EPA announces emergency order immediately suspending weedkiller DCPA
The ban of the pesticide, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate and chlorthal-dimethyl, goes into affect immediately while the EPA begins the cancellation process, which will lead to a permanent ban of DCPA.
US air pollution regulation saved over 1.5 billion birds
“Our research shows that the benefits of environmental regulation have likely been underestimated.”
Trump’s nuclear orders revive a failed industry at the expense of public safety and...
Executive orders to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity ignore cost overruns, radiation risks, and a global shift toward cheaper, safer renewables—all while gutting the agency meant to protect the public
How things got so fracking bad in Ohio
Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.
Big Oil needs to pay for the damage it caused
"Justice demands real money moving from the global North to the global South to compensate for the damage we’ve done."
Democrats boycott committee vote on Trump’s EPA pick
“Pruitt is wholly unfit and unqualified to lead the EPA.”
Indigenous leaders hail Biden’s proposed Chaco Canyon drilling ban as ‘important first step’
“We are most hopeful that this action is a turning point where the United States natural resource management planning philosophy focuses on the protection of all living beings.”
Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws
For decades, regular citizens and advocacy groups have filed suits that forced companies and the federal government to clean up the environment. Trump officials have moved to limit that power.
History shows that stacking federal science advisory committees doesn’t work
Facing these threats, scientists should not disengage from providing the nation with objective analysis and recommendations.
We need immediate and drastic climate action
We must very rapidly stop the extraction and use of fossil fuels.