President Biden’s flurry of actions to protect the environment reignites a controversy about the Atlantic’s only marine monument
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Elizabeth Duan | January 21, 2021
“Last June, as part of a concerted campaign to dismantle the environmental policies of the Obama administration, Donald Trump met with fishermen in Maine and signed a proclamation that allowed commercial fishing in nearly 5,000 square miles of federally protected waters southeast of ...
EPA Confirms Widespread PFAS Contamination of Pesticides, Announces “Investigation,” Stops Short of Action to Protect Public
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Elizabeth Duan | January 20, 2021
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that PFAS (per and polyfluorinated alykyl substances) ‘forever chemicals’ are contaminating containers that store pesticide products, and subsequently the products themselves. The confirmation comes after preliminary testing ...
EPA Announces Plan to Regulate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
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Elizabeth Duan |
“Just before leaving office, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced some changes regarding the regulation of a group of chemicals known as PFAS, or sometimes branded as “forever chemicals.” Most recently, just a day before the end of Trump’s only ...
Beyond Rescue: Do We Really Need Cell Phone Coverage In The Wild Backcountry?
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Elizabeth Duan |
“Technology obviously can be a strength for bringing the world to one’s fingertips. But for a large segment of our population, natural areas are only infrequently, or not at all, part of their lives. Is being wired in necessary to having a better experience inside a national park? ...
Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots
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Elizabeth Duan |
Reprinted with permission from Government Executive “The Environmental Protection Agency celebrated its 50th birthday last month. While most people at 50 are at their prime, this is not the case for EPA, now greatly weakened after four years in the bulls-eye of the Trump ...
The ‘deep state’ of loyalists Trump is leaving behind for Biden
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Elizabeth Duan | January 19, 2021
“Donald Trump spent four years railing against a “deep state” of career federal workers he claimed was undermining his administration from the inside. When Joe Biden takes office this week, he may actually have one. And just last week, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard ...