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Latest Fact-Checks In Environment

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Michelle Wolf
Michelle Wolf
stated on April 29, 2018 a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner
"Flint still doesn’t have clean water."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2018
For Our Future Florida
For Our Future Florida
stated on April 22, 2018 in a tweet
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "just signed a bill that could make most of Florida’s beaches private."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • April 26, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on April 23, 2018 a U.S. Senate debate
"I’ve cut a half a billion (dollars) out of the EPA just in the last two years. We’ve cut 3,000 jobs out of the EPA."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2018 a tweet
Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • April 10, 2018
North Carolina Democratic Party
North Carolina Democratic Party
stated on March 27, 2018 an ad campaign
NC Republicans "raided $58 million that was supposed to help create jobs for North Carolinians."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • March 27, 2018
Ryan Zinke
Ryan Zinke
stated on March 13, 2018 testimony before a Senate committee
A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 24, 2018 a tweet
"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on January 3, 2018 an interview with the editorial board of the Herald-News of Joliet
"The Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois."
Half-True
By Brett Chase • January 16, 2018
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on January 4, 2018 a tweet
"In Congress, @RonDeSantisFL was the DECIDING vote AGAINST our state's right to protect Florida waters from drilling."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • January 12, 2018
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 9, 2018 a press conference
On expanding offshore oil drilling
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • January 10, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on October 12, 2017 a radio interview
Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • November 6, 2017
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 29, 2017 a post on Gillum's campaign website
"Under his leadership, Tallahassee reduced its carbon intensity by roughly 40 percent."  
False
By Allison Graves • October 12, 2017
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on September 18, 2017 an opinion-editorial
Florida’s coastal and stormwater infrastructure are "two of the most critical areas during a storm, and received D-plus and D ratings, respectively, by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2016."  
True
By Allison Graves • September 25, 2017
Billy Richardson
Billy Richardson
stated on August 31, 2017 on the House floor
North Carolina is home to "two rivers of the top five most polluted rivers" in the U.S.
False
By Paul Specht • September 20, 2017
Freedom Daily
Freedom Daily
stated on September 6, 2017 a blog post
"Muslims’ disturbing plan comes out after grocery stores go bare to prepare for Irma."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • September 12, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 5, 2017 an Internet post
"Computer models show Irma destroying New York City on Sept. 10."
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • September 7, 2017
OurLandOfTheFree.com
OurLandOfTheFree.com
stated on August 30, 2017 a blog post
The Clinton Foundation is sending water to Houston "for $7 a bottle."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • September 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 6, 2017 a web post
"Hurricane Irma could be a Category 6 by the time it hits East Coast."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 30, 2017 in a blog post
Says Manny Pacquiao, Usain Bolt and Princes William and Harry have donated tens of millions of dollars to Hurricane Harvey victims.
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • September 1, 2017
Marco Rubio's heckler
Marco Rubio's heckler
stated on August 22, 2017 during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP
Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 29, 2017
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