The One Time Congress Let the Public Comment on an Upcoming Bill Was the Last Time It Passed a Major Health Law With Bipartisan Support
Sometimes public comments are actually productive.
Civil Penalties for Breaking Environmental Laws Fell 60 Percent Under Trump
A new report compares the Environmental Protection Agency's productivity during the presidencies of Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Trump Is Declaring Opioid Addiction a National Emergency After All
The announcement comes 10 days after a commission he created strongly recommended the classification.
The Myth Behind Painkilling Lettuce
Some doctors' manuals from the 19th century do list Lactuca virosa as a pain reliever, but there's little evidence that it works.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Plan for the Opioid Epidemic
President Donald Trump spoke for several minutes on Tuesday about drug addiction in America. Pacific Standard annotated his speech.
The White House Isn’t Declaring Opioids a National Emergency
The number of Americans who have died of opioid overdoses has grown every year since 2002.
Protected Under Obama, the Sage Grouse Finds Itself Once Again Under Threat
A new Department of the Interior report recommends rolling back parts of a compromise protection plan implemented less than two years ago.
Green Pacific Northwest Sees an Unfamiliar Sight: Smoke and Fire
A NASA satellite image shows fires in the Pacific Northwest, which now hosts 10 times as many large fires as it did before 1960.
What Would Happen If Trump Declared the Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency?
National-emergency laws were designed to help America deal with hurricanes. Will they work against addiction?
There’s a Strategy That Helps Prevent Injuries at Work. Why Isn’t the Federal Government Using It?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has altered its strategies dramatically since Donald Trump became president. What does that mean for America's workers?