An unexpected source of methane? Your local sewage plant.
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Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states – that may violate the Constitution
By Jerry Anderson, Drake University It’s expensive to pollute the water in Colorado. The state’s median fine for companies caught ...
Florida’s governor brags about his environmental achievements, but his record is poor
By Pam McVety As a scientist and life-long Florida environmentalist, I am appalled that the governor bragged in his inauguration ...
Supreme Court was right to rein in the EPA’s supreme authority
By Robert F. Sanchez, Right to the Point “Not so fast, bureaucrats!” That’s the message the U.S. Supreme Court delivered ...
Can a President stop flooding by executive order?
By John Englander, Rising Seas Institute Following the U.S. Presidential election, many pundits speculate that President Biden will use Executive ...
It’s always darkest before the dawn
By John Morales, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists This is a new Silent Spring moment. Rachel Carson’s 1962 seminal book Silent Spring—about the ...
Urge federal authorities to oppose Florida’s plan to have the state control wetlands permitting
By Richard Baker, Pelican Island Audubon Society Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection wants to take over wetlands permitting from federal agencies ...
Thanks for the oil drilling ban, Mr. President, but you’re no Teddy Roosevelt
Palm Beach Post Editorial Board It was President Donald Trump, self-styled superhero, who descended on Jupiter last week, swooping into ...
Miami’s Heat: When art, science, and climate action intersect
By Aria McKenna & Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The CLEO Institute If you happen to be strolling through Miami, Tampa or Orlando ...
Turkey Point Is About To Get A New Pollution Permit. Critics Say Not So Fast
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media Opposition is mounting to a proposed pollution permit that would, for the first time, allow ...
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