If the EPA walks away from science, Florida families pay the price
Weakening federal climate protections will leave families paying more for insurance, electricity and disaster recovery.
Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise
Studies show that heat, air pollution, disease spread and food insecurity linked to climate change are worsening.
Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
The reversal of the finding must be justified by a thorough scientific review and not just be political posturing.
The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference
The Documerica project shows in clear photographic evidence how dirty the US used to be.
Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change had been ratified and signed by the US in 1992.
The clock is ticking: Invest in the planet, not the Pentagon
At the Paris Agreement's 10-year anniversary, US climate commitments are being swallowed up by military spending.
Delay of EPA methane rule could worsen pollution impacts in Florida
The EPA’s own analysis shows the rule could prevent 1,500 premature deaths and 100,000 asthma attacks each year.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
Who protects us when the EPA won’t?
With the EPA’s top research office dismantled, an independent environmental science institute could be an alternative.
As EPA stalls, states are left to handle solar panel waste
A federal plan to manage the coming 'solar waste tsunami' of retired panels has missed its start date.