7 reasons avoiding double counting of emissions reductions helps countries, and the environment
Photo credit: iStock Meeting the Paris Agreement’s ambitious goal – to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to[…]
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The TSCA new chemicals mess: A problem of the chemical industry’s own making
Nary a day goes by without a complaint being lodged by someone in the chemical industry, or in one of[…]
Read moreSolutions Exist to Break the Devastating Cycle of Hog Farms Flooding During Hurricanes
North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality is currently reporting that at least 43 hog manure lagoons are inundated with floodwater,[…]
Read moreAmerican Water demonstrates strong leadership on lead service line replacement
In a landmark decision on July 25, 2018, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved American Water’s plan to fully[…]
Read moreClimate smart rice farming requires integrated co-management of nitrogen and organic matter with shallow flooding
By applying climate smart farming practices, small-holder farming communities in India can become more climate resilient, as well as improve[…]
Read moreTrump Administration Attacks Sensible Methane Standards, Putting Americans at Risk
Following on the heels of proposals to undo power plant pollution standards and to roll back progress on clean cars,[…]
Read moreThis EPA has a blatant double standard when it comes to transparency on new chemicals under TSCA
I’ve blogged extensively over the past year about the Trump EPA’s moves to dismantle health-protective reviews of new chemicals under[…]
Read moreEPA Should Abandon Rulemaking to Distort, Undervalue Benefits of Health Safeguards and Pollution Limits
EDF and a group of environmental, conservation, and social justice organizations submitted comments to Environmental Protection Agency urging it not[…]
Read moreEDF submits extensive comments critical of EPA OPPT’s TSCA systematic review document
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted critical comments on EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) “systematic review” document that[…]
Read moreWheeler expected to weaken the Clean Power Plan even as pollution reduction costs are dropping
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler is reportedly taking steps to nix the Clean Power Plan– America’s only national limits on[…]
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