A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.
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Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules
A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.
Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Found
Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.
American demand for tropical wood that is used in motor homes, conservationists say, is accelerating the disappearance of some of the world’s largest forests.
United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law
Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.
A New Border Wall in Arizona Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor
The barrier, in a remote part of Arizona, would threaten one of the most important remaining animal migration routes on the state’s southern border, according to a new report.
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research With iNaturalist
Thousands of scientific papers have used data collected by users of the platform iNaturalist, according to new research.
Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.
While the court doesn’t have enforcement mechanisms, it has a prominent voice, and its legal arguments could reverberate.