.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

@BillKristol Williamson is a good writer, but no better than lots of others who didn’t claw their way to fame as shock and insult mongers. It’s hard to feel sorry for him.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

"Political aides then scrambled, contacting the ethics lawyers and pushing them to make a hasty ruling despite not knowing some details of the arrangement, according to people familiar with the agency’s response who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk frankly."

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

In a story that will shock no one, it turns out Pruitt didn't tell his ethics counsel the whole story about his townhouse rental. https://t.co/HAot67mJtx

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

Having career ethics officials approve your self-dealing doesn't mean much if you don't tell them the whole truth.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

Pruitt has (1) extracted undeserved personal benefits at taxpayer expense, and (2) accepted favors from people he regulates. This is corruption, plain and simple. Corruption is a weed. If we don't cut it out, it will grow.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

@BillKristol It came up a few weeks ago when Pruitt was before Congress. Didn't seem to make a difference.

[Dr. Mamta Gautam @PEAKMD]

The New Yorker is bang on! https://t.co/0knfnHNDKh @FMWCanada

[Neela Banerjee @neelaeast]

Pruitt Takes Clean Water Act Decisions Away from Regional EPA Offices https://t.co/R77OakEnEh

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

@davidfrum Highly trained doctors who fly long haul flights across the world on NIH-funded research trips have to fly coach. I don’t see why a public servant should be any different.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

Personally I find it adorable that Pruitt was scheming to sell out our environment to energy lobbyists while wearing pajamas and brushing his teeth.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

Scott Pruitt has barred science from the EPA and repeatedly ignored the Administrative Procedures Act. But what might bring him down is sleeping in the wrong townhouse. We live in a strange world.

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

“He hides his schedule from the public. His own employees need an escort to see him and aren’t allowed to take notes at meetings.” And keeps “an unprecedented round-the-clock security detail” on “trips to Disneyland and the Rose Bowl” Dude is weird.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

@guardian_sport @bglendenning Nice piece, but why do you describe Pablo Escobar's killing as "murder?" He was a fugitive killed in a firefight with police.

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

How did the Trump administration decide to drill for oil all around the U.S. coastline? Take 3 minutes to find out. https://t.co/PsiNyWs5or

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

Everything you need to know about offshore drilling, in two colorful minutes. https://t.co/PsiNyWs5or

[Claire Farel @claire_farel]

Thanks to @PalmerBrian and @Slate for raising awareness about importance of #RyanWhite programs for ppl living with #HIV. These programs are critical for our #UNCIDClinic @uncglobalhealth, for our patients, and for public health in NC. https://t.co/NfruQjp17E via @slate

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

"When It Gets Cold, Trump’s Climate Change Denial Heats Up" via
@PalmerBrian of @NRDC: https://t.co/2OVP1G9C8i

[(((Adam Friedlander, MD))) @EMPedsDoc]

Before I was a doctor, I was an economics major. Since I'm not that anymore, listen to @PalmerBrian explain why coal isn't the answer to any problem. https://t.co/1nzJ9CE88j

[Brian Palmer @PalmerBrian]

Coal only makes sense to people who don't understand how the grid works. Don't be one of those people—watch this video and let me explain how the grid works. Then tell your friends. https://t.co/MGFUr4FVZR via @YouTube