Shining new light on the toxicity of chemicals in produced water
In the United States, onshore oil and gas extraction operations generate nearly a trillion gallons of produced water annually. It[…]
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Think PFAS in food packaging are safe simply because FDA accepted their use? Think again.
By Tom Neltner / Published: November 13, 2019 Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS)—recently dubbed “forever chemicals”—have received a large[…]
Read moreThe businesses that are – and are not – leading on climate change
When President Trump announced his plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement in 2017, businesses spoke out en masse in[…]
Read moreGreenhouse gases drive Australia’s bushfires
Australia’s bushfires are feeding on heat from the climate change happening in the tropics, but its government doesn’t want to know.
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Meet the 2019 class of Russell E. Train Fellows
Selected for their innovative proposals and merit-based history, the 2019 cohort of Train Fellows will focus their research on key topics, from analyzing whale shark behavior in the Galápagos to preserving critical landscapes throughout Bhutan.
Read morePublic records confirm EPA’s “censored science” proposal was an end-run around Congress
The Trump administration is reportedly expanding its dangerous plan — originally proposed by former Administrator Scott Pruitt — to limit[…]
Read moreNew poll shows more Floridians than ever oppose hunting of black bears
During the 2015 hunting season in Florida, 304 bears were killed in just two days, including 179 female bears. Approximately 38 of those were lactating, meaning these bears had cubs they were still feeding and caring for. Photo by Anton Sorokin/Alamy Stock Photo
Florida authorities are now considering a proposal to manage the state’s black bear population, including a plan that could open the animals to the sights of trophy hunters. But a new statewide poll shows that more than two-thirds of Floridians are against the idea of . . .
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When you see a “Product of U.S.A.” label on a package of meat you should be able to assume that the meat you’re looking at came from an animal raised and processed here in the U.S….
Read moreTime for a safer food supply: The legal challenge to FDA’s GRAS Rule
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