by Alexis Shanes | Jun 14, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Thousands of hardy, toxic chemicals could be threatening the nation’s water supply, and the federal government should step in to help combat the problem, a Michigan chemicals expert told members of Congress on Thursday. Steve Sliver, executive director of...
by Alexis Shanes | Jun 12, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency officials now routinely undercut scientific knowledge that can save lives while eliminating regulations at the behest of industry lobbyists, four former EPA administrators said Tuesday. Three of the four former...
by Alexis Shanes | May 31, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Two North Carolina aquatic animal species should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined. The Carolina madtom, a small freshwater catfish, should be listed as endangered and an aquatic salamander...
by Alexis Shanes | May 28, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, who now represents dairy farmers, is pushing Congress to provide financial incentives for farmers to move toward zero-emission agricultural operations because of the high cost. Environmentalists have...
by Alexis Shanes | May 24, 2019 | Environment
More than 200 D.C.-area teens called for climate policy action Friday morning, skipping school to participate in a global climate strike started by Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg. The students protested outside the White House, then marched to the...
by Alexis Shanes | May 10, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the Trump administration will continue with its plan to ease offshore drilling regulations. At a hearing of the House interior subcommittee this week, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, asked Bernhardt whether there...
