Patrice Taddonio: 10 Documentaries on the Science, Politics and Impact of Our Changing Climate
From early research into climate change by fossil fuel companies, to the organizations that fought the scientific establishment to shift the climate conversation in the U.S., to the role of climate change in deadly American wildfires.
Derrick Z. Jackson: EPA Staff Stand Firm As Administration Lobs Cuts, Baseless Accusations, and Cruelty
A decimated EPA means less scrutiny for another Flint water crisis, less eyeballs on Superfund sites, and limited ability to investigate toxic contamination after train derailments, such as the incident two years ago in East Palestine, Ohio.
Derrick Z. Jackson: President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections
Left in the wake are demonized and demoralized federal scientists.
Brett Wilkins: Trump Cabinet Picks So Far Decried as ‘Nightmare Fuel’
The good news is, we can win these types of fights. We helped drive out three Cabinet secretaries from office last time, and we can do that kind of thing again.
Derrick Z. Jackson: Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery
It is mind-bog-gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court. A new … Continue reading
Derrick Z. Jackson: After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.”
Derrick Z. Jackson: The Very Slow Road to Banning Asbestos
Like almost all things chemical in the United States, the recent announcement by the Biden administration that it is banning a major form of asbestos is both a triumph and a disgrace.
Daja E. Henry: Environmental Justice Activists in Memphis Are Finally Turning the Tide
Black women, particularly mothers, are leading efforts to treat people currently harmed by toxic neighborhoods and prevent future damage.
Derrick Z. Jackson: EPA Can Save Lives with Tighter Protections on Fine Particulate Pollution
Globally, fine particulate pollution kills at least 4.2 million people a year, according to the World Health Organization, and perhaps as many as 5.7 million a year…
Derrick Z. Jackson: Children Will Suffer the Consequences of Recent Supreme Court Rulings
It appears to be of no concern to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ultraconservative majority how children are collateral damage in its monumental rulings to close the 2021-22 term.
Derrick Z. Jackson: Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA
If Alito’s draft remains the foundation of the court’s final ruling, then he is also likely prepared to let white-run industry off the hook for fouling the land, air, rivers, and lakes, poisoning communities, which today are disproportionately of color.
Derrick Z. Jackson: There’s No Compromising on Science When it Comes to Protecting the Nation’s Rivers and Streams
Unlike the previous administration, the Biden administration must prioritize science and water quality over the demands of big industry.
Derrick Z. Jackson: The Boy Scouts can do better than teaming up with Trump’s EPA
In more sane times, it would be natural for the Boy Scouts of America to share its do-gooder image with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Abby Zimet: RIP Fresh Water and Life on the Planet
Trump’s bold plan to poison his own citizens in the name of corporate pandering came after a Davos trip where he bad-mouthed mean Greta Thunberg and other “prophets of doom” who “want to see us do badly,” and praised Elon Musk, “one of our very smart people, one of our great geniuses,” who “does good at rockets.”
