The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year.
Environment
Apr 5, 2022
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A first-of-its-kind article coauthored by scholars at Resources for the Future (RFF) and Columbia University in the journal American Economic Review finds that the loss of a hectare of wetlands (roughly the size of two and ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2022
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Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.
Environment
Apr 1, 2022
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Water resource availability is the major limiting factor for sustainable development in drylands. The drylands of northern China contain only 19% of the country's total water resources but house one-third of the national ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2022
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When manatees on Florida's east coast gather next winter, they're likely to face another season of starvation.
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2022
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If we looked at Earth from outer space, it would appear that our blue-and-green planet has abundant water. But of all that blue, less than 3% is freshwater, and less than 1% of that is available for use. More than a billion ...
Ecology
Mar 16, 2022
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The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to cap abandoned oil and gas wells across the United States.
Environment
Feb 1, 2022
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The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health.
Environment
Feb 1, 2022
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When environmental protection was a barely noticed issue on the political agenda, it was able to achieve massive support from the American public. The air pollution, water pollution, solid and toxic waste programs of the ...
Environment
Dec 28, 2021
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Skoltech researchers have come up with an approach for aggregating and mapping data on the quality of water, soil, or air for agriculture, industrial needs, consumer and environmental protection. The new algorithm relies ...
Environment
Dec 23, 2021
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