Filtering out PFAS is only the first step. These ‘forever chemicals’ still have to be destroyed, and there are many questions about how to do that safely.
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These chemicals are now found on almost every part of the planet, including in the bodies of a large percentage of the American public. An environmental health scientist explains the risks.
The longest-running study of its kind reviewed death records in the path of pollution from coal-fired power plants. The numbers are staggering − but also falling fast as US coal plants close.
The action by the Environment Protection Authority follows alarming results from testing of rainwater tanks and the blood and hair of residents living near to the mine.
Fossil fuel power plants can avoid most emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and pumping it underground. But to be a climate solution, that carbon has to stay stored for thousands of years.
Carbon capture and storage could keep fossil fuel power plants running under newly proposed federal emissions standards, but it faces high hurdles.
The drinking water systems serving over 70 million people may not meet newly proposed water quality standards. It could cost hundreds of billions of dollars to fix that.
A new study reveals wide disparities among state-issued Clean Water Act fines, and even among federal fines from regions to region. A law professor explains why it may be illegal.
An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns heard.
There’s some confusion around what the new climate law allows the Environmental Protection Agency to do. A law professor explains what’s changing.
The US Environmental Protection Agency is reexamining the health effects of bisphenol A. A chemist explains why BPA is in plastics and why it’s hard to find a safe replacement.
These chemicals are now present in water, soil and living organisms and can be found across almost every part of the planet – including 98% of the American public.
Due to increasing concerns over the health hazards posed by BPA, the Food and Drug Administration plans to reevaluate the safety of the controversial chemical for use in everyday products.
Burning leaded gasoline releases toxic lead into the environment, and for 100 years people around the world have been dealing with the health effects. How did a century of toxic fuel come to be?
They argued the NSW Environment Protection Authority should take action on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. In an Aussie first, the court agreed.
An appeals court described the EPA’s effort as ‘a series of tortured misreadings’ of US law.
The technician who gave you that shiny manicure may be inhaling dangerous levels of toxic chemicals on the job.
Two energy scholars who have studied the extent of methane leaks in the oil and gas industry explain what rescinding methane emissions regulations will mean to the climate and industry.
The process known as policy analysis requires careful consideration and deliberation. In most cases, the public also gets to weigh in.
Evidence shows restorative justice can help fix environmental crime – so why isn’t Australia using it more?
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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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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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