The Environmental Protection Agency today failed, once again, to take strong, decisive action to protect the public from a dangerous class of chemicals known as PFAS—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The agency issued a long-awaited “management plan” on PFAS, saying it…
Michigan’s Senate voted today along party lines to adopt a House Concurrent Resolution that would block Gov. Whitmer’s executive order dissolving the controversial “polluter panels” that could override policy and pollution permitting decisions made by state’s regulators.
Michigan Governor and State Legislature must turn the page on past environmental pitfalls and become a national leader on advancing public health and the environment protection.
Most of the state's hog facilities use a primitive system that exposes nearby residents to noxious odors, dangerous gases, water pollutants, and superbugs. But now we have a chance to clean up this mess.
EPA recently issued an unjustified and irresponsible proposal to dramatically weaken carbon pollution standards for new coal-fired power plants. Here are my remarks for EPA's public hearing on the proposed rule.
There’s one energy resources that is 100 percent reliable and performs better when the weather turns bitter: energy efficiency.
The more extreme the weather, the larger the savings from efficiency.
Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Dr. Anna Reade
The agency has an opportunity to protect the public from this group of highly toxic chemicals found in drinking water, cookware, food packaging, and other everyday items.
While no major disruptions occurred, Mother Nature’s brutal blast last week caused the shutdown of a nuclear reactor in New Jersey; drove many coal plants offline in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest; and contributed to a fire at a natural gas…
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