If fish could wail, they would scream over the lethal powers granted to the Environmental Protection Agency in part of the draft farm bill recently rolled out by the House Agriculture Committee. Read more >
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The New Farm Bill’s Pesticide Provisions are a Sneak Attack on the Environment
May 10, 2018 1:41 PM EDT
Workers dwarfed by offshore wind blade tips and towers at Siemens deployment dock in Hull. Offshore wind is part of the revival of many port cities in Europe. Photo: Derrick Z. Jackson
Trump Onboard for Offshore Wind?
April 12, 2018 1:18 PM EDT
The dramatically dropping costs of offshore wind, which is now cheaper than nuclear power and closing in on parity with fossil fuels in Europe, have sparked an explosion of renewed interest in the US. Read more >
Photo: Senate EPW
With Pruitt Under Fire, Likely Successor Andrew Wheeler’s Coal Ties Deserve Scrutiny
April 6, 2018 6:34 PM EDT
As ethics storm clouds build over Scott Pruitt, environmentalists eager for a new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should beware.
That is because the odds-on next leader of the EPA is Andrew Wheeler. Read more >
Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services. Photo: Wikimedia
Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration: The Cases of Alex Azar and Brenda Fitzgerald
February 5, 2018 4:33 PM EDT
It is slim relief that Brenda Fitzgerald was forced to resign last week as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a very short and immoral tenure. Now eyes turn to Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services. Read more >
At the CDC, as Elsewhere Throughout the Government, Words Have Consequences
January 8, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
It does not matter who pulls the semantic shroud over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When it comes to matters of science and health, any level of silence at the CDC is a declaration that saving lives is secondary to politics. Read more >