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Sustainability

Extreme Poverty Is a Humanitarian Crisis — and an Environmental One

A new report finds that malnutrition, unsafe water, drought, floods and other environmental dangers affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
June 23, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A new report finds that malnutrition, unsafe water, drought, floods and other environmental dangers affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
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Op-Eds

Life Before the EPA

Calls to bring power back to states ignore the struggles states had regulating the environment.
June 22, 2017
by
Peter Harnik
Calls to bring power back to states ignore the struggles states had regulating the environment.
The Dose

EPA Delays Ozone Pollution Rule for 1 Year

An Obama-era rule to reduce ground-level ozone has been delayed by one year, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Tuesday. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards were supposed to identify cities that currently have ozone levels above 70 parts per billion. The EPA itself calls ground-level ozone “bad ozone” and says it has been linked to numerous environmental and health effects, including “chest pain, coughing, throat irritation, and airway inflammation,” which can lead the asthma or other problems. The announcement about this delay, however, claims the EPA does not “fully understand the role of background ozone levels.” 
June 7, 2017
by
John R. Platt
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News

“The Need for Environmental Journalism Is More Acute Now Than Ever”

The Revelator speaks with Bobby Magill, president of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
June 2, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The Revelator speaks with Bobby Magill, president of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
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Wildlife

Forgotten but not Gone: The Pacific Fisher

Facing new threats — including toxins from illegal marijuana grows — the fate of this little-known mammal hangs in the balance.
May 31, 2017
by
Days Edge
Facing new threats — including toxins from illegal marijuana grows — the fate of this little-known mammal hangs in the balance.
Radium Girls
Pollution & Toxins

The Radium Girls’ Ghostly, Toxic Legacy

A new book dives into the toxic history of the companies that poisoned dozens of young women.
May 23, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A new book dives into the toxic history of the companies that poisoned dozens of young women.
Voices

Mining the Truth in Peru

I went to Peru to screen a documentary about mining and ended up getting detained.
May 17, 2017
by
John Dougherty
I went to Peru to screen a documentary about mining and ended up getting detained.
Pollution & Toxins

Diesel is 50% Dirtier (and Deadlier) than Expected

Government emissions tests have drastically underestimated the pollution created by diesel trucks, cars and other vehicles, according to a study
May 17, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Government emissions tests have drastically underestimated the pollution created by diesel trucks, cars and other vehicles, according to a study
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Pollution & Toxins

Plastic Pollution: From Ship to Shore

When a 60,000-pound shipping container falls into the ocean, its plastic contents can end up on the world’s beaches — and in its fish.
May 17, 2017
by
Erica Cirino
When a 60,000-pound shipping container falls into the ocean, its plastic contents can end up on the world’s beaches — and in its fish.

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