A second hearing on Laura Daniel-Davis to serve in a key Department of the Interior post has done little to allay the concerns of many Republicans. Daniel-Davis, who previously worked in the Obama administration and as chief of policy and advocacy for the National Wildlife Federation, is currently principal deputy assistant secretary for Land and…
After Second Hearing, GOP Senators Still Dissatisfied With Answers From Interior Nominee
February 8, 2022
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Overwashed Hands With That Squeaky Clean Feel? Here’s What to Do
My clients want me to clean their houses, not fill their homes with chemicals. Ever since I started my business more than two years ago, I have been on the lookout for ways to use fewer chemicals in clients’ homes. One of many neat products I have come across in my quest is something called castile…
‘Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance’ Scores Are Changing the Oil Industry
February 6, 2022
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Environmental, social, and corporate governance—better known as ESG—is the order of the day in big business. According to its advocates, ESG rating provides investors with useful information on risks arising from climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Yet much of that information isn’t financially material. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, notes on its…
Ocean Geoengineering ‘Not Rocket Science’: Russ George
February 4, 2022
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In a Feb. 3 webinar with the conservative environmental group ConservAmerica, entrepreneur Russ George pitched the idea of using iron fertilization to spur plankton growth far from shore. George said the procedure removed carbon from the atmosphere while restoring fish populations—an approach he made famous in 2012 through the experimental release of iron sulfate into…
Toxicology: The Language of Hazardous and Broken Dreams
As a toxicologist I am often asked exactly what is it I do as a toxicologist? Is there something I do that makes me a toxicologist after over 40 years of work? The closest I can get is to say that I prevent bad things from happening to good things. In other words, by taking…
Scientists Warn Wireless Radiation, 5G May Endanger Animals
February 1, 2022
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Researchers have published a three-part, 150-page review of how wildlife could be suffering harms from the non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) produced by wireless infrastructure, raising questions about the environmental safety of wireless technology as 5G begins to blanket the United States. “We’ve known for a while now, through a number of scientific studies, that cellular…
Tens of Thousands of Tons of Medical Waste Produced During COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Health: WHO
February 1, 2022
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The tens of thousands of tons of medical waste produced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a report on Tuesday. The extra waste is “threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices,” the…
California’s Solar Proposal Paused Amid Public Backlash
January 25, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A controversial vote before the California Public Utilities Commission on a proposal that could dramatically change the state’s burgeoning rooftop solar industry has been indefinitely postponed, according to officials. The commission’s proposal—as it reads now—is to not only reduce credits up to 80 percent those homeowners and businesses receive when they generate more power…
Forest ‘Resilience’ May Translate to Fewer Trees: Study
January 24, 2022
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Scientists studying forest density in the Sierra Nevada have found that trees there were scarcer but physically larger in 1911 than in 2011, meaning that “resilient” forests could be remarkably thin by today’s standards. “Our findings suggest forests need to be treated more intensively than is often done when just reducing fuels, particularly greater reductions…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Controversial EPA Wetlands Rule
The Supreme Court agreed Jan. 24 to hear a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s long-controversial claim that the presence of surface water on private property makes it a protected wetland subject to federal regulations. The National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had urged the court to take up…
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