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EPA

Aerial view of dam and reservoir surrounded by trees.
Climate Change

United States Includes Dam Emissions in UN Climate Reporting for the First Time

Better accounting can go a long way in establishing sound policy to tackle the climate crisis.
February 3, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Better accounting can go a long way in establishing sound policy to tackle the climate crisis.
air pollution
Pollution & Toxins

The Fight Against Deadly Soot

The health risks from tiny airborne particulate matter may soon face stricter federal regulation. But improving air quality remains a complex challenge.
October 31, 2022
by
Tim Lydon
The health risks from tiny airborne particulate matter may soon face stricter federal regulation. But improving air quality remains a complex challenge.
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Editorials

Let’s Put More Effort Into Investigating and Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
May 9, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
black smoke at refinery
Op-Eds

It’s Time to Stop Rolling the Dice on Chemical Disasters

The Environmental Protection Agency can help protect millions of people who live near industrial facilities — but only if it works now to strengthen an important federal chemical policy.
January 18, 2022
by
Pam Nixon
The Environmental Protection Agency can help protect millions of people who live near industrial facilities — but only if it works now to strengthen an important federal chemical policy.
orange creek water
The Ask

‘There’s No Memory of the Joy.’ Why 40 Years of Superfund Work Hasn’t Saved Tar Creek

Residents of northeastern Oklahoma still suffer from the toxic fallout of shuttered mines. 
April 14, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Residents of northeastern Oklahoma still suffer from the toxic fallout of shuttered mines. 
two pumpjacks with flare
Pollution & Toxins

Biden Moves to Dial Down America’s Soaring Methane Emissions

Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.
January 29, 2021
by
Tim Lydon
Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.
EPA building and flag
Op-Eds

Biden Can Restore the EPA, But It Will Require Steadfast Effort

The Biden administration must focus on science and enforcement, reverse Trump deregulation efforts and reenergize EPA employment.
December 9, 2020
by
Joel A. Mintz
The Biden administration must focus on science and enforcement, reverse Trump deregulation efforts and reenergize EPA employment.
EPA building and flag
Op-Eds

Pandemic Spawns Dangerous Relaxation of Environmental Regulations

The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.
September 14, 2020
by
Joel A. Mintz and Victor B. Flatt
The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.
crude spilled from pipeline
Reviews

When the War on Science Really Began

A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.
March 10, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.
EPA building and flag
Op-Eds

EPA Enforcement in Distress — and More Trouble Is Brewing

The White House has now quietly and ominously asked polluters to help identify new opportunities for deregulation.
February 24, 2020
by
Joel A. Mintz
The White House has now quietly and ominously asked polluters to help identify new opportunities for deregulation.

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