The science is crystal clear on the causes of sea level rise. A recent commentary in the Wall Street Journal gets it wrong on all counts. Read more >
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Sonny Perdue’s USDA Is in Bed with Big Pork. That’s Really Bad for Everyone Else.
Karen Perry Stillerman, senior analyst, Food and Environment
May 17, 2018 4:53 PM EDT
In his first year running the US Department of Agriculture, Secretary Sonny Perdue has displayed a curious tendency to say things he really shouldn’t. The most recent example is his striking off-the-cuff comment about a big court judgment won by neighbors of a massive hog farm and its stinking cesspools in North Carolina. Read more >
The view from aerial tour of Hurricane Sandy damage of New Jersey's barrier beaches, Nov. 18, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)
Building the Right Project: An Engineer’s Perspective on Infrastructure Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events
Dr. Cris B. Liban, P.E., ENV SP UCS Science Network, UCS
May 16, 2018 3:20 PM EDT
Infrastructure Week 2018 is upon us, and it’s important that we highlight the state of our nation’s infrastructure and why it’s critical to our economy, society, security, and future. So what is the status of our infrastructure? Read more >
Five Things You Should Know About EPA’s Proposed Giant Step Backward on the Safety of Chemical Facilities
May 17, 2018 5:18 PM EDT
As one of his first acts in office, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt decided to put on hold the implementation of new regulations to improve the safety of chemical facilities around the country. Those regulations, finalized in 2017, called for consideration of safer technologies, better information for communities and first responders that are on the front lines of accidents and other incidents, better planning for accidents and disasters, and improvements in response capabilities including coordination and practice sessions with local first responders. These changes were made to update the so-called Risk Management Plan rule, last significantly modified in 1996. Read more >