Data gathered from EPA reports, staffers and retirees show the Trump administration has brought fewer environmental enforcement actions to conclusion and deferred more to states.
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E-cigarettes are hotly debated because of the uncertainty of whether they are a gateway to cigarette smoking for teens, or an aid to smoking cessation. One thing is clear: They are not biodegradable.
Trump’s energy plan may meet the letter of the law but the Affordable Clean Energy Plan reflects the administration’s clear agenda to move slowly or not at all on climate change.
It’s time Australian states took a lesson from US states when it comes to working around obstructive federal climate change policies.
Law scholars from California unpack the legal questions raised by the Trump administration’s plan to roll back mileage standards and revoke California’s ability to set more stringent rules.
This new and more accurate estimate means that replacing coal with natural gas doesn’t do as much to reduce climate change as it should.
The EPA intends to limit what scientific studies can inform policy – a change long sought by industry. A long-time public health researcher explains the single study at the root of the controversy.
A review of Trump’s stated war on regulations doesn’t find many successful repeals. But it is hurting regulatory enforcement in quieter ways.
Deriving fuel from trees costs more than wind and solar power and it emits more carbon than coal. There are many heated debates about this kind of energy, known as forest or woody biomass.
According to one study, more than 8 million people per year die early from air pollution exposure.
An academic suing the EPA over its decision to bar certain scientists from serving on advisory boards says the EPA needs to address legitimate criticisms to rebuild after Pruitt.
The Trump administration announced a plan to relax fuel economy standards, but well-designed regulations can drive clean car innovations that make U.S. industry globally competitive.
Environmental and health groups have called for the creation of a non-political federal agency with the power to rule on pollution levels - much like the Reserve Bank does for interest rates.
The fracking boom has led to a large increase of hydrocarbon emissions in rural areas, reversing some regional air toxics trends.
Two moves by the Trump administration signal a dramatic shift in energy policy to favor coal and nuclear, but markets forces and legal challenges mean changes could take years.
Why assembling two teams to debate climate change is all about political spectacle and sowing doubt – and has nothing to do with actual climate science.
Green groups fighting Trump’s anti-environmental agenda should heed precedents from the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations. They can also learn from the Australian experience.
While many people are willing to happily gamble with pharmaceuticals, which may offer the most trivial of benefits, they are not ready to believe the facts on climate change.
Economic forces – alongside a moral imperative – are driving cities, states and companies to make changes to forestall climate change, regardless of the whims of the White House.
Oklahoma is trying to limit the number of earthquakes caused by oil and gas extraction, but some existing faults there – which could be activated by wastewater injection – have never been mapped.
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor, Indiana University
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Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland
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Professor of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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Senior Research Associate, Energy Institute, Colorado State University
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Distinguished Professor of Practice, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration, and Director of the Regulatory Studies Center, George Washington University
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Climate and Energy Program Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions; Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School, Duke University
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Co-Executive Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
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Dean, College of Engineering, University of Rhode Island
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Senior Lecturer, Communications, Media and Culture, University of Stirling
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University
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Professor in Economics; Director, Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago
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Professor of Communication, Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Northeastern University
