Disbanded air pollution panel finds EPA standards don’t protect public health
The panel supported the preliminary conclusions of a Draft EPA Policy Assessment that the current standards aren't requisite to protect public health.
Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
Biden-Harris admin announces $2.2 billion in discrimination relief payments to farmers
“It’s long overdue. These are payments that these farmers desperately need.”
Help Diane Wilson’s Texas clean water triumphs go national: this protest model fits all
A shrimp-boat captain with a high school education won a $50 million settlement against Formosa Plastics. The blueprint she built is being packaged for anyone else facing a polluter.
Republican governor against Trump’s offshore oil plans
With South Carolina’s economy dependent on coastal business, such as fishing and tourism, any damage to the coast could have a major impact on the state.
Community scientists have new EPA guidelines for sampling microplastic pollution. How useful are they?
The protocol acknowledges that because "microplastics smaller than [one millimeter] in size (such as microbeads) are more difficult to find... more sophisticated technology is required to conclusively identify them."
Wildfire smoke is reversing U.S. air pollution gains, study finds
“At the end of the day, the best type of policy is to proactively prevent these big fires in the first place.”
The divestment movement’s big month
The pressure and devolving social license have even started to influence business leaders’ decisions.
The US has more climate deniers than any other wealthy nation, survey finds
A 23-country poll found that the U.S. led rich nations in the percentage of people who said that climate change was not caused by humans.
Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death, but rising inequality too
Not everyone is struggling. In fact, some actually benefit economically from these extreme weather events.