"Dissatisfied," "frustrated" and "let down" are words summing up how most people feel about the UK's democracy today, finds an in-depth report from UCL and the UK's leading public participation charity, Involve.
Political science
Apr 8, 2022
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The government spends millions regulating companies that work with large quantities of hazardous substances. But we don't know whether this is making the industry safer. The number of violations and incidents remains constant. ...
Economics & Business
Mar 25, 2022
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The Clean Air Acts of 1970 and 1963 changed America's energy industry.
Environment
Jul 14, 2021
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Research has studied the effects of climate risk on financial markets, but few studies have addressed the effect of environmental policy on those markets. A new study examined whether federal policy aimed at mitigating local ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2021
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The harm that air pollution is doing on the African continent seems to be growing. Estimates of premature mortality attributed to air pollution have increased from about 570,000 in 1990 to over 700,000 in 2013. In the same ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2020
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The OECD on Monday faulted governments for neglecting the green economy in multi-trillion recovery plans against the impact of COVID-19, thus threatening to leave the planet worse off than before.
Environment
Sep 14, 2020
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Oysters are filter feeders, extracting nutrients from the water, so that makes them very susceptible to water pollution such as that from bushfires.
Ecology
Aug 21, 2020
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In May, federal regulators finalized a new biotechnology policy that will bring sweeping changes to the U.S. food system. Dubbed "SECURE," the rule revises U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations over genetically engineered ...
Biotechnology
Jun 1, 2020
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California and nearly two dozen other states on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to weaken fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks puts the public's health at risk and ...
Environment
May 29, 2020
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2019 is set to be the second warmest year on record, ending the warmest decade on record, another reminder that climate change is the defining issue of our time.
Political science
Jan 21, 2020
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