Tag: Water pollution
Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Humans rely on the ocean for many things, including food, jobs, recreation and stabilization of...
The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many...
Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal...
Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states...
Jerry Anderson, Drake University
It’s expensive to pollute the water in Colorado. The state’s median fine for companies caught...
Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a...
Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis
The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022,...
Do chemicals in sunscreens threaten aquatic life? A new report says...
Robert Richmond, University of Hawaii and Karen Glanz, University of Pennsylvania
Studies have shown that the same active ingredients...
Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial...
Thomas Marlow, New York University; James R. Elliott, Rice University, and Scott Frickel, Brown University
Climate science is clear:...
Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts,...
Daniel Macfarlane, Western Michigan University
The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over...
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...
Charles Lester, University of California Santa Barbara
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...
Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...
