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Big Business Ignores Climate Change Warning Signs

Peter Kuper Oct 10, 2024 Dig deeper

The Regulatory Failure Behind a Georgia Chemical Plant Catastrophe

Katya Schwenk / The Lever Oct 7, 2024 In the years before the BioLab chemical fire, industry lobbyists fought to ensure disaster-prevention rules didn’t cover such facilities. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Deception

Edward Carver / Common Dreams Sep 24, 2024 The unprecedented lawsuit alleges decades of lies about the recyclability of plastics, propagated to increase production. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

PFAS in Fish

Adam Zyglis Aug 19, 2024 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

Defense Department Defies EPA Order on ‘Forever Chemicals’

Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft Aug 15, 2024 The U.S. Air Force cites the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Chevron Doctrine in evading the directive. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Project 2025’s Extreme Vision for the West

Michelle Nijhuis, Erin X. Wong / High Country News Jul 26, 2024 The demolition of public lands, water and wildlife protections are part of conservatives’ plan for a second Trump term. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Why We’re Going to Miss the Chevron Doctrine

Jake Bittle, Zoya Teirstein / Grist Jul 1, 2024 The Supreme Court’s scrapping of the precedent may invite regulatory chaos, threatening decades of environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

How the Recycling Symbol Lost All Meaning

Kate Yoder / Grist Jun 14, 2024 Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the logo of its worth. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Environment

Federal Aid Helps Small Tribes Jumpstart Recycling Programs

Taylar Dawn Stagner / Grist May 29, 2024 While it isn't easy to get such programs going, some tribal leaders view recycling as "a form of decolonization" they can tackle now. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Unspent Federal Money Could Have Prevented Jackson’s Water Crisis

Lylla Younes / Grist May 24, 2024 A new report surfaces a trail of red flags the EPA failed to raise. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Ten Years After Water Crisis, Distrust and Anger Linger in Flint

Anna Clark, Sarahbeth Maney / ProPublica May 7, 2024 The betrayal of trust by the institutions meant to protect Flint’s residents has made them cautious as they look to the future. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

EPA Proposal Could Multiply Acephate In Tomatoes and Celery

Sharon Lerner / ProPublica Apr 29, 2024 The EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )