Tag: US Environmental Protection Agency
Cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay has helped underwater grasses rebound
Bill Dennison, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Seagrasses are the “coastal canaries” of oceans...
Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and...
Donald Scavia, University of Michigan
Summer is the season for harmful algae blooms in many U.S. lakes and bays. They occur when water bodies become...
History shows that stacking federal science advisory committees doesn’t work
Donald Boesch, University of Maryland
Scientists are busy people, but every year thousands donate many hours of their time without payment to advise Congress and...
Does Scott Pruitt have a solid case for repealing the Clean...
Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School
On June 27, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule rescinding the Obama administration’s “Clean Water Rule.”...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
