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What the Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA Ruling Means for Wetlands and Other Waterways

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
How the twisting of words in the Clean Water Act spells disaster.
Plumes of smoke from an oil refinery rise behind a swing set in a children’s playground

Community Science Is Changing How People Can Fight Pollution

PerspectivesHouston, Texas, St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, IllinoisCourtney Lindwall
Grassroots groups are collecting their own pollution data to increase accountability and demand environmental justice.

Shared Knowledge Is Power in the Northern Mariana Islands

DispatchInternationalShelia Hu
As Indigenous groups seek to comanage the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, elders help the next generation find opportunity on the islands in science and conservation.

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Pathbreaking Woman Scientist Honored with Postage Stamp

Expert BlogDr. Kim Knowlton, Christina Swanson
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu, an experimental physicist who, more than 60 years ago and in a field that is still dominated by men, made significant contributions to nuclear physics.

Health as Lens for Shaping More Equitable Climate Policy

Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalDr. Kim Knowlton
Air pollution bears down disproportionately on the economically disadvantaged and many communities of color. It plays a key role in the disproportionate burden of respiratory health threats from COVID-19 plaguing the nation.

India: Air Quality and Health Risks from Climate and COVID19

Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye
To examine how communities in India can strengthen actions to protect public health, international and local experts recently came together for a virtual roundtable discussion.

Heatwaves, Cyclones, and Extreme Weather During COVID-19

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye, Prima Madan
Extreme heat, cyclones, locust swarms are all devastating India, while communities are already suffering from COVID-19. Northern and central India are reeling from heatwaves this month. Communities are also recovering from the devastation from Cyclone Amphan. Locust swarms are also…

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