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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments earlier this week on a case that could severely curtail the E.P.A.’s ability to address climate change. We discuss that and an exhaustive report released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on climate change that among other findings, said that as climate change worsens, humanity risks running into hard limits on our ability to cope.
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The outcome of the case could also hamstring the authority of all agencies, from the EPA to the Securities and Exchange Commission to Federal Reserve Board.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentEarlier this month, four injured manatee calves were flown to the zoo to free up space at SeaWorld's Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Florida. The transfer speaks to a larger problem plaguing the manatee population in the Sunshine State.
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For the first time in over 30 years, the EPA has added a chemical to its list of hazardous air pollutants. We take a look at how the EPA came to make that decision, where the agency gets the legal authority to make new regulations and the modern impacts of air pollution.
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For the first time in over 30 years, the EPA has added a chemical to its list of hazardous air pollutants. We take a look at how the EPA came to make that decision, where the agency gets the legal authority to make new regulations and the modern impacts of air pollution.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentAkron has brought online a groundbreaking 65-million dollar water treatment facility intended to cut down on the amount of untreated waste ending up in the Cuyahoga River.
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Activists recently petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up the Ohio River.The petition calls for federally mandated numeric water…
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President Biden's wave of executive actions includes an order to reexamine one controversial, but widely used, pesticide called chlorpyrifos. The Trump administration kept it on the market.
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Studies based on private health data are crucial to understanding dangers posed by pollution. A new rule makes it harder for the EPA to consider many studies when setting safeguards.
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The Biden administration will view climate change as an urgent crisis, and two former Obama Cabinet officials from Massachusetts will be key to taking on the challenge.