Seven States Sue EPA for Failure to Regulate Pesticide
Seven attorneys general are accusing the EPA of violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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Republicans: ‘The EPA Is a Helicopter Mom’
At a House Science Committee hearing on states' role in EPA rule-making, Republicans lamented a supposed parent-child relationship between the federal agency and its state-level counterparts.
Why Is It So Easy for Officials to Cover Up Drinking Water Scandals?
Vague regulations let government officials hide drinking water contamination from the public.
Obama and Trudeau’s Methane Pledge Takes Aim at the Right Target
The oil and gas industry is the United States' biggest emitter of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
What It Takes to Make the Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern Less Concerning
Eliminating the pollution from industry requires a lot of time, money, and effort on the part of local groups, states, and federal entities.
How Migratory Birds Could Save the Paris Agreement From the Supreme Court
The death of Antonin Scalia may have spared the historic agreement from a premature demise, but its constitutional underpinnings are still in jeopardy.
Led Astray: When Looking for Lead Contamination, Flint Failed to Test Homes With Lead Pipes
Flint made many mistakes, but its haphazard lead monitoring system was the worst of them.
America’s Power Plant Problem
More than 200 out of the 523 coal-fired power plants that were in operation five years ago are now closed or slated for closure. What should we do with them?
The Bureaucratic Malfeasance That Created Flint and Sebring’s Water Crises
A new report on lead contamination in an Ohio city underscores the severity (and ubiquity) of the town's health disaster.