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Report: Common herbicide likely to harm endangered species, US EPA says
C&EN discusses how a Common herbicide likely to harm endangered species, US EPA says. Atrazine has potential to affect numerous species and their habitats.
The widely used herbicide atrazine is likely to adversely affect more than 50% of threatened and endangered species and 40% of habitats critical for those species, the US […]
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Report: U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation
National Geographic discusses how the U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, report finds. The plastic pollution crisis has been widely blamed on a handful of Asian countries, but new research shows just how much the U.S. contributes.
When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month […]
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When Trump’s EPA Needed a Climate Scientist, They Called on John Christy
Inside Climate News discusses When Trump’s EPA Needed a Climate Scientist, They Called on John Christy. A contrarian and outsider in the climate community, he provided the credentials that bolstered the administration’s roll back of environmental protections.
In 2004, scientists at the University of Washington published evidence that Christy and Spencer’s readings of […]
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Trump’s Attacks on Climate Science Are Coming to Fruition
Wired discusses how Trump’s Attacks on Climate Science Are Coming to Fruition. A long-gestating idea to limit the use of climate modeling at the US Geological Survey is about to be realized.
“IF YOU VOTE for Biden, he’ll listen to the scientists,” Donald Trump told a […]
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EPA documents show dicamba damage worse than previously thought
Investigate Midwest discusses how EPA documents show dicamba damage worse than previously thought.
Despite reinstating the controversial pesticide dicamba this week, the Environmental Protection Agency’s own data shows that the damage from the weed killer was worse than previously known.
The pesticide harmed tens of thousands of farmers, overwhelmed state agriculture […]
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Study: TRUMP’S PULLBACK OF POLLUTION CONTROLS IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN YOU THINK
The Center for Public Integrity discusses how TRUMP’S PULLBACK OF POLLUTION CONTROLS IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN YOU THINK. The EPA scrapped the Obama-era rules controlling methane emissions. The fracking-friendly move will also result in the release of hazardous air pollutants linked to cancer.
The Permian Basin is one of the […]
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TRUMP’S PULLBACK OF POLLUTION CONTROLS IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN YOU THINK
The Center for Public Integrity discusses TRUMP’S PULLBACK OF POLLUTION CONTROLS IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN YOU THINK. The EPA scrapped the Obama-era rules controlling methane emissions. The fracking-friendly move will also result in the release of hazardous air pollutants linked to cancer.
The Permian Basin is one of the most […]
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Study: The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths
ProPublica discusses how The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths. Particulate matter kills people. That was true before the pandemic, and new research has tied it to coronavirus deaths. But the EPA is ignoring scientists who say stricter particulate matter limits could prevent tens of thousands of early […]
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Peak Gas Is Coming to the U.S. Sooner Than Anyone Expected
Bloomberg discusses how Peak Gas Demand Is Coming to the U.S. Sooner Than Anyone Expected.
One of the largest utilities in the U.S. put $8 billion into a bet that natural gas would dominate American electricity much like coal had before. “We really consider this to be a growth play,”
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Study: Pregnancy And Pesticides: A Study As Old As Its Subjects Reveals Health Concerns
KALW Radio discusses a study on pregnancy and pesticides, revealing health concerns.
“Yeah it’s sometimes so strong that your nose hurts,” Maritza says. She tells me it makes it hard to breathe.” It’s like thick, thick oxygen you know, it’s hard to like, smell.”
And instantly she knows, someone has just […]
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