Can Small Doses of Radiation Harm You? The EPA Isn't Convinced.
A new rule might open the door for regulation rollbacks on radiation and harmful chemicals.
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Dispatches: Five Essential Reads From the Past Week
A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from an interview with Harvard University's Theda Skocpol on grassroots organizing to a feature on a person-centered approach to elderly care far above the Arctic Circle.
The Lede, Issue #25: The Best Hope for the Democratic Party, Heart Mountain, the End of Locker-Room Talk as We Know It, and More
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Dispatches: Five Essential Reads From the Past Week
A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from an interview with Anna Clark on the Flint water crisis to a look at how the Environmental Protection Agency will run under Andrew Wheeler.
The Lede, Issue #24: The Ongoing Crisis in Flint, the EPA Under Andrew Wheeler, Plastic Straw Bans, and More
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Dispatches: Five Essential Reads From the Past Week
A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from an introduction to new Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to a primer on California's upcoming fire season.
Did U.S. Government Agencies Intentionally Whitewash the Toxic Footprint of a Widely Used Chemical Compound?
Two new analyses make clear the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Defense have downplayed the public-health threat posed by chemicals used to develop Teflon and Scotchgard.
The Lede, Issue #23: Inside New York's Tenement Museum, Scott Pruitt's Resignation, a New Leader for the EPA, and More
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EPA Found Culpable in Flint's Other Lead Crisis
The longest-running civil rights case against the EPA has just come to a bittersweet end.
The Poison in Our Water
As scientists sort out the best way to capture and measure the harmful microfibers that now litter most of the world's freshwater, we have no choice but to keep drinking.
Failure at the EPA
The agency has left immigrants and minorities to fend for themselves at toxic waste sites across the country.
Perdido en el Humo
La agencia ha dejado a los inmigrantes y las minorías a valerse por sí mismos en los sitios de desechos tóxicos en todo el país.
The Lede, Issue #15: A New Episode of the Podcast, Covering Climate Injustice, Political Satire, and More
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The Trump Administration Is Set to Name a Former Oil Spokesman Head of a Regional EPA Office
Republican Michael Stoker will lead the Environmental Protection Agency office overseeing California and three other states, but he spent years as a spokesman for the most reckless company in the region.
Higher Risks, Fewer Protections for America's Immigrants
By virtue of both income and ethnicity, new Americans have the odds stacked against them when it comes to finding a healthy place to live.
The Lede, Issue #13: The Problem With Sensitivity Readers, Failure at the EPA, the State of Unions in America, and More
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Dispatches: What You Need to Know About an Embattled EPA
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Lede, Issue #12: Inside an Embattled EPA, the Effects of Air Pollution, the Art of Loneliness, and More
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Can the Menominee Tribe in Wisconsin Block the Back Forty Mine?
With a Canadian company looking to mine gold, silver, and copper on ancestral lands, opponents worry about toxic water and the destruction of Menominee heritage.
As Climate Change Intensifies, Here Are the Most—and Least—Resilient Counties in America
A recent EPA survey takes into account extreme weather, but also social factors such as poverty, health, and governance.
The EPA Could Have a Hard Time Repealing the Clean Power Plan
A new rule-making process will start another lengthy battle over climate regulations.
Scott Pruitt Announces Clean Power Plan Repeal, Declares War on Coal 'Over'
The EPA begins the process to roll back a major Obama-era emissions rule, fulfilling one of Trump's main campaign promises.
The EPA Rollback Continues With an Attack on the Coal Ash Rule
The administration wants to eliminate 2015 regulations—a move that would disproportionately harm lower-income regions and neighborhoods.
Houston EPA Lab Slated to Close
Thanks largely to the Trump administration's steep cuts to the agency's funding, the lab will not renew the lease for its property in southwest Houston.