President Trump indicated today he intends to nominate Andrew Wheeler to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been acting administrator since former administrator Scott Pruitt resigned amid scandal.
EPA’s draft toxicity assessments for GenX and PFBS confirms what many have feared: taking PFOA and PFOS off the market and out of products has only led to industry replacing them with related PFAS chemicals that pose similar risks.
Come January, America will have a new set of female leaders in government who are poised to make progress on climate and the environment for all Americans.
Renewable energy is at an all-time high in India, contributing 13.4% of the total power generation in August 2018, and growing. Solar and wind, the two main renewable energy sources, while low-cost, and unlimited, are intermittent by nature. Energy storage…
The state now requires its public schools to test their drinking water for lead. But few districts have made it clear how they’re addressing the troubles at their taps.
A new report from twelve Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. shows that residents are clamoring for clean and modern transportation solutions. States in the region are gearing up to do something about it.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation today issued new temporary recommendations for chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—that will allow the toxic chemical to continue to be used on many crops grown in the state, putting children, farmworkers…
The man who’s likely to replace Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary is a seasoned Washington insider—and (surprise!) a former lobbyist for Big Oil and Big Ag.
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