Asbestos is a lesser known, but no less potent, member of the American annual “40,000 Death Club.” And nowhere in America is the disintegration of asbestos as evident as in the nation’s schools. Read more >
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Raw Sewage and Forever Chemicals: The Trump Administration’s Growing Waterworld Debacle
February 3, 2020 10:40 AM EDT
The EPA is relaxing requirements for cities to build proper sewage infrastructure and more sites are being reported with high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals. The evidence is spewing in about how foul our water will be under the Trump administration’s new water rules. Read more >
EPA’s New Water Rule a Mockery of Science and the Clean Water Act
January 24, 2020 9:26 AM EDT
The Trump administration’s new Navigable Waters Protection rule removes protections for half of the nation’s wetlands, nearly 20 percent of streams, and goes against all scientific sense. Read more >
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The Trump Administration’s Latest: A Plan to Foul the Alaska Arctic
December 6, 2019 6:32 AM EDT
In a complete disregard for science, conservation, and climate change, the administration has released a draft plan that could allow oil and gas operations on more than 17 million acres in Alaska’s Arctic. Read more >
Natural Gas vs. Renewable Energy: Beware the Latest Gas Industry Talking Points
October 15, 2019 3:48 PM EDT
The natural gas industry is on an aggressive public relations tear to convince Americans that for decades to come, it is the “bridge” between coal and renewable energy.