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Economy

Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2023

Jerry Anderson, Drake University It’s expensive to pollute the water in Colorado. The state’s median fine for companies caught...

Health

Regulating ‘forever chemicals’: 3 essential reads on PFAS

Staff Writer - March 8, 2023

Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated...

Environment

Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2022

Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022,...

Environment

The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers’ weed problems –...

Staff Writer - February 2, 2022

Bart Elmore, The Ohio State University In October 2021 I was a guest on a popular podcast to discuss...

Environment

The EPA is banning chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on food...

Staff Writer - August 25, 2021

Gina Solomon, University of California, San Francisco On Aug. 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it...

Politics

On environmental protection, Biden’s election will mean a 180-degree turn from...

Staff Writer - November 22, 2020

Janet McCabe, Indiana University The Trump administration has waged what I and many other legal experts view as an all-out assault on the nation’s environmental...

Environment

Why California is banning chlorpyrifos, a widely-used pesticide: 5 questions answered

Staff Writer - February 3, 2020

Gina Solomon, University of California, San Francisco Editor’s note: California, the top U.S. food-producing state, is ending use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental...

Environment

EPA’s proposed ‘secret science’ rule directly threatens children’s health

Staff Writer - January 7, 2020

Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI The Trump administration is working to weaken U.S. environmental regulations in many areas, from water and air pollution to energy development and...